How to relieve urinary tract blockage in cats

Once urinary tract blockage is detected in a cat, it is necessary to go to the hospital as soon as possible for urinary tract drainage. After the urinary tract is drained, painkillers and urinary tract drugs that help urination, such as diuretics, should be used. If the cat's stones are large and the urinary tract blockage is severe, surgery is required to remove the stones. Most cases of urinary tract blockage in cats are due to male cats, because male cats have narrow and thin urethras, which make it difficult to pass stones, leading to blockage at the urethra and inability to urinate.

Causes of urinary tract blockage

Cats with urinary tract blockage have abnormal filtration of renal glomeruli, allowing large molecule substances to enter the ureters and gradually accumulate in the urinary tract to form blockage. It may also be caused by stress and fear in cats, resulting in prolonged retention of urine and urinary tract blockage. Early urinary catheterization is necessary for urinary tract blockage.

Symptoms of urinary tract blockage

Cats with urinary tract blockage may show vomiting, poor appetite, and bladder enlargement. This is because the stress response in cats leads to reluctance to urinate, causing urine to accumulate in the urethra for a long time and form stones. Cats will often stay in the litter box with no or little urine, and if there is pain, they will emit pitiful screams.

Urethral stricture after urethroscopy

Urethral stricture after urethroscopy in cats is usually caused by the healing of the skin at the urethral stent site, resulting in narrowing of the stent site and blockage. This usually requires secondary surgery. If the urinary tract blockage is caused by urinary tract stones, relevant examinations should be performed to determine the location and number of stones, and consider surgical removal of the stones.