MY CAT CAN'T PEE. WHAT TO DO ??

    Does your cat stop peeing? In this article from ANIMALZOOPLUS, we explain how to find out and what are the causes.

             How do I know that my dog ​​is no longer peeing?

     It is not easy to know if the cat pees a lot or a little, because the amount of urine produced is never measured directly. It is therefore necessary that you are very attentive to any change in the behavior of the cat when he pees.

Among the symptoms, we notice that the frequency of the cat's visit to the litter box increases. In the same way, the cat spends more time in its litter box with strident meows, precisely because it feels pain when peeing. You may also find that the sand is not staining as quickly as it used to or has abnormal colors.

In addition to this, it is easy to observe that he begins to urinate outside his litter in a squatting position, ie he does not mark his territory. We must understand by this that the cat associates pain with its litter. Another fairly obvious symptom is when the cat has spots on its behind or stays in its litter box longer.

In August, you may start to notice that he grooms less. Other signs that show that our little feline is not peeing are frequent licking of the genital area, bloody urine, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, tremors and convulsions, heartbeat and constant dehydration.

  So, having identified the problem with urination in cats, let us now see what are the possible reasons why our cats cannot pee.

Kidney stones.

      They can be made up of different minerals, although destructible crystals are very common in cats. Although the cause that can cause kidney stones varies, it is strongly associated with low water intake, too dry a diet, high magnesium content in the diet, or alkaline urine.

Urinary tract infections.

Infectious cystitis and urethritis usually cause inflammation and narrowing of the urinary tract, which causes the cat to pee with difficulty.

External or internal masses pressing on the bladder and urethra.

    These can be tumors in females and males or inflammation of the prostate, although this is quite rare in cats.

 Inflammation of the penis.

This can be mainly due to the presence of surrounding hair.

 Trauma.

     There may be a rupture of the bladder. Urine is still present but is not drawn out. This is a very dangerous situation for the cat, as it runs the risk of acute peritonitis due to the presence of urine in the abdominal cavity. Other causes can be stress, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, birth defect, poor diet, or tumor.

     What should I do if my cat does not pee?

     Obviously, if your cat can't pee, you're in dire straits. For this reason, the first thing we will do is go to your trusted veterinarian to diagnose your cat. In this way, the underlying cause that prevents the cat from peeing can be determined. The owner of the cat in question should be aware that this is a potential death situation for the animal in 48 or 72 hours. This is due to the fact that acute renal failure generated, by the cat can go into a uremic coma in a short time, due to the accumulation of toxins in the body.

The more time passes between the onset of dysuria and the visit to the veterinarian, the worse the animal's condition becomes. Therefore, as soon as you notice a urinary problem in cats, you must go to a specialist to examine it and determine both the cause and the treatment.