For novice cat parents, the behavior of their own cats is indeed full of confusion, and often makes shoveling unintelligible.
But! Once this happens! The owner must pay attention!
Your cat may be urinating!
What is urination?
"The cat has pink transparent urine, frequent urination, difficulty urinating, hematuria, low noise when going to the toilet, frequent licking of the genitals,
sensitivity in the abdomen and refusal to touch, and it can be relieved when the bladder is squeezed. A small amount of urine is passed out, as well as the above-mentioned “confused behavior”, which may be related to urinary retention.
The so-called closed urine means that the urethra is “closed” and there is no urination. Occlusion is defined as complete inhibition of renal excretion of urine.
Urine production is typically 1-2 mg/kg/hr in healthy cats.
If urination is less than 1mg/kg/hr, it is medically defined as oliguria; if there is no urination at all, it is diagnosed as urethritis. "
The main reasons for closed urine are as follows:
Urethrolithiasis, Bladder Stones, and Lower Urinary Tract Syndrome
Urethrolithiasis & Bladder Stones
In some cases, diet may promote stone formation, such as frequent urine Contains increased materials that can form stones.
Examples: Calcium, Magnesium, and Phosphate. The pH value of urine also plays a role in the process of urolithiasis. For example, the pH value of urine is acidic, which is easy to form calcium oxalate stones; while the pH value of urine is alkaline, it is easy to form ammonium phosphate stones. .
Lower urinary tract syndrome
1. Cystitis
In general, most cystitis is caused by bacterial infection in the bladder.
Although female cats have a shorter and wider urethra than male cats, small stones are easily excreted, and urethral obstruction is not easy.
But compared to male cats, it is also easier Cystitis caused by bacterial infection.
2. Obstruction of the urethra
Inflammation of the bladder causes the tissue in the bladder to peel off and The urethra is blocked and a “urethral embolus” is formed.
If the urethral embolus completely blocks the urethra for more than 1-2 days, it may lead to the death of the cat due to acute uremia.
Urinary obstruction is therefore a serious emergency and requires immediate medical attention.
3. Spontaneous cystitis
The study found that cats had hematuria, frequent urination and difficulty urinating , in clinical about 50% -60% of cases belong to spontaneous cystitis.
However, the etiology is unknown. Some researchers suggest that spontaneous cystitis may occur due to stress, bladder epithelial abnormalities, viral infections, and stress.
But as long as it does not cause urethral obstruction, it is generally not fatal and can heal itself within 7-14 days.
Special attention should be paid here:
If the cat has severe urinary retention symptoms, even Complete urination occurs and needs to be sent to the hospital for catheterization immediately, and it cannot be delayed for a moment!
Cat urine retention for more than 24 hours will cause acute renal failure, life-threatening!
How to prevent?
1. Increase the amount of water that cats drink
Cats who don’t like to drink water can replace wet food and canned food appropriately;
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2. Reduce snacks that are easy to form uroliths
such as dried fish, because they contain a high amount of minerals Therefore, long-term administration is likely to cause the formation of urinary stones;
3. Keep the cat litter
clean
The cat is very sensitive to the excretion environment. If the cat is unwilling to go to the litter box to excrete and hold the urine for a long time, it may cause bladder inflammation;
4. Reduce the possibility of stress
According to the cat’s personality, reduce the possibility of the cat’s stress.
