How Do You Treat A Cat That Has Urinary Tract Disease?
An area of concern to cat owners and veterinarians is lower urinary tract disease, medically known as Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD). This disease is not limited to male cats but is of great danger to them because of their anatomy. The male cat has an extremely small tube (urethra) leading from the bladder through the penis. In most cases the inflammation of the bladder causes the formation of a crystalline substance in the urine, which will clog the urethra of male cats and make urination impossible. This will be evidenced by the cat straining in the litter pan as if constipated and producing only small drops of urine, crying while straining, squatting outside the litter pan, and licking its genital area frequently. If the cat is plugged and cannot urinate, the kidneys will lose the ability to remove the wa
