What should I do if a cat can t urinate? You need to know about these situations!
If there is a pet owner who keeps a cat at home, you will definitely encounter the situation where your own owner cannot urinate. There are many reasons why a cat cannot urinate. The shoveler can observe the cat's situation and analyze the specific reasons. The editor will take the shoveler to learn about it below. You can take a look.
First, why can’t cats urinate? Felines are creatures in dry areas. Cats living in grasslands or deserts have a pair of kidneys that have good urine concentration. They catch fresh, water-rich prey to eat every day. These cats do not have to look for water sources frequently and do not have to take the initiative to intake too much water. Just "eating prey" can almost meet the amount of water needed by the body in a day. Therefore, cats are born with genetic habits that do not like to drink water, and wild cats basically do not have urinary tract diseases.
Most domestic pet cats can only eat artificial dry food. In addition, the genes inherited from their ancestors do not like to drink water, which leads to insufficient water intake. In addition, the stress of life (mainly losing a free life), they are naturally prone to cystitis and even stones over time. There are also because the cat litter box is not clean and cats do not like it and choose to hold urine, which will cause them to not be able to urinate for a long time. It is a professional saying that it is a disease of the urinary system.
What are the signs of a cat not urinating?
And cats cannot urinate, and often there are no precursors. Until one day, the cat’s parents found that the cat seemed to have not urinated for a while, or they felt that the cat was very unbearable and would urinate around the home, and they urinated a little, only a small spoil; sometimes they would see blood in the urine, and the cat frequently squatted in the litter box, as if they were trying hard to urinate. Some cat parents thought that the cat was constipated and could not stool!
What should I do if a cat cannot urinate?
Of course, I went to the hospital and asked professional people to do professional matters.
When going to the hospital for examination, most of the reason cannot be found. If it is just bladder inflammation, the doctor will prescribe a bag of medicine, take medicine on time, and adjust nutritionally to let the cat drink more water, or feed foods with a lot of water. It can basically improve slowly. However, if there is a serious situation, and there are stones in the urethra or kidney, it is necessary to evaluate whether surgery is needed (heartache...)
How to avoid inability to urinate in the future?
If the reason for inability to urinate is insufficient water intake, then replenish the water (just you are smart...)
① Increase the amount of water drinking (try to choose a water basin that is not reflective and larger, try to stay away from the cat litter box, and try to be quieter in the environment)
② Increase the frequency of feeding foods rich in moisture (such as canned food, cat strips, or homemade food broth)
③ As mentioned earlier, partly because the cat litter box is unhygienic or new cat litter, cats do not like it, causing cats to hold their urine for a long time, so be careful to change it in time.
④ Foods with diuretic effects, such as winter melon, loofah, etc. are rich in vitamin C and vitamin A, which can promote bladder repair.
⑤ Make the cat feel better, play with it more, or take it out for fun if you have the conditions to do so. If you are in a good mood, all diseases will be cured!