Cameron M E, Casey R A, Bradshaw J W S, Waran N K, Gunn-Moore D A
Blairgowrie Veterinary Surgeons, Castle Street, Blairgowrie.
J Small Anim Pract. 2004 Mar;45(3):144-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2004.tb00216.x.
The cause of cystitis in many cats remains unknown. The aim of this study was to determine whether or not any environmental or behavioural factors, particularly those that could be considered potentially stressful, were associated with feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC). The questionnaire-based study involved comparing 31 cats with FIC to 24 cats in the same households that did not have cystitis. They were also compared with a control population of 125 clinically healthy cats. Compared with the live-in controls and the control population, the cats with FIC were significantly more likely to be male, overweight and pedigree. Several stress factors were found to be associated with FIC. The factor that stood out most prominently was living with another cat with which there was conflict. The findings support the hypothesis that stress may be implicated in some cases of FIC.
许多猫患膀胱炎的病因仍然不明。本研究的目的是确定是否有任何环境或行为因素，特别是那些可能被认为具有潜在压力的因素，与猫特发性膀胱炎（FIC）有关。这项基于问卷调查的研究涉及将31只患有FIC的猫与同家庭中24只未患膀胱炎的猫进行比较。它们还与125只临床健康的猫组成的对照群体进行了比较。与同居对照猫和对照群体相比，患有FIC的猫更有可能是雄性、超重且为纯种猫。发现几个压力因素与FIC有关。最突出的因素是与另一只发生冲突的猫生活在一起。这些发现支持了压力可能与某些FIC病例有关的假设。
