More than 200 million people worldwide suffer
from bladder control problems that significantly decrease quality of life, both physically and psychologically.
Not exact matches
You won't notice this (it doesn't bleed or look any different
from the outside), but it's one explanation for why up to an estimated third of women have
problems with postpartum loss of
bladder control.
It is usually caused by hormonal deficiencies that result in a loss of
control of the urethral sphincter (the muscle that prevents urine
from leaking out of the
bladder), but structural or neurological
problems can also be involved.
Although true urinary incontinence, the inability to
control the
bladder muscles, is rare in cats and is usually due to improper nerve function
from a spinal defect, most of the time, a cat that is urinating in «naughty» locations is having a
problem and is trying to get you to notice.
If your male cat has repeat episodes of this
problem that diet and lifestyle changes can not
control, a surgical procedure called a perineal urethrostomy can sometimes be performed that vents the urine
from your pet's
bladder and urethra before it passes through its penis where the blockages are usually located.