Cats and hairballs seem to go together like peanut butter and jelly, although hairballs are definitely not as appetizing!  And as if furballs aren’t gross enough, they can cause life-threatening intestinal blockages in your kitty.  What causes these things?  Is it possible to eliminate cat hairballs completely?

Where Do Hairballs In Cats Come From?

This is like asking who’s buried in Grant’s Tomb.  Of course, they come from your cat’s fur.  We all know how much time kitties spend grooming their coats to sleek perfection.  But keeping that coat beautiful sometimes comes with a price.

Anyone who has been licked by a cat knows how rough and sandpapery her tongue is.  This is because her tongue is covered with little hook-like protrusions that are meant to remove loose hair from her coat when she grooms herself.  This hair is swallowed, and usually passes through her digestive system with no problems.

Sometimes a certain amount of hair stays in the stomach.  Eventually your sweet little friend will vomit it up, usually in the form of a long tube, which is probably one of the “signs and wonders” our furry friend above is referring to.

Are Some Cats More Susceptible To Developing Hairballs?

While every kitty will probably develop a cat hairball at some time in her life, any long-haired felines, including Maine Coons, and Persians, are more susceptible to this problem.  This makes sense, as they have a lot more fur to groom, and more of it will end up in their stomachs.

You may notice that your furfriend has more hairballs as she gets older.  This is a normal development.  As cats mature, they get better at grooming themselves, and swallow more fur, which of course, leads to more “signs and wonders.”

How Can You Tell If Your Cat Has A Hairball?

It’s usually pretty obvious.  Your sweet little pet will hack, cough, gag, and eventually vomit up a little present for you.

However if you notice the following hairball symptoms, the furball may have blocked your pet’s intestines.

• Hacking, gagging, and/or vomiting without being able to cough up a hairball
• Constipation or diarrhea
• No appetite
• Losing interest in life; lethargy

How To Prevent Hairballs In Cats

You can’t prevent these things completely, but you can certainly take steps to reduce their numbers.

Groom your kitty every day, especially if she has long hair.  If you can get the fur off her before she swallows it, you can prevent many problems with furballs.

Feed her a “hairball formula” cat food.  These high-fiber formulas can help keep shedding to a minimum, and can encourage hairballs to move on through your pet’s digestive system.

Give your friend a natural hairball remedy for cats.  Click on any link to learn more about a safe and effective herbal product that can help to keep “signs and wonders” to a minimum.

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Kittens and cats with suppressed immune systems are more susceptible to feline ringworm

What Is Ringworm?

Cat ringworm is a fungal infection usually caused by a Microsporum or Trichophyton species.  Hot, humid weather encourages the growth of the fungus, while spores can live in the environment for up to two years.

Is Cat Ringworm Dangerous?

No, it’s unpleasant, but it’s usually not life-threatening.  In fact, it will usually go away on its own.  However, because it’s very contagious to people, and to other pets, you’ll need to treat it, and deep-clean your home as well.

How Does Ringworm Spread?

Usually it’s spread by spores found just about anywhere an infected animal has been.  This means that if a pet with ringworm visits your home, your kitty could be infected.  Your cat can also get ringworm from grooming equipment, or from a boarding facility, if an affected animal has been there.

Ringworm spores can live on bedding, furniture, or anything else that an infected cat has been in contact with.

It’s important to understand that some cats can carry ringworm.  Even though they’re not showing any symptoms, they can still spread the infection.

Are Some Cats More Susceptible To Ringworm?

A healthy adult feline usually has no problem with ringworm, as they develop resistance over time.  However, ringworm in kittens and young cats under a year old is quite common because young animals haven’t had a chance to develop this resistance.  Also elderly or sick animals whose immune systems are compromised are more at risk for becoming infected.

Some breeds, such as Persians, tend to fall victim to ringworm in cats more often, so there may also be a genetic factor involved, too.

What Symptoms Should You Watch For?

