Use of pentosan polysulphate in cats with idiopathic, non-obstructive lower urinary tract disease: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial.

Idiopathic feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) is a common clinical entity where different treatments, for example glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) such as pentosan polysulphate (PPS), are advocated. However, few treatments have been investigated by well-controlled clinical trials. This paper compares the use of PPS in FLUTD compared to placebo.

Feline pansteatitis: a report of five cases.

Pansteatitis (yellow fat disease, panniculitis, steatitis) is an inflammatory disease of adipose tissue throughout the body 1987). It was first experimentally induced by in 1946 in cats fed a diet deficient in vita-min E and high in cod liver oil 1946). It has since been reported as a clinical condition by several authors 1953, 1973, 1975, 1982, 1986).