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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Vet. Sci.
Sec. Veterinary Surgery
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fvets.2025.1515477
The use of 6-0 glycomer 631 for perineal urethrostomy in male cats: 314 cases (2013-2023)
Provisionally accepted
Kimery Hankins 1,2*
Laurie Zacher-Coy 1- 1 Central Texas Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Hospital, Austin, United States
- 2 University of Missouri, Columbia, Kentucky, United States
OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of postoperative complications in cats that underwent perineal urethrostomy (PU) in which 6-0 glycomer 631 was used to suture urethral mucosa to skin.ANIMALS 314 male cats.PROCEDURES Medical records for cats that received a PU at Central Texas Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Hospital between 2013 and 2023 were assessed. Details including signalment, clinical status, additional surgical procedures, and postoperative complications were recorded.RESULTS 18 of 314 (5.7%) cats developed minor complications, and 7 of 314 (2.2%) cats developed major complications that required surgical revision or resulted in humane euthanasia.CLINICAL RELEVANCE Using 6-0 glycomer 631 suture is acceptable for apposition of urethral mucosa to skin in cats that undergo PU. Minor complication rates were lower and percentage of cats requiring revision surgery comparable to values reported in previous studies in which absorbable, nonabsorbable, or larger suture types were used.
Keywords: Cats, Perineal urethrostomy (PU), 6-0, glycomer 631, complications
Received: 22 Oct 2024; Accepted: 04 Apr 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Hankins and Zacher-Coy. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Kimery Hankins, Central Texas Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Hospital, Austin, United States
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