Has anyone had a cat that had kidney problems or bladder..?

Question

My 16 year old cat has had more than her share of UTI infections, she is spayed has been since 6 months old. I would think a cat in her / his lifetime would get only one, if any unirary infections. She has had it 2 or 3 times a year, except for this past year we got lucky but tonight, Whamo!! pools of blood on the floor, frequent trips to the litter box without peeing, depressed in pain and drinking allot of water. I know this has to be asscoiated with something else serious. A kidney stone? Cancer? Bladder ? I will be at the vet's before they open and will ask for some tests to get to the root of this problem and cure her. I pray she can make it till then. She is now resting peacefully probably because she takes phenelbarbitol every 12 hours and that helps. So if you have a cat that had kidney problems or anything simular that can cause these symptoms, please tell me. It is now 3:13 am, USA time and I will be there at 7:45 am Thank you and God Bless you. She eats the best food.

Answer 1

I too had a cat (17yrs) with the same condition you describe. It was more than a UTI--it was a kidney infection and the beginning of her kidneys shutting down.

That does not mean it is the same for your cat but I will say that kidney and urinary track problems are not uncommon in cats--especially older ones.

She spent a couple days at the Vet hospital on IV antibotics and did recover but 6 months later she passed in her sleep. It was simply old age.

In my case--my cat was drinking NO water--so something different maybe going on for yours. Cats dont need a whole lot of water, so if she is drinking a lot it is a sign that needs to be checked out.

Make sure your vet not only does blood work but a chemistry panel.
A cat that is drinking alot of water and going to the litter box more often could have diabetes which is not un-common in older cats.

There is 3 other conditions that could also be a cause--Kidney--Liver and thyroid. These things dont often show up in the standard blood tests.

I know you are worried and please leave a coment how she is. I wish you and your cat the best. I send my prayers your way!

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Answer 4

We have a 5 year old male cat. When he was about 3 years old he started showing some of the same symptoms, whining when he tries to urinate, he seemed down and then the last straw was when he was just laying on the counter and there was blood underneath his butt. We were so scared that we rushed him over to the vet. He told us later in the day that he had a urinary infection, with crystalised kidney stones. They get stuck on the way out, so the cat can't urinate. It's painful to them, kind of like humans passing a kidney stone, but the cats don't pass them.
They NEED medication to fix this problem or they will die. They kept him for 3 days, 2 over nights to monitor him. When he came home we had to give him medication with a syringe. A year later he got them again, same thing, we took him back but this time they had to cut him open and see what was wrong. Just a small cut, maybe 1 1/2in-2in. After they did this and corrected the problem he's been fine. It's been about a year and a half now.

Poor Nero, he's such a SWEET cat, love him to death, he's sooo sweet to my kitten, if anything would happen to him I don't know what I would do

Answer 5

She possibly has blockage from stones. This is often associated with bladder infection. Females rarely get blockage, compared to males, but if shedoesn't urinate this sounds serious. Firts thing in the morning take her to the vet, he will see if she's blocked and if so he'll put a catheter in and give her special food (urinary formula) and antibiotics. If she does pee some times, try to collect a sample by putting a small cup under her tail, to have it analysed and see what bacteria it is. There has to be a sensitivity test of the specific sample to see what medication will kill it. This recurrence of the infection shows that perhaps the medication she takes doesn't kill the bacteria completely. Try to feel her bladder, when she lies down, if you can feel a big ball in her tummy, between the end of the ribs and the begining of the rear legs, it's her bladder and she's blocked.Good luck...

Answer 6

I had two male cats that were brothers that both had kidney problems. I am sorry to say that they both started off having the same frequent UTI infections and towards the end had the same pools of blood , they did not make it. When we got to the vets it was too late and there was nothing that they could do to help them. Their problem was that their kidneys were failing. Sorry to post bad news. Hopefully this is not what is wrong with your cat. Best of luck.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Cats are not especially prone to these sorts of infections. It is more that their environment and diet can promote urinary tract problems. It is thought that stress plays a part. Cats are creatures of habit and do not handle changes well. Even changing the location of a litter box can cause stress! A dry food diet can also influence urinary tract health. Less fluid intake means more concentrated urine. That means more concentrations of toxins, chemical irritants, and substances that can add up to crystals in the urine, blockages and irritations. Overall, keeping your cat stress free and feeding at least a mix of dry and moist will greatly decrease the likelihood of an infection.

Answer 9

Hi! My cat was 17.5 yrs old & had kidney failure -- your cat sounds like she might have that -- but due to pyelonephritis -- an inflammation in the kidneys themselves. She could have a kidney stone too, but this isn't as common. (I'm going to hope it's from pyelonephritis because antibiotics cure it!) You could try giving her cranberry comfort (for pets) helps like it helps people & it's safe for cats (& dogs.) You can try giving her canned food & add water to it & warm it up (warm so it smells yummy), canned w/ water will help re-hydrate her. When you see your vet, ask him/her about subcutaneous fluids to help w/ rehydration (which will help flush out her kidneys.) Phenobarbitol -- does she seizure?
Best wishes

Answer 10

Bladder crystals!!

Get her to the vet before she goes into renal failure.

She will be on baytril and CDS cat food from the vet when she gets home. Plenty of water and boiled chicken is good for her. She may have lost her appetite for now.