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What Is Feline Urolithiasis (Cat Urinary Stones)?
Feline urolithiasis (urinary stones) is a painful lower-urinary-tract disease. Signs are frequent small urine, blood, genital licking, painful cries, and inappropriate urination; a blockage is fatal in 48–72 hours. Treat with catheterization, meds, water, and Rx food.
Bacterial Infections in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms and Medications
Bacterial infections in dogs and cats range from leptospirosis and Lyme disease to E. coli, brucellosis, pasteurellosis, staph, and salmonella. This guide summarizes each disease's signs and the drugs and prevention that matter most.
Why Is My Cat Peeing Frequently or Straining?
Cats usually use the litter box and bury waste, but urinary issues cause frequent, urgent, or incomplete urination and accidents. Here is what's behind it.
How to Treat Blood in a Cat’s Urine
Blood in urine can come from urinary infection, stones, kidney disease, blockage, poisoning, or more. Diagnose with urine, blood, and imaging tests; treat with antibiotics, stone-dissolving drugs, painkillers, catheterization, or surgery by cause. For poisoning, detox and possibly induce vomiting within 2 hours. Prevent with clean water, clean litter, and checkups.
Is a Bloated Cat Always Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)?
A swollen abdomen in a cat is not always FIP. Other causes include parasite buildup, pyometra, organ failure, ovarian tumors, malnutrition, and wet FIP. Knowing the difference matters because some are emergencies. This article lists the common reasons behind a bloated cat belly.
My cat’s urine was pink at first, then it barely ate and had no stool; after amoxicillin the pink stopped but it keeps straining with only a little yellow urine, hides under the table, sleeps deeply, and vomited up what I fed—what is going on?
From your description the cat likely has a urinary tract disease. Straining with only a little urine, vomiting, frequent litter-box squatting, dribbling, and a full bladder suggest a blockage causing blood in urine and urinary retention. Long retention leads to toxin buildup and acute kidney failure with vomiting—usually male cats from cystitis, crystals, or bacteria. Rush to a vet for catheterization.
Cat Vomited All Its Food Today and Has Blood in Its Urine
Blood in urine with vomiting is most likely from urinary blockage. Signs include licking the penis, frequent litter visits, little urine, and a full bladder.
My cat foamed once, then had urine on its fur and is weak and not eating; what is wrong?
Hard to judge exactly; it may be a urinary problem, as a blockage can cause vomiting and leakage, and retained urine can cause uremia and kidney damage. It could also be poisoning, gastroenteritis, nephritis, or seizures; see a vet.
What Happens If a Cat Eats an Overly Rich Diet?
Too much nutrition first causes obesity, raising the risk of diabetes, heart disease and arthritis. Excess vitamin D or protein can harm the kidneys, and overfeeding may also create picky eating habits.
What Happens If a Cat Has Stones?
Cat stones are kidney, bladder or urethral. Kidney stones, senior cats, may cause renal failure; bladder stones cause pain, frequent/blocked urination and blood; urethral stones can block, causing hydronephrosis. See a vet for imaging.