My cat has finally been diagnosed with bladder stones after initially being diagnosed with cystitis & a urinary tract infection. She’s on prescription food (which she’s still learning to like) and 30 days worth of antibiotics, all to work to dissolve the stones. Over the next month, should I anticipate her continuing to strain while she urinates? She’s able to urinate a few drops when she goes to the litter box (often). Is this a blockage that I should worry about or are a few drops a good sign?
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I think the treatment plan is sound and you are all on the right track. As long as she is producing some urine I would not be overly worried. A blockage is not impossible in a female cat but it is uncommon. Very common to have a blockage in male cats as their urethra is very narrow (a females is wider). Only be worried if she is producing no urine at all. If you have multiple cats it is best to separate her and put her in her own room with her own food/water/litter box, etc so you can keep track.
She can have stones and cystitis concurrently so I suggest you also try to reduce stress by using Feliway diffusers in the house (calming pheromones) and try to increase water consumption by giving her a water fountain to drink from. Many studies have shown that cats will drink twice as much water if they have running water to drink from.
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