Tom Cat Catheter Sizes

Wire guide stylet supplied to assist introduction of the catheter.

Tom cat catheter sizes. Catheter is rigid enough that a stylet is not required. Tom cat catheter 3 5 fr x 5 5 is a feline urinary catheter intended for assisting the relief of urethral obstruction in male cats. Using the same technique mentioned above seed the catheter in the distal urethra and flush the catheter with sterile lubricant and 0 9 nacl while trying to advance it further into the urethra. This catheter takes the place of the tomcat catheter.

Katkath feline urinary catheter placement. Highly lubricious catheter shaft material helps ensure ease of catheter placement. Red rubber catheters 3 5 and 5 fr can also be used if other urinary catheters are unavailable. Low profile silicone hub enables syringe attachment for flushing or connection to a closed collection system.

Designed with advanced features and multiple size and end hole options tom tiddle is available in both short and long term use options in the treatment of flutd or flushing in cats. Placement of the urinary catheter in the cat. It may be appropriate to clip the perineum of the cat to allow this to be performed in an aseptic fashion. Tom tiddle cat catheter open end.

This is an individually packaged and sterile urinary catheter made of polypropylene with premolded suture holes in the base plate to enable suturing to the prepuce. Each tom tiddle catheter is covered with a sheath to maintain sterility before insertion. Catheter accessories 64 chest thoracic tubes 21 drains 26 endoscopic catheters 5 esophagostomy gastrotomy tubes 13 feeding tubes 33 flushing lavage catheters 15 foley catheters 14 genitourinary catheters 8 infusion sets 13 iv catheters 48 miscellaneous catheters 26 needles 67 peritoneal tubes 1 sharps. The 5fr catheter has the potential benefits of less luminal obstruction from clots less likelihood of the cat urinating around it and easier flushing of saline.

Each single use catheter is packed sterile. However one study looking at the use of 3 5fr and 5fr urethral catheters showed higher reobstruction rates with 5fr catheters within 24 hours 19 with 5fr vs. Distal side holes or an endhole for drainage or administration of fluids. Suture holes in the silicone hub allow securing of the catheter to the prepuce.

Proximal fitting enables syringe attachment and suture holes in the base plate allow suturing to the prepuce. The male cat will need either sedation or general anaesthesia unless the patient is completely moribund.