Red and swollen urinary tract in kittens

Red and swollen urinary tract in kittens is usually caused by urinary tract inflammation. Cats with urinary tract inflammation may exhibit symptoms such as difficulty urinating, frequent urination, oliguria, hematuria, and even anuria. Owners need to take their cats to the pet hospital in time to check if there are urinary stones and treat them promptly. The treatment principle for urinary tract inflammation is to alleviate the cause and消炎antibiotic treatment. Owners need to give their dogs antibiotics daily.

Causes of urinary tract inflammation

Bacterial infections caused by contaminated cat litter boxes, urinary tract stones, tumors, obstructions, and trauma can all cause urinary tract inflammation. Cats may show symptoms such as decreased appetite, pain, frequent urination, dribbling, urinary retention, hematuria, and even cystitis, hydronephrosis, bladder rupture, peritonitis, and uremia. Patients should actively cooperate with treatment to prevent secondary infections.

Care for urinary tract inflammation

Usually, after removing the cause, urinary tract inflammation can be effectively improved. Preventing urinary tract inflammation from recurring usually depends on daily care, such as changing cat litter frequently, washing cat litter boxes, disinfecting, drinking pure water (especially for male cats), choosing food with low salt content, and regular check-ups.

Prevention of urinary tract inflammation

After recovering from feline urinary tract inflammation, prevention mainly involves: drinking more water daily to excrete inflammatory substances in the urinary tract, providing flowing water to drink, increasing the amount of water in the bowl, and feeding wet food to increase the cat's water intake. Feed prescription food for the urinary tract, which can prevent stone formation and help restore health.