A round, circular spot with no hair on it is one of the classic ringworm symptoms in cats.  It may be scaly in the middle, with zit-like pustules in it.  The rash may start out small, and get bigger.  These spots are usually found on your cat’s head, ears, and tail.  Sometimes the fungus skips the circular stage, and spreads across your pet’s face, including his chin, lips, and nose.

The first symptom is often shedding, a LOT of it.  Your cat may develop hairballs from ingesting all the loose hair, especially if the fungus spreads over his body.  He or she may scratch at his ears often, too.

How Does Your Vet Diagnose Ringworm?

There are three ways to diagnose ringworm in cats:

1.  Using a special black light called a Wood’s lamp.  However, this is not always accurate, as nearly half of all ringworm fungus species don’t glow under black light.  Also false positives are possible.

2.  Pulling a few hairs from the edge of the suspected spot, and looking at them under a microscope.

3.  Using scales from the spot to do a fungal culture.  This is the most accurate method, plus you’ll learn which fungus is causing the problem.

Ringworm Treatment For Cats

First, any cat with ringworm probably has a depressed immune system.  Your kitty needs a complete check-up to rule out any underlying conditions.

Most vets will prescribe an antifungal cream.  It may be necessary to shave a long-haired cat so the medication can get to the skin.  Remember that any clippers used must be sterilized to prevent spreading ringworm to other animals.

It may be necessary to give an oral anti-fungal medication to long-haired cats, or to cats who have infected nails.

Many cat owners have had success using a natural ringworm treatment for cats.

If your kitty should develop ringworm, it will be necessary to thoroughly clean your home to get rid of the spores.  Avoid sweeping, as this can spread spores through the air.  Carpets should be steam-cleaned, and ductwork should be professionally cleaned.  Replace all filters as well.  Don’t forget to vacuum the furniture and drapes.  Disinfect all brushes and clippers, cat carriers, and bedding, with bleach, if possible.

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Kittens are especially susceptible to cat ear mites

Ear mites are tiny little insects that can barely be seen with the naked eye.  But for something so small, they can cause a lot of grief.  Here’s what you should know about ear mites in cats

Facts About Feline Ear Mites

You probably didn’t know that the Latin name for ear mites is “Otodectes cyanotis.”   Literally, this means “picker of the ear.”  Anyone who’s ever had a pet afflicted with these little “pickers” can understand, since they cause severe itching.  The constant itching leads to lots of scratching, which irritates the ear canal.  Plus, bacteria can infect the raw, irritated areas, leading to a cat ear infection.

The constant scratching can also cause a hematoma to develop.  This blood-filled pocket on the ear flap is very painful for the kitty, and must be drained by the vet to prevent permanent scarring.

Kittens are very susceptible to cat ear mites.  Where do they get them from?  Usually from mama cat.  As cats mature, they develop some immunity to ear mites, and even though a cat is infected, she may not show any symptoms.  Up to 50% of all adult cats are infected with ear mites, and they quickly share them with other pets in the household.  This is why you need to treat all your pets at once, even if only one is showing symptoms of pet ear mites.

Symptoms of  Ear Mites In Cats

A kitty who is constantly scratching her ears and shaking her head probably has ear mites.  If you look in her ears, you’ll see a thick, reddish-brown to blackish ear wax that may resemble coffee grounds.

Want an easy way to check for feline ear mites?  Rub her ear canal area.  If she starts making scratching motions with her back legs, the little bugs have probably set up housekeeping in her ears.

Your vet will take a sample of the wax from the cat’s ear in order to make a diagnosis.  Ear mites can often be seen with the naked eye, as tiny white dots scurrying around.  The mites can be seen more easily under a microscope.

How To Treat Cat Ear Mites

Ear mite treatment for cats used to be an unpleasant round of cleaning the kitty’s ears every day, and applying insecticidal ear drops.  After a week or ten days of this, both kitty and owner were ready for a divorce.  And the sad fact was that a second round of treatment was usually needed, as new ear mites hatched out.

The days of cat owners torturing their kitties, while Kitty got her revenge by shaking her head and showering her owner with greasy ear drops and ear crud, are thankfully over.

