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Is your cat suddenly making frequent trips to the litterPerfect Litter AlertPet Ecology Perfect Litter™ outperforms all other litters in every way. Our Patented formula is ultra lightweight - up to 70% lighter than regul... box? Is he straining or meowing when he tries to urinate? He may be affected by lower urinary tract disease, most commonly in the forms of urinary obstruction and feline idiopathic cystitis. Feline urinary obstruction (UO) is an acute obstruction of the urinary tract, and although this disease can affect any cat, it is most common in males. It can be caused by stones, but usually the cause is a plug of inflammatory debris and crystals, which is part of the common syndrome called feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC). FIC is an inflammation of unknown cause affecting the lower urinary tract. Factors that may play a role in the development of FIC include viruses, diet (dry food diets with high mineral content), stress, strict confinement, and genetic factors (long-haired cats seem to be more affected).
Hematuria is the presence of red blood cells in the urine, which may or may not be visible to the naked eye.
Urolithiasis refers to the formation of stones in the urinary tract due to oversaturation of the urine with certain minerals. Calculi can be found anywhere in the urinary tract, but are most common in...
Acute cystitis is inflammation of the urinary bladder, and in cats it is not usually infectious in nature. The most common cause of lower urinary tract symptoms in cats is feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC),...
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