Urinary Tract Blockage In Female Cats

This will form a urethral blockage which will not go away without veterinary attention.

Urinary tract blockage in female cats.

This immediate treatment usually includes sedation intravenous fluids and pain medication. What to expect at the veterinary visit. If you do your cat could die. Urinary tract obstruction occurs mostly in male cats but dogs and female cats may also be affected.

Flutd formerly known as feline urological syndrome covers a wide range of feline urinary tract issues. Obstructions in the urinary tract can be formed a mixture of mucus crystals proteins bladder stones and other types of debris. In addition tumors lesions and scar tissue. If your cat is showing any of the above signs see your veterinarian or go to the nearest emergency clinic immediately.

These might be caused by bacteria viruses stress and a cat s lifestyle such as a fat cat who never gets any exercise. The accumulation of minerals in the urinary tract can also cause the formation of an obstruction crystals or stones. Particularly common in female cats and prostate disease in male cats. The 5 stages of feline urinary tract blockage.

Janea kelley aug 8th 2014.