Today, there are products like Aacarex, and Revolution for cats, which require only one application to clear up a feline ear mite problem.  But keep in mind that you’ll still need to have the vet clean out Kitty’s ears.  Otherwise, the thick earwax caused by the mites can prevent the product from reaching the ear mites and killing them.

Don’t let ear mites in cats continue to make life miserable for your kitty.  Click on any link in this article to learn about a natural remedy that can help end this problem.

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I'm Large And In Charge!

Anyone who lives in a multicat household knows that sometimes kitty siblings just don’t get along.  Sometimes they fight like, well, like cats and dogs.  Is there anything you can do to defuse the fireworks?  Here are some tips that can help to solve your problems with pet aggression.

What’s Mine Is Mine

Felines are extremely territorial  critters.  Even if two or more cats have lived together for years, you may still notice that one cat has staked out a certain place in your home.  If anyone else invades his or her space, the fur may fly, with hissing, growling, and spitting.

Contrary to popular belief, the female of the species is often more territorial than the males are.  This is probably a protective instinct in mama cats.  In the wild, toms will kill kittens, so the mother cat will chase off any strangers to protect her babies.

I’m Large And In Charge

In any household with more than one cat, there is always a boss cat.  Even if you have two neutered males, there will always be a certain amount of jockeying for position.  Sometimes an older female is the kitty-in-charge.

Depending on how serious the bickering is, you probably want to let the cats work it out among themselves.  Usually all it amounts to is growling at each other, with fur standing up, and backs arched.  One cat will often back down and walk away, effectively accepting that the other is the boss.

Sometimes, however, the cats will actually make physical contact.  One cat will jump on the other, trying to bite the other cat’s neck, while the other responds by laying on his back and attacking with his or her hind legs.  They may then give up and walk off.  This may happen several times, until they decide who the dominant cat is.

I’m Mad At That Cat Outside, So I’m Gonna Smack You Around

This is called redirected aggression, and it’s pretty common, especially with inside cats.   Your kitty may be very displeased at that stray cat or the neighbor’s dog who’s wandering around in HER yard.  She can’t get to the offender, so she relieves her stress by taking it out the other kitty or even the dog.

What You Should Do About Felines Who Fight

You need to understand that kitties will have disagreements with each other.  Usually it doesn’t go any further than growling or hissing or taking a swing at the other kitty.  Kittens especially will annoy the whiskers off an older cat.  The best way for a young cat to learn his manners is for an older feline to give him a swat when he needs it.

Usually it’s best to stay out of the little spats.  They have a way of working themselves out.  However, if the problem escalates into a real cat fight, use a spray bottle to break it up from a distance.  Don’t get in the middle of it.  Cats are very well-armed, and you could wind up getting bitten or clawed.

If things are getting out of hand on a regular basis, it’s time to figure out what the problem is.  You may need to feed your little darlings in separate rooms.  Each kitty should have his or her own litter pan to prevent one cat from bothering another in the litter box.  You may also want to use a natural remedy for feline aggression or for a stressed cat.

Most importantly, every cat in your household should have a special place where he or she can go and not be bothered by other pets (or small children) in the home.  We all need time by ourselves, and cats are no exception.

Wouldn't it be nice if your kitties always acted like this? Dream on!

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Feline diabetes is common among overweight cats.

A diagnosis of feline diabetescomes as a complete shock for many cat owners.  You probably have many questions.  What exactly is cat diabetes?  What options do you have for feline diabetes treatment?  Can natural remedies for cats help in controlling diabetes in cats?

What Is Feline Diabetes?

A kitty with this disease has problems either producing or using insulin, which keeps the levels of glucose in the blood at normal levels.  High blood sugar levels cause liver and kidney problems, gastrointestinal troubles, and an increased risk of infections.  If left untreated, a diabetic cat can go into a coma and die.

Diabetes may be in your kitty’s future, especially if he’s a middle-aged male who is carrying too much weight.

