Examples might include
increased litter box use, change in appetite and / or water consumption, change in activity level, vomiting, diarrhea and weight changes.
Not exact matches
• Lethargy • Exercise intolerance • Collapsing or seizures • Anorexia • Weight loss •
Increased thirst (more than one ounce per pound of body weight per day) and / or increased urination • Decreased urination • Painful urination • Abnormal urine color / smell • Not using litter box consistently • Sores that do not heal • Difficulty eating / swallowing • Diarrhea • Blood in the stool • Unkempt appearance of coat or skin • Dark or tarry appearing stool • Decreased defecation frequency • Painful defecation • Dry / hard stool • Redness, swelling, or bleeding of the gums • Difficulty breathing / rapid breathing (more than 35 breaths per minute) • Redness / swelling / soreness of the foot pads • Changes in behavior • Nasal discharge • Ocular discharge • Bleeding or discharge • Vomiting • Abnormal gait • Excessive shedding • Lesions on the skin • Head shaking • Coughing • Apparent
Increased thirst (more than one ounce per pound of body weight per day) and / or
increased urination • Decreased urination • Painful urination • Abnormal urine color / smell • Not using litter box consistently • Sores that do not heal • Difficulty eating / swallowing • Diarrhea • Blood in the stool • Unkempt appearance of coat or skin • Dark or tarry appearing stool • Decreased defecation frequency • Painful defecation • Dry / hard stool • Redness, swelling, or bleeding of the gums • Difficulty breathing / rapid breathing (more than 35 breaths per minute) • Redness / swelling / soreness of the foot pads • Changes in behavior • Nasal discharge • Ocular discharge • Bleeding or discharge • Vomiting • Abnormal gait • Excessive shedding • Lesions on the skin • Head shaking • Coughing • Apparent
increased urination • Decreased urination • Painful urination • Abnormal urine color / smell • Not
using litter box consistently • Sores that do not heal • Difficulty eating / swallowing • Diarrhea • Blood in the stool • Unkempt appearance of coat or skin • Dark or tarry appearing stool • Decreased defecation frequency • Painful defecation • Dry / hard stool • Redness, swelling, or bleeding of the gums • Difficulty breathing / rapid breathing (more than 35 breaths per minute) • Redness / swelling / soreness of the foot pads • Changes in behavior • Nasal discharge • Ocular discharge • Bleeding or discharge • Vomiting • Abnormal gait • Excessive shedding • Lesions on the skin • Head shaking • Coughing • Apparent deafness
Reducing stress (
increase environmental enrichment, clean the
litter box often, ensure you are
using a
litter the cat enjoys, ensure you have the proper number, and size of
litter boxes) and lastly, feeding a canned high quality meat based food can help prevent this disease.
If you
use hay, as you see it here, if you
use hay in the rabbit's
litter box it's great, because the rabbit will sit there, as a wild rabbit does in your back yard, and he'll eat and poop in the
litter box, and he'll
increase his intake of hay just by being there.
The study showed that 17.9 % of cats had an
increase in biting frequency or intensity and that 15.4 % would not
use a
litter box.
Changes in
litter box routine, either
increased frequency of
use or inappropriate elimination in areas other than the
litter box can signal a medical problem for your cat.