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Data reported included signalment, clinical signs, diagnostics, open celiotomy, or cystoscopic surgical interventions, and outcomes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Seven of the 12 cats in the study population were female or female spayed and the median age at time of presentation was 4\u2009years, with an interquartile range (IQR) of 6\u2009months\u201314\u2009years. Presurgical diagnostic imaging diagnosed ectopic ureters by abdominal ultrasound (8\/10), contrast enhanced computed tomography (3\/3), fluoroscopic urography (3\/4), or cystoscopy (6\/7). Eight of 12 cats had extramural ectopic ureters and six cats were affected bilaterally. Eight affected cats underwent ureteroneocystostomy, one cat underwent neoureterostomy, two cats underwent cystoscopic laser ablation, and one cat underwent nephroureterostomy. Immediate postoperative complications occurred in three cats; one cat required additional surgical intervention. Short\u2010term complications occurred in three cats, and long\u2010term complications in two cats. All cats that underwent surgical or cystoscopic intervention had improvement of their urinary incontinence scores, with complete resolution in 11 cats.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Surgical correction of ectopic ureters in cats is associated with good long\u2010term outcomes. Ectopic ureters in cats are commonly extramural and bilateral. 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