Feline Diabetes Treatment

Treatment for feline diabetes often starts with the cat being hospitalized while his blood sugar levels are stabilized.You and your cat’s vet will need to work together to develop a long-term treatment plan for Kitty before he comes home from the hospital.A good relationship with your vet is essential, since you and the vet will need to work together in controlling your pet’s diabetes.

Be aware that caring for a diabetic cat does take a lot of time, especially at first, when you’re learning how to check your kitty’s blood sugar levels, and how to give him insulin injections.

Even though it can be challenging at first, many cat owners are very successful in managing diabetes in cats.  After a while, blood sugar tests and insulin shots will become routine, both for you and your feline conmpanion.

Are Natural Remedies For Cats Helpful In Controlling Feline Diabetes?

Many human diabetics are using herbal remedies and dietary supplements to help control their blood sugar levels.  Research has shown that these same remedies are safe and effective for cats, too.The remedy should contain chromium, along with the herbs fenugreek, goat’s rue, and astragalus.

Always talk with your vet before you start using natural remedies for cats.Your vet may already know about these remedies, and should be able to work with you.  Since it may be possible to control diabetes in cats by making dietary changes and using natural remedies, you’ll need to check your kitty’s blood sugar levels often.Your cat’s insulin dosage may need to be changed by the vet.

Just click any link in this article to learn how diet, exercise, and natural remedies for cats can help your feline diabetic.

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Does your kitty suffer from feline cystitis?

Many cat owners who have had a long and frustrating battle with feline cystitis wonder if natural remedies, along with holistic cat care, would help.

What Is Holistic Cat Care?

Holistic cat care involves looking at your kitty’s health as a whole, instead of just focusing on her kidneys and bladder when she has cat urinary problems.  For example, instead of just treating the symptoms of FLUTD, a holistic practitioner will want to know more about your cat’s diet, possible stressful situations in her life, along with any underlying problems.  Natural remedies for cats are commonly used, too.

Cat Urinary Problems And Your Kitty’s Diet

Many cat owners don’t realize that there’s a direct link between their cat’s diet and cat cystitis.  Ads on tv and in magazines tell us repeatedly how great dry food is for our cats.  It has all the nutrients your cats needs, yes.  But that’s not the whole truth.

Here’s the problem.  Cats in the wild don’t drink much water, for the simple reason that they’ve been designed to get most of their water from their food.   All people and animals are over 90% water.   A cat who eats mice and other prey animals will almost completely satisfy her water requirements without having to drink any extra water.

It’s a different story for our pet kitties.  We want to do the best for them, so we feed them what we have been told is the best possible diet.  But dry cat food has a moisture content of less than 10%.  This is good for a long shelf life, but it’s not so good for your cat’s health.  A cat who eats only dry food is probably a chronically dehydrated cat, since it’s hard for her to drink enough water to make up the difference between what’s in her diet, and what her body needs.

Did you know that kidney failure is the leading cause of death in older cats?  This can be caused by a lifetime of chronic dehydration.

It’s also been proven that the best way to prevent FLUTD is to increase the amount of water going through your cat.  A more than adequate water intake flushes impurities out of your cat’s body and her urinary system.  Be sure your kitty always has access to plenty of clean fresh water.

Cat Stress Is Linked To Feline Cystitis

Most of us would think that our cats lead a charmed life.  Just laying around and sleeping all day sounds like a rough life, doesn’t it?

Well, maybe not.  Cats face a lot more stress than most of us realize.  Just being an indoor cat is a stress on an animal that’s meant to be outside hunting, and slinking around in the dark.  Add lack of exercise, too much of the wrong food, not enough water, annoyances from other cats and pets, and just being cooped up inside, and you can see that maybe life isn’t quite as easy as you thought it was for your furball.

Feline interstitial cystitis has been linked to cat stress.  If your vet can’t find any reason for your cat’s bladder problems, maybe you should be looking for hidden stresses in your cat’s life.

