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FIC with or without UO is associated with environmental stress factors. The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) pandemic restricted human movement and working behaviours. It is unknown if these restrictions increased the risk of FIC or UO in cats.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Total cat emergency accessions and transfers between 8 February 2019 and 8 February 2021 at two private hospitals were retrospectively reviewed. Cats were included in the FIC group if they presented with lower urinary tract signs and supporting urinalysis, and were included in the UO group if they presented with UO. Cats with current urinary tract infection, or previous FIC or UO, were excluded. Groups were considered \u2018pre-COVID-19\u2019 between February 2019 and 2020 and \u2018COVID-19\u2019 between February 2020 and 2021. Cases of FIC and UO were compared between COVID-19 and pre-COVID-19 using Fisher\u2019s exact test and relative risk (RR) calculations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The pre-COVID-19 incidence of FIC was 4.3% (63\/1477, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.0332\u20130.053), non-obstructive FIC was 1.4% (20\/1477, 95% CI 0.008\u20130.020) and UO was 2.9% (43\/1477, 95% CI 0.020\u20130.038). One cat was excluded as obstruction occurred during hospitalisation. The COVID-19 incidence of FIC was 5.4% (113\/2081, 95% CI 0.044\u20130.64), non-obstructive FIC was 2.1% (70\/2081, 95% CI 0.014\u20130.027) and UO was 3.4% (70\/2081, 95% CI 0.026\u20130.042). The risk of non-obstructive FIC ( P\u2009=\u20090.122; RR 0.652, 95% CI 0.387\u20131.096), UO ( P\u2009=\u20090.382; RR 0.839, 95% CI 0.577\u20131.22) or either ( P\u2009=\u20090.098; RR 0.773, 95% CI 0.572\u20131.044) was not significantly higher in the COVID-19 period than the pre-COVID-19 period.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions and relevance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>No clear association between COVID-19 movement restrictions and the incidence of UO or non-obstructive FIC was found within this retrospective population.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/1098612x231214931","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,14]],"date-time":"2023-12-14T11:32:16Z","timestamp":1702553536000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Incidence of feline idiopathic cystitis and urethral obstruction during COVID-19 human movement restrictions in Queensland, Australia"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"25","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6086-5274","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kayla Ann","family":"Jackson","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Small Animal Specialist Hospital, North Ryde, NSW, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1658-2669","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kate Eliza","family":"Collins","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Queensland Veterinary Specialists, Stafford, QLD, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2110-6624","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Te Yeun","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Animal Referral Hospital, Sinnamon Park, QLD, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rebekah E","family":"Donaldson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Queensland Veterinary Specialists, Stafford, QLD, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-1098612X231214931","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1098612X18783839"},{"key":"bibr2-1098612X231214931","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/s41598-019-56968-w"},{"key":"bibr3-1098612X231214931","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3389\/fvets.2022.900847"},{"key":"bibr4-1098612X231214931","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S1098-612X(02)00129-8"},{"key":"bibr5-1098612X231214931","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.cvsm.2008.09.008"},{"key":"bibr6-1098612X231214931","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1098612X21990302"},{"key":"bibr7-1098612X231214931","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.cvsm.2015.02.007"},{"key":"bibr8-1098612X231214931","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1748-5827.2005.tb00288.x"},{"key":"bibr9-1098612X231214931","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1748-5827.2004.tb00216.x"},{"key":"bibr10-1098612X231214931","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1098612X15587955"},{"key":"bibr11-1098612X231214931","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.tvjl.2016.12.019"},{"key":"bibr12-1098612X231214931","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2460\/javma.238.1.67"},{"key":"bibr13-1098612X231214931","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.applanim.2012.10.014"},{"key":"bibr14-1098612X231214931","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/jvim.15594"},{"key":"bibr15-1098612X231214931","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jfms.2010.10.006"},{"key":"bibr16-1098612X231214931","volume":"7","author":"Baptisa J","year":"2021","journal-title":"Front Vet Sci"},{"key":"bibr17-1098612X231214931","volume":"18","author":"Meiring RM","year":"2021","journal-title":"Intern J Environ Res"},{"key":"bibr18-1098612X231214931","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0249107"},{"key":"bibr19-1098612X231214931","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1098612X221149377"},{"key":"bibr20-1098612X231214931","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jveb.2020.05.013"},{"key":"bibr21-1098612X231214931","unstructured":"Lynch L. 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