Your Cat's Urinary Tract Health and Litter Box Problems

Thursday September 29, 2011

Disease of the cat's lower urinary tract is no laughing matter. If the warning signs are not seen or ignored, a cat can die; it's as serious as that. When our cat Bubba was alive he almost died a painful early death because we hadn't seen the warning symptoms. Why? Because during those days, Bubba was one of our last two family cats who were indoor-outdoor cats. We didn't even own a litter box back then - he had access outdoors at all times. Therefore we didn't see his straining to urinate while only squeezing out a drop or two; or the blood in the urine. We saw plenty of the latter when we visited him at our vet's clinic every day during the seven days he spent there while our vet team saved his life.
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While no cat is exempt from this serious disease (cats of all ages are susceptible), there are many preventative measures we can take, including early detection of the symptoms. I encourage you to read the headlined article, Your Cat's Urinary Tract Health and Litter Box Problems, so you and your cats won't have to experience the trauma that we and Bubba went through.