wispagold
Well-Known Member
Hi,
I know this is pretty common in male cats so I was wondering if anyone in here has any experiences they could share.
Last week I noticed my 4yr old male cat was struggling to urinate. He tried several times in his litter tray but only a few drops of urine were passing. He then started trying to urinate in other places round the house, I.e the wood basket etc. So I whisked him straight off to the vets. His bloods were normal although he was boarder line dehydrated. His bladder was small and hard, not full but not empty. He didn't have kidney or bladder stones or a plug but there was a small amount of crystals in his urine which had irritated his urethra causing it to go into spasm. He stayed in over night on a drip and came home the next day.
He is on antibiotics and had 4 days of metacam which finished yesterday. He had a check up on Friday where the vet was pleased with his progress and said his bladder was small and soft. He is now on a mixture of wet and dry Royal Canin S/O urinary food.
The last couple of days I have noticed his urine was light pink. I rang the vet today who was not concerned and said to just keep an eye on him. He is eating and drinking fine although I have just watched him pee 3 times in about 5 mins in 2 different litter trays. He isn't squating right down but is more in a position of a male cat scent spraying hence I now how cat pee sprayed up the wall of my house... Nice.
Whilst I am happy he can now pee I am still worried about the frequency and how he is peeing (still doesn't seem normal). It could just be that his new food and increased water intake is causing him to urinate more but I am not sure.
Has anyone else's cat had anything similar?
I know this is pretty common in male cats so I was wondering if anyone in here has any experiences they could share.
Last week I noticed my 4yr old male cat was struggling to urinate. He tried several times in his litter tray but only a few drops of urine were passing. He then started trying to urinate in other places round the house, I.e the wood basket etc. So I whisked him straight off to the vets. His bloods were normal although he was boarder line dehydrated. His bladder was small and hard, not full but not empty. He didn't have kidney or bladder stones or a plug but there was a small amount of crystals in his urine which had irritated his urethra causing it to go into spasm. He stayed in over night on a drip and came home the next day.
He is on antibiotics and had 4 days of metacam which finished yesterday. He had a check up on Friday where the vet was pleased with his progress and said his bladder was small and soft. He is now on a mixture of wet and dry Royal Canin S/O urinary food.
The last couple of days I have noticed his urine was light pink. I rang the vet today who was not concerned and said to just keep an eye on him. He is eating and drinking fine although I have just watched him pee 3 times in about 5 mins in 2 different litter trays. He isn't squating right down but is more in a position of a male cat scent spraying hence I now how cat pee sprayed up the wall of my house... Nice.
Whilst I am happy he can now pee I am still worried about the frequency and how he is peeing (still doesn't seem normal). It could just be that his new food and increased water intake is causing him to urinate more but I am not sure.
Has anyone else's cat had anything similar?
he was relatively young at 8/9 years old.