Urinary Problems and Your Pet's Cat Health Care
Urinary problems are amongst the most frequent cat health care problems our feline pets experience. A lot of the diseases, illnesses and even undesirable behaviour that our cats display are directly caused by urinary problems. The more serious urinary problems in cats include Cystitis, or Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease, spraying and renal failure.
Inflammation in the urinary bladder is generally grouped under the cat health care terms of Cystitis and Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease. The symptoms caused by the irritation and inflammation related to urination include the cat urinating more and needing to do so more urgently, experiencing difficulty urinating and the presence of any blood in the urine. These illnesses are caused by various triggers, although very often food causes urinary crystals to form into bladder stones. Also, cats which are overweight are often affected because they are susceptible to cat health care problems generally. Fortunately, cystitis can be treated by a vet.
Spraying, on the other hand, is more often thought of as a problematic behaviour than a cat health care issue. Between the age of eight and nine months male cats will hit puberty and develop new, territorial behaviours. He will begin spraying strong smelling urine around your house to mark his territory. Getting rid of the smell can be very difficult. At the same time as this behaviour emerges, the cat is likely to start fighting with other cats, so to avoid any potential cat health care problems it is advisable to have your cat neutered.
Renal disease is a cat health care problem which is particularly prevalent in middle aged and older cats. This is because cat urine is very concentrated and cats do not pass urine exceptionally often, meaning that their kidneys work very hard. That an older cat’s kidneys should begin to fail is therefore not surprising or uncommon. Symptoms of kidney disease include drinking and urinating more and if the disease progresses, sickness, disorientation and weight loss. The causes of this particular cat health care problem can also be varied, including cancer, infections, ingestion of toxins or, sadly, old age.
