Urinary problems are amongst the most frequent cat health care problems our feline pets experience. A lot of the diseases, illnesses and even undesirable behaviour that our cats display are directly caused by urinary problems. The more serious urinary problems in cats include Cystitis, or Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease, spraying and renal failure.

Cystitis and Feline Lower Urinary tract Disease are general terms which refer to the cat health care problems caused by an inflammation in the urinary bladder. The symptoms include irritation and inflammation affecting urination, an increase in the frequency of urination and the urgency of it, general difficulty urinating and evidence of blood in the urine. The causes and triggers of this cat health care problem are varied but this problem is often triggered when food causes urinary crystals to form bladder stones. It is also the case that overweight cats, which are more prone to developing cat health care problems generally, are often affected. This problem can be easily treated by a vet.

Spraying, on the other hand, is more often thought of as a problematic behaviour than a cat health care issue. Between the age of eight and nine months male cats will hit puberty and develop new, territorial behaviours. He will begin spraying strong smelling urine around your house to mark his territory. Getting rid of the smell can be very difficult. At the same time as this behaviour emerges, the cat is likely to start fighting with other cats, so to avoid any potential cat health care problems it is advisable to have your cat neutered.

Renal disease is a cat health care problem which is particularly prevalent in middle aged and older cats. This is because cat urine is very concentrated and cats do not pass urine exceptionally often, meaning that their kidneys work very hard. It is therefore not uncommon for the kidneys of older cats to begin to fail. Renal failure causes cats to drink and urinate more and in serious cases, vomiting bile, appearing disorientated and losing weight are not uncommon. As well as advancing age, other causes of this cat health care problem include ingestion poison, cancer or other infections.

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