Causes of anuria in cats

Jan 05,2024
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Causes of cat urinary obstruction:

1. Cats drink too little water daily. Cats are the same as humans. Their daily lives cannot be separated from water. They need to drink a lot of water every day to meet their daily needs. When cats do not drink enough water for a long time, they are likely to Urinary obstruction may occur.

2. The influence of multiple cats. Cats cannot tolerate sharing the litter box with other cats. If there are multiple cats in the owner's home, but not each cat has its own dedicated litter box, then some cats will hold back their urine because there is no place to urinate, which will cause anuria over time.

3. The weather is too cold. When the weather suddenly becomes cold, magnesium ammonium phosphate crystals are likely to form in the cat's bladder, causing urethra blockage and anuria.

4. The cat is too lazy. Some cats are usually lazy and like to lie still after eating food. This will cause crystals in the body and cannot discharge urine normally.

Methods to prevent cat anuria:

1. Pet owners should induce cats to drink more water so that cats can replenish their body's moisture. You can prepare a flowing water feeder to fill the water for the cat to drink, because cats are quite curious and may not be able to help but drink when they see flowing water.

2. Cats should usually eat light food, such as millet porridge, chicken liver porridge, etc. Pet owners can also soak the cat food in warm water or some goat milk powder before feeding it to the cat.

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