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Why is little Daisy urinating so much?
Hello, I am a complete newbie, to both this discussion group and looking
after cats! After reading thru several posts on here, it seems like the best place to come to for advice! We have a 7 month old kitten who we got from a rescue centre. She was spayed in April. About 3 weeks after being spayed, she had a bad case of diahorrea for about a week. We took her to the vet who suggested we change her diet to chicken & rice and the problem cleared up. She was ok after changing back to her normal diet and has had no problems with diahorrea since. But now we've noticed that she seems to be urinating a lot more than usual. There's no blood in the urine and she doesn't seem to be drinking any more than she does usually. She seems to be fine in herself, she eating, sleeping and playing as normal but there just seems to be a lot of urine in her litter tray. We usually change her litter every 3rd or 4th day (but scoop the poo out every night!)but recently, the litter has been soaked so we've had to change it daily because the tray (and now the kitchen!) gets smelly! Is this anything to worry about or am I just being a paranoid new mother?! |
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"Jenski via CatKB.com" wrote in message
... Hello, I am a complete newbie, to both this discussion group and looking after cats! After reading thru several posts on here, it seems like the best place to come to for advice! We have a 7 month old kitten who we got from a rescue centre. She was spayed in April. About 3 weeks after being spayed, she had a bad case of diahorrea for about a week. We took her to the vet who suggested we change her diet to chicken & rice and the problem cleared up. She was ok after changing back to her normal diet and has had no problems with diahorrea since. But now we've noticed that she seems to be urinating a lot more than usual. There's no blood in the urine and she doesn't seem to be drinking any more than she does usually. She seems to be fine in herself, she eating, sleeping and playing as normal but there just seems to be a lot of urine in her litter tray. We usually change her litter every 3rd or 4th day (but scoop the poo out every night!)but recently, the litter has been soaked so we've had to change it daily because the tray (and now the kitchen!) gets smelly! Is this anything to worry about or am I just being a paranoid new mother?! ***Hi Jenny, Please take your kitten into a good vet, ASAP. It sounds like she might have an infection going on, of some kind. Tell your vet what you've told us. The vet can do blood work to see where her organs 'stand', so to speak. Blood work can rule out kidney malfunction, etc. It could also be that your little baby just has a weak bladder, and hence, simply can't hold her urine for very long, however, I'd play it safe ( better safe than sorry), and take her in immediately for 'full screen' blood work to be done on her. Please keep us updated, and good luck to you! ML |
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Innovo wrote: ***Hi Jenny, Please take your kitten into a good vet, ASAP. It sounds like she might have an infection going on, of some kind. Tell your vet what you've told us. The vet can do blood work to see where her organs 'stand', so to speak. Blood work can rule out kidney malfunction, etc. It could also be that your little baby just has a weak bladder, and hence, simply can't hold her urine for very long, however, I'd play it safe ( better safe than sorry), and take her in immediately for 'full screen' blood work to be done on her. Please keep us updated, and good luck to you! ML Well, I agree, but so long as Jenny or someone has not been feeding table food to the cat. People food, can be very salty on a little body, and this is how the body gets rid of the salt. Jenny made no mention of this..but, before we plough off to the VET for full blood work, this could very well be a legitimate reason. I only suspect this..because...Jenny says, the cat is not drinking more water. Well, we know that a kitten can't hold no more fluid than say what, 1 pint tops..but the box is soaked?...The kitten is drinking plenty of water. But for the smell, I agree with you...but would not rule out a family member giving the kitten say...turkey breast from the deli (salt), ham, table food (salt)... |
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Jenski via CatKB.com wrote:
Hello, I am a complete newbie, snip Enough said. That is the problem. You have not taken the cat owners obligatory course and obtained the appropriate permit. You do have a cat owner's permit don't you? If not, there is a very steep fine and jail time. I suggest you turn yourself in at the nearest local police station. They may let you off the hook if you confess to your crime and take the cat owners course immediately. |
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Hi, I'd check the cat for urine infections asap, it could be deadly!!
Or diabetes. My sisters cat had the same problem - turned out he was diabetic, always drinking and always urinating. Don't want the poor kitty to suffer. All the best, Jacquie |
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bigbadbarry wrote:
People food, can be very salty on a little body, and this is how the body gets rid of the salt. I think you have this backward. Too much salt could make the kitten more thirsty but salt tends to make the body retain water. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44=B0 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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"---MIKE---" wrote in message ... bigbadbarry wrote: People food, can be very salty on a little body, and this is how the body gets rid of the salt. I think you have this backward. Too much salt could make the kitten more thirsty but salt tends to make the body retain water. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') I understand that body only retains the salt when there is no available white cells to take it away. Prolonged use causes retention. |
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