CATS: Does anyone ever hear about an illness that lots of cats seem to get ---something to do with its kidneys

Question

....Maybe kidney stones or such.

Answer 1

Kidney failure? Otherwise known as renal failure? Renal failure is very common in cats. There are two types, chronic and acute. My first cat wound up with chronic, the signs show up slowly over a long period of time and only occurs in older cats. It is irreversible. Acute renal failure can happen to a cat at any age, and it occurs through ingesting something they shouldn't have such as antifreeze or the Easter Lily. It can also occur through a trauma to the kidneys. The signs show up very rapidly and it can be reversed if caught early on. My youngest cat has acute renal failure. Unfortunately I didn't catch it soon enough, and now he is stuck with it and has to get daily fluids and be on a special diet to help his kidneys function properly.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Cats are known for Crystaluria. It is a common problem caused by an increase or decrease in the PH of the urine. These Crystals can form Kidney stones, cause male cats to have a blocked urethra and even make little cuts into the bladder causing the lining of the bladder volnerable to a bladder infection. Most of the time the cat will be put on a Urinary health diet that controls the urines PH and disolve the crystals. Hope this helps.

Answer 4

Kidney failure can cause death - this usually happens when cats are poisoned by something or caused by a disease. CRF - chronic renal failure is something that is slowly progressive and can go on for many years before a cat will succumb to it. Many older cats develop this condition. Sometimes giving fluids on a frequent regimen will help flush out the kidneys and keep the cat going for some time. My old cat who lived to be 22 and 1/2 finally lost her life to it and she also lived quite happily from age 18 (when the first signs of it appeared) until her death.

Kidney cells do not regenerate when they die and cats and humans are born with two of course so deficiency in one kidney is not necessarily a death sentence. Some cats are born with one kidney smaller than another and they can function OK for many years with just the one at its maximum effeciency.

Kidneys function to clear the system of toxins that accumulate in the body and they are extremely important for sustaining a helathy life.

The problems with crystals and stones occur in the bladder and dietary correction can usually prevent those problems from recurring. There is no treatment for the kidney (or renal) failure unless there is an infection which can be cleared up with antibiotics.

Answer 5

Kidney failure is not uncommon in older cats. Stones are also not unusual, especially in overweight cats. They can cause blockages in male cats, which is serious.

Basically cats can get all the kidney problems humans can get - mammalian kidneys do not differ much.

Chalice

Answer 6

Cats will many times chatter at birds, or squirrels, many times while they are finding via a window. i've got been advised cats try this because of the fact they are pissed off, and can't act out what they like to do. As for cats chattering at cats, i do no longer understand! possibly your new guy is pissed off at your different cats? even though it does sound like introductions are going large, i could in basic terms watch the region, and take action the place needed.

Answer 7

it was a certain kind of cat food that messed up their kidneys my sisters cat died from it but her other cat seems to be getting well since she changed the food.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

My sisters cat had diabetes, she put him on insulin rather than the other otions of nothing and him dying, or really expensive surgury. When he did pass it was of old age, and he lived a few more years after going on the insulin. have you taken the kitty to the doc?

Answer 10

Yes, i have had that with my cat! It seems just really lazy all of the time. But i really dont know what that illness is called.