Urethral end‐to‐end anastomosis in a 9‐year‐old cat after complete urethral rupture secondary to fall injury

A 9‐year‐old, male, entire domestic shorthair was referred for the investigation and treatment of a bilateral sacroiliac luxation and caudal ischial fracture secondary to a 3‐m fall injury. The cat was found to have a complete, 360‐degree urethral tear approximately 20 mm proximally from the external urethral opening. An end‐to‐end anastomosis was performed with four sutures and an indwelling urinary catheter, and the patient was discharged 9 days later. At the time of writing this report, the use of end‐to‐end urethral anastomosis to repair a complete 360‐degree urethral tear secondary to pelvic fracture has not been previously reported.