Natural Remedies For Cats With Cat Urinary Problems

You may be interested in one of the many natural remedies for cats available now.  You should look for one that contains the herbs uva ursi and barberry, along with the homeopathic remedies Cantharis and Staphysagris.  These remedies prevent feline cystitis by keeping your cat’s urinary system working well.

Learn more about natural remedies for cats with feline cystitis, and find the best place to buy them, by clicking on any link in this article.

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A diabetic cat may need insulin injections

Do you live with a diabetic cat?  If you do, you already know that it’s necessary to pay a lot more attention to your kitty’s health.

Although cat diabetes doesn’t cause circulatory problems or blindness like diabetes in people does, there are four dangerous complications of feline diabetes that you need to know about.

Feline Neuropathy

The cat owner will notice weakness in the pet’s legs.  If you notice your kitty walking on her “wrists” on her front legs, or on her “elbows” on her back legs, she may have feline diabetes.  Nerve damage results when the blood glucose levels are too high over a period of time.  This condition is sometimes reversed when cat diabetes is treated.

Feline Ketoacidosis

This problem is often seen in an untreated feline diabetic.  Glucose is normally broken down by the kitty’s body for energy.  But in cat diabetes, the body can’t break down this glucose, so the body starts breaking down fat instead.  This process produces ketones, which are a waste product.  The build-up of ketones causes ketoacidosis, which is a fatal condition unless the kitty receives immediate veterinary care.

Symptoms of ketoacidosis in cats include:

• Breath either smells sweet, or like nail polish remover
• Dehydration
• Either excessive thirst, or not drinking any water at all
• Not eating for more than twelve hours
• Fast breathing
• Vomiting
• Weakness and lethargy
• Frequent urination

Feline Hypoglycemia

If a diabetic cat is given too much insulin, or doesn’t eat on schedule, her blood sugar levels may drop to dangerously low levels.  Kitty may stagger around and be uncoordinated, and seizures may follow.  A fatal coma may follow.

Treat feline hypoglycemia by rubbing a little corn syrup or honey on the cat’s gums.  Don’t wait to take the cat to the vet, as this is an emergency.

Hepatic Lipidosis

Any overweight kitty who suddenly goes without eating is at risk for developing this problem. Instead of using glucose for energy, the kitty’s body breaks down fat instead, which causes a build-up of fat in the liver.  Symptoms are similar to ketoacidosis, and also include jaundice, or a yellowing of the cat’s eyes and gums.  Again, get Kitty to the vet right away, as this is an emergency.

Prevent Complications Of Diabetes in Cats

If the cat’s blood glucose levels are kept at normal levels, these complications of feline diabetes can often be avoided.  Research shows that natural remedies for cats, which include the herbs astragalus, fenugreek, and goat’s rue, along with chromium, are very effective for regulating blood sugar levels in kitties.

Don’t wait for your feline diabetic to fall victim to these complications.  Click on any link above to learn more.

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Many felines suffer from cat urinary health problems

Are you concerned about cat urinary tract infection?  All cat owners should be aware of FLUTD, or feline lower urinary tract disease, to prevent their beloved companions from becoming victims of cat urinary problems.

What Cat Urinary Tract Infection Symptoms Should You Be Aware Of?

Sometimes the most obvious symptom is that your cat is urinating outside his litter box.  As wonderful as cats are, they don’t have advanced powers of reasoning.  If your cat is hurting every time he uses the litter pan, he thinks that somehow the litter pan is causing his pain.  In his little kitty mind, if he urinates someplace else, it won’t hurt when he goes.

Of course, we humans know it doesn’t work that way.  But if your cat suddenly stops using his litter box, it may not be a behavior issue.  It could be a symptom of feline cystitis.

If you use clumping cat litter, be observant of the size of the clumps when you scoop or change his litter.  You should see a few large clumps.  A whole bunch of little clumps indicates that he can’t pass much urine at one time.  This is another symptom of a feline urinary infection.

Bloody urine is another clue to watch for.  It’s a little harder to see in cats than it is in dogs.  However, if your cat is urinating outside his box, you may be more apt to notice it.

