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Cystitis in Dogs and Cats
Cystitis is inflammation of the bladder lining, usually from bacterial infection, causing painful, frequent urination with cloudy or blood-tinged urine. It is most common in female dogs and cats. Most cases respond well to antibiotics and supportive care, but a deep infection can become systemic.
Urethritis in Dogs and Cats
Urethritis is inflammation of the urethra that makes urination painful and frequent, with cloudy or blood-tinged urine in severe cases. It is usually caused by a bacterial infection ascending from the lower urinary tract. Veterinary treatment with antibiotics and supportive care resolves most cases.
Foods That Are Toxic to Cats
Unlike dogs, many things people can eat harm cats. Some seasonings also burden a cat's body.
What to Do When Your Dog Has Urinary Stones
Urinary stones — in the kidney, ureter, bladder, or urethra — show up as strained, painful, or bloody urination. Knowing the stone type and location guides whether dissolution, diet, medicine, or surgery is the right call.
What to Do When a Bath Gives Your Cat a Fever
Cats chill easily, so a bath that isn't dried thoroughly can turn into a cold and then a fever. Treatment follows the cause and temperature—mild fevers may need nothing but monitoring, while anything above 104.5 F warrants a vet; prevention is simply thorough drying and a warm, draft-free home.
Can Cats Eat Eggs
Yes — cats can eat eggs in moderation (no more than about 10% of the diet, a couple of times a week). They're a digestible source of protein, taurine, and vitamins, but never feed them raw, and skip them for obese cats, egg-allergic cats, or kittens not yet on solids.
Does Feline Panleukopenia Mutate?
Talk of feline panleukopenia (cat plague) mutating—riding on COVID variant fears—has no scientific basis. The real concern is how dangerous it is: highly contagious across cats and other felids, striking all ages (kittens under one year worst, with 70% infection and 50–60% death rates), and the parvovirus survives over a year in the kidneys. Vaccinate and act fast on vomiting, diarrhea, or blood in stool.
Cat Kidney Failure: Symptoms and Treatment
Kidney disease is a leading killer of cats, and renal failure comes in two forms — acute (ARF), often from blockage, toxins like antifreeze, or infection and reversible with fast care, and chronic (CRF), a progressive, permanent decline common in older cats. Management means prescription renal food, ongoing meds, appetite support, and plenty of water; catch it early, because CRF hides until uremia appears.
Foods You Should Never Feed Your Pet
Some human treats are silently deadly to cats and dogs. Chocolate's theobromine builds to toxic levels because pets metabolize it slowly; grapes and raisins cause acute kidney failure; and alliums like onion and garlic destroy red blood cells and trigger anemia. Feed scientifically and keep these off the menu.
How Dangerous Is Urinary Blockage in Male Cats?
Urinary blockage is one of the most common — and most recurring — emergencies in male cats, and if untreated it damages the kidneys and can kill. Watch for frequent, strained, bloody, or absent urination, and prevent it with water, the right diet, low stress, and exercise.