Urolithiasis in cats (ICD, urolithiasis) is a terrible diagnosis, which can greatly saddle the owner of an animal. After all, if the pet does not provide the proper help in time, everything can end in a fatal outcome. Urolithiasis is affected more often by cats than cats. After all, the first have three times the diameter of the urethra.
Today, this disease is very common. It is dangerous in that it is almost impossible to determine the onset of the onset of the disease. Since the symptoms of urolithiasis in cats can not manifest themselves immediately, at the first stages of the development of the disease the animals feel well. But if the stone increases, moves downward or it happens to sand, then you will surely understand that everything is ok with the pet. After all, at such moments, the pet is in terrible pain.
Characteristic signs of urolithiasis in cats are in many ways. An animal can not go to the toilet for a long time. A thin trickle of urine, blood and small oxalates also indicate that the cat or cat is sick. Since it is difficult for an animal to emit urine, it can slightly bend its back, lower its head, stretch the muscles of the body, and also miaow. The cat urinates frequently and in different places, while it lickes the hole of the urethra. If the stone blocks the urethra, the pet suffers from the fact that it can not go to the toilet. Then the animal stops eating, becomes inactive and is afraid of everything. He has a high fever and swollen abdomen.
Causes of urolithiasis in cats
If the cat eats incorrectly: often eats fish, raw meat, fatty foods, cheap feed; then there is the likelihood that she will become ill with urolithiasis. This is affected by mixed nutrition. Do not give the animal natural products mixed with industrial food. Poor water, metabolic disorders, hereditary predisposition, castration of small pets, and a small amount of fluids can also cause urolithiasis in cats. Do not let the animal move a little, occupy it with active games. The occurrence of urolithiasis in a pet is influenced by the fact that it can have congenital abnormalities of the genitourinary system, or dysfunction of the digestive tract, as well as infectious diseases.
Urolithiasis in cats is treated only under the supervision of a veterinarian, only he can select medicines that will suit sick animals. Only a doctor will conduct a series of procedures that will help your pet, in the worst case, he will be assigned a surgical intervention.
You can improve the health of the cat with a warmer, which should be put on his crotch and stomach. But in any case not
Urolithiasis in cats is a chronic disease, so your pet will need to follow a special diet. Do not give the pet cheap food and canned food. Alternate the types of quality products. Provide the animal with fresh water, which was previously boiled, and which should be constantly in the bowl of the cat. Eliminate from the cat's diet salty and sweet food, raw meat, fish. The diet should be made by a doctor individually for the pet, because many factors are taken into account.