Be aware of your cat’s behavior in his litter box.  Is he crying out in pain when he tries to urinate?  Is he straining to pass urine?  Often cat owners mistake this for constipation.

Your kitty needs to be visiting his litter pan several times a day.  If he is urinating less and less, or stops completely, he may have a cat urinary blockage, which is a veterinary emergency.

Treatments For FLUTD

In order to treat a cat urinary tract infection, your vet will need to run several tests to find out what’s going on with your cat.  A urinalysis is necessary to determine if your cat has feline cystitis, or if he has feline bladder stones.  A cat urine culture will tell your vet which bacteria are causing the problem, and a sensitivity test indicates which antibiotic will work best.

A cat with a feline urinary infection is usually treated with antibiotics.  Bladder stones in cats are a common problem, too.  Your cat may have to eat a special diet so the stones can dissolve. Kitty may need a urinary catheter if a cat urinary blockage is present.

Can Cat Urinary Problems Be Prevented?

Keep your kitty from becoming another statistic by taking these steps.

First, feed your cat a high-quality canned cat food. Cats don’t seem to drink much water because they’re meant to get their water from their food.  When we take our cats out of a natural situation and feed them an unnatural diet of dry food with an extremely low moisture content, we’re setting them up for cat urinary problems.

Canned cat food has a moisture level of about 75%, which is much closer to a cat’s natural diet.  If your cat has always been fed dry food, he may resist a change in his diet. It may take patience, time, and persistence to switch a cat over to canned food, since felines are notoriously resistant to change.

A steady supply of clean, fresh water is a must, too.

Consider giving your feline friend natural remedies for cats that supports cat urinary health.  Look for a remedy that’s made especially for pets.

If your furry friend is already a victim of FLUTD, click on any link in this article to learn how herbal pet remedies may help in treating and preventing this problem.

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Hiding in a bag won't protect your kitty from cat urinary problems!

If your kitty suffers from a recurring cat urinary tract infection, perhaps holistic cat care can help.  Here are ten benefits of using natural remedies for cats to treat feline cystitis.

What Is Holistic Cat Care?

Holistic medicine is a different way of looking at illness.  Conventional medicine treats the symptoms of cat urinary problems, but doesn’t address why your pet is showing these symptoms.

Holistic practitioners, on the other hand, look at the animal as a whole, not just as a urinary tract.  Holistic cat care follows the principle that your cat’s body is able to maintain a balance that protects her from disease and helps her to heal herself.  Upset the balance, and your cat gets sick.  The holistic approach is to restore this balance.

Our pets are exposed to many toxins in their food, from the environment, and even in the grooming products you use on them.  Choosing to use only natural food and pet supplies will go a long way toward keeping your kitty healthy and protecting her from FLUTD, or feline lower urinary tract disease.

Ten Benefits Of Holistic Cat Care

1. Feeding your cat a natural diet reduces her exposure to artificial coloring agents and preservatives which can upset her system. A good diet will build up her immune system so she can resist a cat urinary tract infection.
2. A high-quality natural diet will prevent health problems like allergies, digestive problems, and cat urinary problems.
3. Less stress in your cat’s life will help her to stay healthy. You kitty may be facing more stressful situations than you think she is. Is she having territory issues with another cat? Is she lonely? Exercise can also help to lower her stress levels, too, as well as keeping her in shape.
4. With excellent holistic cat care, your kitty will live a long and healthy life.
5. If your pet doesn’t feel well, her quality of life won’t be as good. Natural cat care will improve your feline friend’s quality of life by helping her to stay healthy.
6. Your cat will recover more quickly if she should get sick or be injured. Ingredients in natural remedies for cats are absorbed better, which aids in the healing process.
7. By using natural pet care products, you’ll reduce your own exposure to toxins. Your cat is not the only one exposed to the ingredients in the products you use on your cat; you and your family are, too.
8. Conventional remedies aren’t as earth-friendly as natural products, which break down quickly, and don’t leave harmful residues in the environment,
9. You’ll save time by not having to take your kitty to the vet as often. With holistic cat care, you’ll be treating the source of feline cystitis, not just the symptoms, which will help prevent new a cat urinary tract infection from developing.
10. And, finally, you’ll be saving money in the long run by avoiding expensive products that can lead to more health problems for your cat.

