Cat renal & urinary problems

The most common urinary problems in cats are house soiling, renal failure, cystitis and bladder stones. Cats are very sensitive to stress and when they feel anxious or threatened by people, noises or having to share their world or resources with other cats, sole of them feel a need to mark their territory more by urine spraying. For more information on management of this problem, click on Cat Behaviour

Kidney failure is almost normal in older cats. The kidneys play a vital role in excreting waste products whilst retaining water and body salts. Over time the filtering tissue in the kidneys is progressively replaced with inactive fibrous tissue and the kidneys become less effective.

This type of chronic kidney disease makes cats thirsty, often with a poor appetite and weight loss. They easily become dehydrated, and the levels of phosphates in the bloodstream rise.

Treatment is usually a low protein, low phosphorus diet such as Hills k/d, Royal Canin Renal or Eukanuba Renal together with a prescription ACE inhibitor such as Fortekor or Benazecare.

There are a number of nutritional supplements that can make a significant difference, such as Renalzin & Ipakitine, Rubenal, Essential Fatty Acids Tumil K and Kaminox

Cystitis makes cats pee more often and they may pass blood in the urine. It can be caused by bacterial infection in the bladder in which case they will need prescription antibiotics, but many cases of cystitis in the cat are not due to infection but to a stress problem leading to inflammation in the bladder wall. This is called Feline Idiopathic Cystitis.

These cases may need prescription medicines to reduce the inflammation and pain, but supplements to manage the anxiety and to protect the bladder lining are very important.

Urinary crystals and bladder stones may require surgery to remove them, but in many cases changes to the diet or supplements to change the acidity of the urine can help dissolve the crystals and resolve the problem

Cat Kidney (Renal) and Urinary


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