Pyelonephritis in Cats
 
Pyelonephritis is a bacterial infection of the renal pelvis, the funnel-like part of the ureter in the cat's kidney.
 
Normally, if pyelonephritis takes place, it is due to an impairment of the cat's defenses: ureteral movement, blood supply to the kidneys, or the flap valves found between the kidney and ureters.
 
Pyelonephritis can also develop due to kidney stones or when microbes climb upward into the ureter, spreading a lower urinary tract infection to the upper urinary tract. Blockage of an infected kidney or ureter can lead to more serious c ...read more