Increasing dietary moisture results in urinary dilution in small breed dogs only The simplest way of reducing RSS and therefore the risk of urolithiasis is through
increasing urine volume.
Excessive glucose in the urine causes an osmotic pull of water,
increasing urine volume, thus patients are urinating excessively.
Goals include lowering the concentration of urine and
increasing urine volume so that cats flush their bladders more often and more fully.
Urine Dilution:
Increasing the urine volume simultaneously reduces the saturation of urine with calcium oxalate and struvite, helping to prevent the two major types of urolithiasis
However, alcohol can have the diuretic effect of
increasing urine volume.
Chicory root extract is often used as a diuretic, which
increases urine volume.
Urinary Tract Health Formulated to
increase the urine volume and help in the management of both struvite and calcium oxalate crystals through the use of Relative Supersaturation (RSS) methodology.
This high urine glucose concentration can actually pull excessive amounts of water into the urine, resulting in
increased urine volume, increased urinary water loss, a propensity for dehydration, and a compensatory increase in thirst.
Not exact matches
This refers to an
increase in the
volume of
urine.
This
increases the
volume of
urine passed by the cat with each voiding.
Any damage to the cat's kidney can also lead to an
increase in the
volume of
urine.
Excessive urination in cats can mean two things: an
increase in the frequency of trips to its litter box or an
increase in the
volume of
urine that your self - cleaning litter box has to manage every time.
Increasingly dilute
urine means that the patient's kidneys have detected an
increase in intravascular
volume and a restoration of overall fluid balance.
This environment is achieved by the
increase of the
urine volume and maintenance of healthy urinary pH levels.
ROYAL CANIN Feline Urinary SO Dry contains ingredients that
increase the
volume of
urine in the cat, which lead to dilution of minerals that cause the kidney stone.
It was generally thought that salt results in
increased thirst and water consumption and we thought that greater
volumes of
urine would help keep the pet's blood urea and creatinine levels under control.
In cases where the kidneys are affected, dogs have
increased thirst, more frequent urination that decreases in
volume, dark yellow / pungent
urine, and lethargy.
This is normally not a problem with regular urination and healthy urinary tract cells, but it can become a problem with decreased
urine volume, which leads to
increased concentration of
urine.
The
increased glucose in the blood attracts water causing an
increased volume of
urine, thereby causing an
increased water consumption.
Appropriate hydration
increases urine dilution and
volume and decreases the length of
urine retention.
Some of these factors such as lower
urine volume, higher calcium concentration and higher calcium oxalate RSS seen in small dogs may contribute to the
increased prevalence of calcium oxalate urolithiasis in this group.
In addition to
increased thirst and
urine volume (often called PU / PD, meaning polyuria and polydipsia) over time a cat with CRD may become anemic, since the kidneys produce a hormone that stimulates the bone marrow to produce red blood cells.
Some actually believe that it is a diuretic which means it
increases the frequency and
volume of
urine passed by your pooch.
Changes in usual behaviors and routines Changes in interactions with humans and other pets Grooming changes Activity changes such as sleeping patterns, jumping, wandering, reacting to being handled, and ability to navigate to preferred places Vocalization (especially yowling at night Changes in litter box habits Eating and drinking (amount and behavior); vomiting or signs of nausea Stool quality (number,
volume, consistency, odor, color)
Urine quality and / or quantity (
volume, frequency, color, odor) Hearing or vision loss (decreased responsiveness,
increased vocalization).