Water is the source of life. Any living thing in the world will get sick or die if it leaves water. For cat owners, you must pay attention to the importance of cats drinking water. Many cats do not like to drink water, which will definitely be detrimental to their health in the long run. Some diseases are relatively difficult to detect in daily life. Today I will talk to you about various diseases that are easy to ignore in daily life, but may actually affect the health of cats.

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Whether it is a cat or a dog, it is easy to face the problem of kidney disease. The causes of kidney disease are closely related to the mortality rate. Therefore, the prognosis can be determined only by studying the cause.

First of all, shit shovelers need to understand: it is not kidney disease that is fatal. It is necessary to first construct a detailed medical history and carry out a comprehensive examination, including physical examination, urine test, serum biochemistry and imaging, etc. Only by integrating all clues can a more complete diagnosis be made to determine the level of mortality.

Generally speaking, kidney injury can be roughly divided into two categories: acute and chronic kidney injury.

Acute and chronic kidney disease can appear in cats, and these diseases rarely show abnormalities in the early stages.

At most, the symptoms are that the cat's appetite decreases slightly (but it still eats), or it becomes more lethargic, and occasionally vomits. However, these phenomena are considered normal in the cat's daily life and can easily be ignored by the cat.

So, it’s time to hit the blackboard: please remember the importance of regular health check-ups!

Physical Examination Memo

Cats should have a general health check-up once a year before they are 7 years old;

After 7 years old, once every six months.

Health examination items should include blood routine, serum biochemistry, ultrasound, etc. Early detection of problems and early treatment will be of great help in extending life span.

If kidney disease is not discovered and not treated in time, it is easy for urine to accumulate in the body and flow everywhere with the blood. Wherever it flows in the body, relevant clinical symptoms are likely to appear.

For example, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite or even not eating at all, depression, severe dehydration, slow but substantial weight loss, etc.

The above symptoms that seem to have nothing to do with kidney disease may actually be caused by kidney disease.

Therefore, cat owners are advised to include these terms in their own "little knowledge library". If they find that cat owners have corresponding situations, don't be careless.

Knocking on the blackboard for the second time: Some problems are obviously related to the urinary tract. For example, my cat has not peed for more than a whole day;If you have been peeing very little recently, or if you seem to be in pain when peeing, etc., these may be related to kidney disease.

Once again, the importance of observation and regular inspections is emphasized.

The kidney is a factory that discharges waste products after protein is digested. That is to say, after protein is used, a substance called nitrogenous waste will appear. This substance will be collected and made into urine by the kidneys before being excreted.

Therefore, a large part of daily urination is mainly to eliminate these wastes, which are toxic.

When a pet suffers from kidney disease, these waste products may not be properly converted into urine, but may travel throughout the body with the blood.

Effectively reducing the sources of these wastes is a big thing that all "shit shovelers" can do!

The Shit Shoveler’s Strategy for “Doing Big Things”

• The first thing is to control your protein intake, eat enough, but not too much;

• It is necessary to limit not only protein but also phosphorus content, but cannot completely eliminate it; relatively increase the amount of carbohydrates, which must meet daily caloric requirements and add additional water-soluble vitamins, etc.;

​• Using kidney prescription food can effectively limit the content of protein and phosphorus;

• Nutritional regulation is complicated. Please fully communicate with your veterinarian about the details to formulate a plan that is best for your owner;

• Remember not to let the owner eat whatever he likes, let alone doting on him. You can feed him whatever he likes. This may shorten the cat’s life;

• Let the master drink water at any time;

• We must try our best to trick the master into drinking water! Flowing water, water mixed with meat and flavored water are all acceptable, but drinking water must not be restricted!