For animals with
urinary tract diseases needing stents for bladder stones or tumors, or other urinary procedures please call Angela Davis at (508) 839-5395, extension 8 - 4681, Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm, to make an appointment with Dr. Mary Labato.
Not exact matches
When eating an all - dry diet, their water intake easily falls short of their actual
needs, allowing them to become dehydrated and more prone to kidney
disease and
urinary tract problems.
If your cat does get a diagnosis of something such as feline lower
urinary tract disease, renal failure or diabetes, she'll
need to drink adequate amounts of water to help flush toxins.
Your cat may have feline lower
urinary tract disease (cystitis) and
needs treatment immediately - do not delay - your cat could die if he or she has this
disease and is not treated.
Incorrect therapy of
urinary tract disease, overuse and misuse of antimicrobials can have negative effects on patient health (e.g. failure to resolve infections), the allocation of resources (e.g.
need for repeated or prolonged treatment), and public health (e.g. antimicrobial resistance) and may raise regulatory concerns (e.g. antimicrobial use)[13].
Before reaching a specific diagnosis,
diseases with similar symptoms
need to be ruled out such as a
urinary tract infection.
Cats with kidney problems or
urinary tract disease have an even greater
need for water to support their kidney function.
Another issue to consider is the stress involved for some cats when oral antibiotics are administered but, as stated above, 99 % of young cats exhibiting clinical signs of
urinary tract disease do not have a bladder infection and, therefore, do not
need to be treated with antibiotics.
If you fell for that line of illogic at the time, chances are that you now
need a lot of veterinary services for nutrition - related
diseases — problems that feeding your pet correctly in the first place would have prevented, such as diabetes, arthrtitis,
urinary tract problems, and cognitive decline.
Answer:
Needing to urinate frequently can be a sign of underlying
disease like diabetes, kidney
disease,
urinary tract infection, etc so ideally your veterinarian
needs to check her out and do a urinalysis and / or some blood work.
When a
urinary tract infection is suspected, a urinalysis
needs to be performed to rule out other
diseases of the
urinary tract that may be mimicking or predisposing to
urinary infections.