Is there a home remedy for a cat's Urinary Tract Infection?

Question

I have a 2yr old male cat who is fixed. He had a Uninary Tract Infection about 5 weeks ago. We took him to the vet and they gave him some antibotics and it went away. He's acting the same way as before and the symptoms are the same. I'm not sure what is causing it. I was wondering if there is a a way to prevent them and if there is a home remedy to give him to get him better? I was hoping I wouldn't have to take him back to the vet, it was alittle pricey the first time around. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

I would call the vet and let them know that your cat is experiencing the same symptoms as before. Since your cat has already been seen for this, they may just prescribe the same antibiotics or try a different medicine. I don't think another vet visit is necessary unless the doctor feels otherwise. When you call, you can also inquire about other alternatives to treat your cat. Really, I would only accept your vet's recommendation on this one.

Answer 2

You need to take him/her to the vet. An infection needs to be treated with antibiotics. Or, it could be a blockage which can become life-threatening. Males are especially prone to urinary tract problems. Once he's successfully treated your cat may need to be on a special diet to prevent recurrence if it is a blockage. Female and male cats can develop "stones" or "grit" in their bladder. It can cause a blockage and/or just be very painful. Depending on what the "grit" is made of you'll have to get special cat food to prevent recurrence of the problem. My daughter's cat forms stones that can't be prevented by most formulations and has to get an even more special (expensive) cat food. Good luck. Your cat will thank you once he/she's feeling better.

Answer 3

He may have crystals. He needs a special diet, otherwise he can have blockage which is life threatening. Have his urine analysed, see if his PH is OK (it should be 6-6,5) and ask the vet what he should eat. Also, the bacteria might still be there, he might need a second round of antibiotics. Good luck. If he has difficulty urinating, make sure to get him to the vet within few hours.
Meanwhile, give him Hills c/d or Royal Canin Urinary, wet food, and mix it with extra water.The more dilute the urine is, the better.

Answer 4

Okay, I know I'm at the bottom of the list here but I really hope you read this posting. You should really heed what I am going to tell you because I have had significant personal and professional experience with dealing with crystals. I have a few things that really need to be clarified.

First, crystal can be prevented in two ways. The first is by feeding a high quality food and the second is ensuring that your cat drinks a lot of water.

You sould feed a vet prescription diet ONLY when the cat HAS crystals to get rid of them. When the cat does not have crystals you need to be trying to prevent them by the above method.

*Innova (www.naturapet.com) Cat Lite is the only superior quality cat food on the market that has been shown to prevent crystals. Innova is currently the highest quality cat food on the market by far. I have yet to find anything that equals or surpasses this product.

You need to understand that if your vet is telling you to feed Science Diet, Iams, Purina, etc all the time that they are just trying to make money off of you and do not have your cats health in mind. You also need to keep in mind that vets do not study nutrition so you need to find someone like me that has studied pet nutrition and then works with food for a living.

Here is just something to help show you what your vet is trying to get you to feed:

The Science Diet c/d (for crystals) formula has these ingredients:

BREWERS RICE (low quality grain, grains should never be the first ingredient in a food),
CHICKEN BY-PRODUCT MEAL (dried chicken feet, feathers, beeks, bones - no meat),
CORN GLUTEN MEAL (dried starch from the corn, extremely low grade filler),
PORK FAT (low grade, non-digestible flavouring),

so there is NO MEAT in this food and cats are carnivours...see the problem? And to top it off Science Diet is STILL preserved with BHA/BHT which are cancer causing chemical preservatives.

Now, let's look at Innova Cat Lite.
WHOLE FRESH CHICKEN,
TURKEY,
BARLEY,
BROWN RICE,
CHICKEN MEAL,
POTATOES,
RICE,
HERRING,
APPLES,
CARROTS,
EGGS,
CRANBERRIES,
ALFALFA SPROUTS
PRESERVED WITH SUNFLOWER OIL.

This food uses only whole fresh ingredients. No fillers and nothing that you wouldn't eat.

Here is what I would stongly urge that you do. Once the crystals have cleared up, switch to Innova Cat Lite (or find a product with similar ingredients to the above) and when you feed your cat either put a bit of warm water over the food or substitute a little Innova Cat Lite canned food to ensure that you cat is getting plenty of water.

Anyways, I've gone on for way too long but I am extremely passionate about this issue. I hate the fact that in this day when we have such superior foods like Innova, that vets continue to prescribe and push such low quality foods like Science Diet. I hope that you can keep this info in the back of your mind when purchasing food because it could mean the difference between a healthy cat and one that needs to keep going back to the vet for "prescription diets". Good luck and all the best.

Answer 5

I don't know about home remedies, but for prevention, you can try him on a feed made to prevent UTI's. I think they have less ash or something.....I use Purina One's Healthy Urinary Tract.

You'll probably just have to bite the bullet and take him back. You don't want to wait too long, or the problem will just get worse and more painful for him (I know, I've had several myself!)

Ask the vet for other suggestions as well. Also, there are supplements out there which claim to help prevent UTI's. I haven't used them, but I've seen them in pet stores. You can check some of the online pet suppliers, such as this one.

Answer 6

No. You need to take it to a vet. Eventually like most animals, a cat will just lay down and allow it,s body to shut down, and it will die. Once you take it to a vet, they will suggest a certain kind of cat food that is just for preventing urinary tract infection

Answer 7

You'll have to take him back to the vet, but you need to change his diet to one with low ash content.

Most cheaper brands of cat food contain high ash, and that causes the urinary tract problems.

Answer 8

Call the vet, maybe he can recommend something over the phone or at least let you pick up medicine without charging for another office visit.

Answer 9

You need to get him on a food that made for cats that have this problem. 9 lives makes one that is cheap that I've had my cat on for several years now. You can't constantly change his food. That's one of the things that can trigger infection.

Answer 10

Please dont try any home remedies on your cat for this! Please take him to a vet. Urinary tract infections in cats can be serious!!!