Canadian Veterinary Journal-Revue Veterinaire Canadienne 40 4 265 267 CANADIAN VET MED ASSOC OTTAWA; 339 BOOTH ST ATTN: KIMBERLY ALLEN-MCGILL, OTTAWA, ONTARIO K1R 7K1, CANADA

Abstract

A 10-year-old, female, spayed shorthair with presumed psychogenic alopecia was treated with clomipramine (1 mg/kg body weight/day). The cat developed urinary retention within 2 days. Clomipramine was discontinued. Clinical signs resolved over the next 7 days. The urinary retention was attributed to the anticholinergic effects of clomipramine.CR: *CAN PHARM ASS, 1996, COMP PHARM SPEC, P73 BALDESSARINI RJ, 1996, GOODMAN GILMANS PHAR, P431 LANDSBERG G, 1997, HDB BEHAV PROBLEMS D, V45, P175 OVERALL KL, 1997, CLIN BEHAV MED SMALL, P293 PAPICH M, 1992, KIRKS CURRENT VET TH, V11, P1233 SIMPSON BS, 1996, COMP CONT EDUC PRACT, V18, P106