What diseases does the cat's lower urinary system problem contain? What are the symptoms?

1. Diseases of cat's lower urinary system

"Diseases of cat's lower urinary system" is just a general term, which includes many diseases related to cat's urethra, such as cat's spontaneous cystitis, urinary calculi, urinary tract infection, urinary tract embolus and other urinary tract diseases.

1. Spontaneous cystitis in cats: Spontaneous cystitis in cats is probably the disease with the highest proportion of urinary system diseases in cats, accounting for as high as 6%. Because the specific cause of the disease has not been found so far, it is called spontaneity for the time being. This disease can be mild or severe. For example, if a cat does not cause urinary tract obstruction, it can improve itself without treatment. Even the owner has never found that the cat has had this disease from beginning to end.

2. Cat urinary calculi: Cat urinary calculi are also commonly called "cat calculi", which are divided into two types: acid calculi and alkaline calculi. In the rate of lower urinary diseases in cats, cat calculi account for about 2%, second only to cat spontaneous cystitis. Cats usually eat more meat, so that their urine is naturally acidic, and the PH value is generally around 6.-6.5. If it is much higher than this PH value, cat urine tends to be strongly alkaline, which will easily cause alkaline stones; On the contrary, it is acid stones.

3. Cats' urinary tract embolus: This disease is related to cats' calculus. If alkaline calculus formed by cats blocks the urinary tract at the urethral orifice, it will make the male cat's urinary tract more narrow and prone to urinary tract embolus.

4. Cat urinary tract infection: The probability of cystitis caused by bacterial infection in cats under 1 years old is very low. Only cats over the age of 1 will be more likely to cause urinary tract infection if their urine concentration drops. Antibiotics can only be used if the cat's urinary tract infection is diagnosed.

2. What are the symptoms of cats suffering from lower urinary system diseases?

1. Cats who want to go to the toilet can't pee: cats go to the toilet frequently, but they want to pee but can't pee.

2. Peeing indiscriminately: Because you often can't pee when you go to the toilet, sometimes you may accidentally pee before you go to the toilet. At this time, the cat will spoil, so the owner should not be eager to get angry and criticize the cat when he sees the cat urinating indiscriminately. Pay attention to whether the cat has urinary system diseases.

3. Crying in pain: If a cat can't urinate for a long time, it will be very painful to hold it for a long time, so sometimes a sick cat will cry when going to the toilet. In this case, the owner also needs to pay attention to it.

4. The place where the cat keeps licking and urinating: When the cat has urinary system diseases, it will often expose the urinating place to lick and relieve it because the urinating place is uncomfortable, and may sometimes see slight inflammation and redness.

5. Small urine output: If the owner takes care of the cat carefully, you can notice that the urine mass of the cat is smaller than usual after suffering from urinary system diseases.

6. Cats urinate blood: Some cats will urinate blood if their urinary system diseases are serious.

Based on Dr. Paw Paw's analysis of cat's lower urinary system diseases, pet owners can investigate them one by one in combination with the above symptoms. If they notice that the cat urinates abnormally and suspect this disease, they need to take the cat to the pet hospital for examination and treatment in time. If the cat cannot urinate for a long time, it will be uncomfortable and may cause more serious diseases. This tests the meticulous degree of the owner's usual care for the cat.