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symptons of bladder infection


Asked by Member 866008 on Mar 17th 2010 Tagged bladderinfection in Other Health & Wellness
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Izadore (Izzie)

One of the first signs is avoidance of the litter box. You may see urine spots on your rugs, your furniture, bedding, etc. If it hurts when a cat tries to urinate in the litter box, it will associate the box with the pain and avoid it. If you observe your cat in the box, it may be in there for a very long time and only be able to excrete a small amount of urine, or seem to be "straining" to urinate. A cat with any infection will also seem lethagic, restless and disinterested in whatever it usually likes to do, including eating. If you suspect your cat has a urinary tract infection, or UTI, please take him/her to the vet as soon as possible. These do not heal on their own and there is nothing you can do at home to cure it. Your cat must be put on a feline dose of antibiotics which you can only get from a vet.


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Buffy

I Agree With The Other Answer! But Also With Them Symptoms That Were Mentioned Do Get It Checked Out Sooner Than Later! My Oldest Male Cat Whos Now 7 , Going On 8 *Buffy*, I Thought Had A Bladder Infection, Had Problems Going Potty, Kept Running Back & Forth Every 5 Mins, Stayed By The Potty, Didn't Want To Do Anything, Meowed When Trying *Which That Cat Never Meowed*! Took Him To The Vets Office, And Come To Find Out, He Had A Bladder Infection, But Also, It Was More Serious Than I Thought! I Forgot What They Call It, But He Ended Up Getting Surgery For Enlarging Of The Pee Hole! Cause It Was Inflamed And Medication Wouldn't Help It! Then They Would Suggest Changing The Diet Of The Cat, And Recommend Foods That Will Help Him/Her In The Future! It Saved My Cats Life!

So Please Do Get Him/Her Checked Out!


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Joey

Great answers from the other posters - I will take it one step further - it may not be a bladder infection alone - it may be bladder stones or a kidney disorder. My cat Joey had bladder stones and required surgery to remove them - stones are particularly dangerous because if one of them blocks the urethra you have hours, not days, to get them unblocked or it will be fatal. Please see the vet immediately.


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Allie

Allie had a bladder infection in August. I noticed her going in to use the litterbox constantly. When I got suspicious and began to watch her I noticed that nothing much was coming out. He said that was because she felt like she needed to go even when her bladder was empty. She also started to smell a little like pee which I noticed when she decided to sleep next to my head. I was thinking UTI but when I described her behavior to my vet, he immediately said bladder infection. Urinalysis confirmed it. Ten days on antibiotics and she was good as new. He told me there was not necessarily a cause for bladder infections so there was nothing I needed to change as far as diet ot litter, etc.


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