Cat Health Care And Common Urinary Problems
Urinary problems are a major cause of cat health care problems. Some illnesses, undesirable behaviours and diseases that we see most often in our feline friends are related to urinary problems. The main three problems are Cystitis, or Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease, spraying and renal failure.
Cystitis and Feline Lower Urinary tract Disease are general terms which refer to the cat health care problems caused by an inflammation in the urinary bladder. As this problem causes irritation and inflammation related to urination, common symptoms include urinating frequently or urgently, appearing to experience difficulty urinating and possibly blood in urine. The causes and triggers of this cat health care problem are varied but this problem is often triggered when food causes urinary crystals to form bladder stones. Furthermore, overweight cats are commonly affected because they are more prone to developing cat health care problems generally. However, there is no need for undue concern: this can be treated easily by a vet.
Spraying, on the other hand, is more often thought of as a problematic behaviour than a cat health care issue. At the age of eight or nine months, a male cat is likely to become more territorial and begin behaving in new ways. This will include spraying very strong smelling urine around their territory- your house. It can be very hard to get rid of the smell. 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. Cat urine is very concentrated and not frequently passed, meaning that the kidneys work exceptionally hard. It is therefore not uncommon for the kidneys of older cats to begin to fail. The symptoms of renal disease in cats are increased thirst and urination, with vomiting, disorientation and weight loss as the disease progresses. Besides old age, this cat health care problem could be caused by cancer, infections or ingestion of a poisonous substance.
