Endocrine diseases such as hyperthyroidism and diabetes mellitus can cause lower urinary tract problems in cats. FLUTD is rarely diagnosed in animals younger than one year; the average age is typically four years. Male cats are generally more prone to urethral blockages because of their narrower urethras.
1 The raw materials used are as follows-Iron ore fines (-10 mm), coke breeze (-3 mm), Lime stone & dolomite fines (-3mm) and other metallurgical wastes. 2  The proportioned raw materials are mixed and moistened in a mixing drum.
The remainder of primary production comes from ores in which copper is present as silicates, sulfates, carbonates and oxides, which have been formed by the weathering and oxidation of sulfide minerals. About 30% of all copper production is recovered from secondary and scrap materials which are recycled.