19 | How to give great care to your blocked bladder cats as a vet nurse

In today's episode of the Medical Nursing Podcast, we're chatting about feline urethral obstructions, also known as the dreaded blocked bladder cat! Feline urethral obstruction is a very treatable emergency condition, with survival rates above 90%.  However, it can be life-threatening, especially where that obstruction has been present for some time - with patients at risk of severe acute kidney injury, azotaemia, uraemia, hyperkalaemia and metabolic acidosis. We also know that these patients benefit from a LOT of nursing care - which is exactly what we're getting into in this episode! --- 📲 Resources mentioned in today's episode: https://www.zeropainphilosophy.com/ https://www.iscaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Urinary-guidelines.pdf --- 📲 Grab the show notes and references from today's episode: http://www.veterinaryinternalmedicinenursing.com/podcast  --- 🖥️ Learn more about medical nursing: http://www.veterinaryinternalmedicinenursing.com  📲 Follow me on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/vetinternalmedicinenursing  --- 🎶 Get Free by Hotham https://soundcloud.com/hothammusic  Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 🎨 Cover art: @amyfarmerdigitalartist ---