The Best Natural Remedies For Cats

It can be overwhelming to try to choose the best natural remedy for your cat from the many on the market. Look for a product that’s specially formulated for pets, not people. Look for a highly-recommended company with a great reputation for producing only the highest-quality remedies for pets. Read testimonials from other pet owners who have used the product, too.

If your cat is already struggling with cat urinary problems, click on any link in this article to learn more about safe and effective natural remedies for cats that can help solve your problem.

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Does this kitty look stressed to you? The answer may surprise you.

Cat urinary problems can be frustrating to deal with.  If recurring FLUTD is a problem for your kitty, maybe stress has something to do with it, especially if your vet can’t find any reason for the repeated feline urinary problems.  If your kitty has been diagnosed with feline idiopathic cystitis, read on for answers.

What Is Feline Idiopathic Cystitis?

Your cat shows all the symptoms of feline cystitis.  He strains to urinate, but doesn’t pass much urine.  His urine may be bloody.  He’s obviously in pain when he’s using the litter box.  And he may be urinating in places other than his litter box.

But when your vet examines him and runs a urinalysis and a urine culture, there’s no sign of a feline bladder infection.  There’s no bacteria in his urine, and bladder stones, tumors, and even an anatomical defect have all been ruled out.

Feline idiopathic cystitis is the diagnosis when there doesn’t seem to be any reason for feline urinary problems.  It’s very difficult to watch your cat suffer with FLUTD symptoms when there doesn’t appear to be any reason for these cat urinary problems.  The worst thing is that this condition is becoming more common in cats as time goes on.

Is A Stressed Out Cat Related To Feline Idiopathic Cystitis?

Research is showing that idiopathic cystitis in cats is very similar to interstitial cystitis in people.  In both cats and people, some sort of stressful event often happens just before the cat or person suffers another bout of cystitis.

Stressed out cats are more common than you might think.  It may be hard to believe, but being an indoor cat is stressful for felines.  We keep them inside for their own safety, but this is an unnatural environment for felines.  In the wild, cats like to prowl around, especially at night.  Plus they get plenty of exercise while hunting for food every day.  Indoor cats usually spend most of their time laying around.

We also feed them the wrong type of diet, which is another stressor.  Most dry cat foods are made mostly from corn, which is very high in carbohydrates.  Too much of the wrong type of food leads to obesity, feline diabetes, and other health issues.  A grain-free cat food is best for felines.

Something that many cat owners don’t consider is that the moisture level in dry cat food is extremely low.  Cats are meant to get most of their water from their diet, which should be mostly meat-based.  A cat who is always fed dry food is more than likely chronically dehydrated.  Even if a cat who is fed dry food does drink water, it’s hard for him to drink enough.

The problem with a dehydrated cat is that water doesn’t pass through his body often enough to flush out toxins.  His urine is also concentrated.  Urine is caustic, and if it’s too concentrated, it can irritate the bladder, which often leads to FLUTD.  Cat bladder stones, and urinary blockage in cats are often a consequence of concentrated urine, as the mineral levels get too high.

This type of stress is low-level, but it can lead to problems over time.

Your kitty may be under other types of stress.  Cats are very set in their ways, and any kind of change can be upsetting for them.  Your cat may be stressed because of a move to a new home, a new person or animal in the household, or even because of a change in the weather.  Your cat may be having problems with another cat in the home, too, especially if the other pet is more aggressive and seems to bother him a lot.

Helping Your Stressed Out Cat

It’s been shown that reducing stress in cats does reduce the frequency of FLUTD.  It’s essential to reduce stress on your cat’s body by feeding him a diet more naturally suited to felines.

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