A Simple Guide to Treating & Preventing Feline Urinary Infections

If your pet has a feline urinary infection, you want to attend to it right away. Urinary issues can cause your pet suffering and can lead to other medical problems. In this article, you'll learn some simple steps for treating and preventing cat urinary issues.

A feline urinary infection is usually caused by a proliferation of bacteria in the bladder. This infection can spread and infect the ureter and the kidneys, causing them to shut down. In order to determine if your cat has an infection, it is helpful to pay attention to your cat's urination habits because a change in these habit can alert you that something is wrong.

Some of the signs to look for are pain during urination, urinating outside the litter box (the cat associates painful urination with the litter box), crying, blood in the urine and excessive thirst. If you notice these signs, it is important to take your cat to the vet for a conclusive diagnosis.

If your cat is diagnosed with a feline urinary infection, you will most likely be given a prescription for antibiotics. Although this is standard practice, beware. It's important to understand that antibiotics do not heal the underlying cause of the infection. Instead, they suppress the symptoms for a short period of time in the hope that the body will heal itself. Of course, the problem is this doesn't always happen. If the infection isn't eliminated by the antibiotics, it can spread or lead to recurring problems. On top of that antibiotics can have side effects.

Instead of choosing drugs, you might consider following the lead of a growing number of pet owners who use homeopathic remedies. These remedies which contain natural ingredients, soothe the symptoms, but also heal the cause of the infection while restoring the pH to the bladder, so bacteria cannot survive. Strong enough to restore proper function to the bladder, but gentle enough to use every day, these homeopathic remedies are inexpensive, easy to administer and are effective at treating and preventing feline urinary infection.

In addition to a natural remedy, you'll also want to make sure your cat eats healthy, unprocessed food (organic is best) and gets plenty of water to flush out any toxins from the bladder. Taken together, these simple steps make for a practical, highly effective system for a healthy bladder and a happy cat.