https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/25127/any-urine-cytology-boffins-out-there Can anyone tell me what cells we&#39;re looking at in this 9 year old Siamese cat with signs of pollikuria and bloody plugs in the sample. This is a spun down and stained slide of the urine... any help much appreciated. Thanks en-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/169649?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 28 Nov 2016 21:24:36 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:66c75e88-585f-4687-961d-0a1f263c1248Kate Richardson<p></p> <p>I send off a lot of urine samples for cytology and epithelial cells are seen commonly in inflammatory conditions, it doesn&#39;t increase my suspicion of neoplasia. the presence of so many neutrophils makes me suspicious of bacterial infection. I&#39;d add antibiotics, especially in an older cat</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/169628?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 28 Nov 2016 15:33:53 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:8e8cf8e6-4f2e-45a5-9cc6-5e3b7d13a973Miriam Lodewyks<p>Here&#39;s more....</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/169626?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 28 Nov 2016 15:29:33 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:afb139a3-dd90-47ce-a5c5-21151f4888cfMiriam Lodewyks<p>Thanks y&#39;all!</p> <p>No I haven&#39;t done anything other than send cat home on Metacam. Owner doesn&#39;t want to spend any money... <img src="/emoticons/v2/Eye_rolling_smiley.gif" alt="Exasperated" /></p> <p>But I was at the LVS Idexx stream and we were encouraged to stain urine sediment slides and have a look. So I did. And then I realised I have no idea what all these various cells might be... which perhaps in it&#39;s self is odd. I too am suspicious there are epithelial cells, which could indicate a bladder wall tumour...</p> <p>It&#39;s not palpable at this time though.</p> <p>It&#39;s more for my own education than anything else, so thanks for the help!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/169621?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 28 Nov 2016 14:49:06 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:3d1d7a19-243e-408e-a00b-868902713635Martin Atkinson<p>I&#39;m not so sure about the 3 cells top left, look a bit neoplastic to me. Any imaging been done of the bladder to look for filling defects/wall thickening?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/169619?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 28 Nov 2016 13:43:07 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:0861e8aa-874f-4079-aa9b-709647c16278Richard Carter<p>+1 as above</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/169608?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 28 Nov 2016 11:00:17 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:ee4620f5-76c1-4eb6-b439-b589eeb4e307Beats<p>mostly neutrophils with clump of 3 rounded epithelial cells top left.</p> <p>view of a keen amateur only i&#39;m afraid</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>