Why is little Daisy urinating so much?

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Jenski - 27 May 2005 17:15 GMT

Hello, I am a complete newbie, to both this discussion group and looking
after cats! After reading thru several posts on here, it seems like the
best place to come to for advice!

We have a 7 month old kitten who we got from a rescue centre. She was
spayed in April. About 3 weeks after being spayed, she had a bad case of
diahorrea for about a week. We took her to the vet who suggested we change
her diet to chicken & rice and the problem cleared up. She was ok after
changing back to her normal diet and has had no problems with diahorrea
since.
But now we've noticed that she seems to be urinating a lot more than usual.
There's no blood in the urine and she doesn't seem to be drinking any more
than she does usually. She seems to be fine in herself, she eating,
sleeping and playing as normal but there just seems to be a lot of urine in
her litter tray. We usually change her litter every 3rd or 4th day (but
scoop the poo out every night!)but recently, the litter has been soaked so
we've had to change it daily because the tray (and now the kitchen!) gets
smelly!
Is this anything to worry about or am I just being a paranoid new mother?!

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Innovo - 28 May 2005 19:22 GMT

> Hello, I am a complete newbie, to both this discussion group and looking
> after cats! After reading thru several posts on here, it seems like the
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> smelly!
> Is this anything to worry about or am I just being a paranoid new mother?!

***Hi Jenny,

Please take your kitten into a good vet, ASAP. It sounds like she might have
an infection going on, of some kind. Tell your vet what you've told us. The
vet can do blood work to see where her organs 'stand', so to speak. Blood
work can rule out kidney malfunction, etc. It could also be that your
little baby just has a weak bladder, and hence, simply can't hold her urine
for very long, however, I'd play it safe ( better safe than sorry), and take
her in immediately for 'full screen' blood work to be done on her. Please
keep us updated, and good luck to you!

ML

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bigbadbarry - 28 May 2005 21:31 GMT

> ***Hi Jenny,
>
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>
> ML

Well, I agree, but so long as Jenny or someone has not been feeding
table food to the cat. People food, can be very salty on a little body,
and this is how the body gets rid of the salt. Jenny made no mention of
this..but, before we plough off to the VET for full blood work, this
could very well be a legitimate reason.

I only suspect this..because...Jenny says, the cat is not drinking more
water.
Well, we know that a kitten can't hold no more fluid than say what, 1
pint tops..but the box is soaked?...The kitten is drinking plenty of
water.

But for the smell, I agree with you...but would not rule out a family
member giving the kitten say...turkey breast from the deli (salt), ham,
table food (salt)...

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---MIKE--- - 30 May 2005 18:27 GMT

>>People food, can be very salty on a
>> little body, and this is how the body
>> gets rid of the salt.

I think you have this backward. Too much salt could make the kitten
more thirsty but salt tends to make the body retain water.

---MIKE---

>>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
>> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

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bigbadbarry - 30 May 2005 22:12 GMT

bigbadbarry wrote:

>>People food, can be very salty on a
>> little body, and this is how the body
>> gets rid of the salt.

I think you have this backward. Too much salt could make the kitten
more thirsty but salt tends to make the body retain water.

---MIKE---

>>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
>> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

I understand that body only retains the salt when there is no available
white cells to take it away.

Prolonged use causes retention.

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Joe Canuck - 28 May 2005 21:39 GMT

> Hello, I am a complete newbie,

<snip>

Enough said.

That is the problem.

You have not taken the cat owners obligatory course and obtained the
appropriate permit.

You do have a cat owner's permit don't you?

If not, there is a very steep fine and jail time.

I suggest you turn yourself in at the nearest local police station. They
may let you off the hook if you confess to your crime and take the cat
owners course immediately.

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jpotvin77@hotmail.com - 29 May 2005 16:55 GMT

Hi, I'd check the cat for urine infections asap, it could be deadly!!
Or diabetes. My sisters cat had the same problem - turned out he was
diabetic, always drinking and always urinating.
Don't want the poor kitty to suffer.
All the best, Jacquie

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