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HELP! How A lot Pee Is Too A lot Pee?
“Hello Dr Paola,
My feminine cat, Kiwi, is 15 years previous and has at all times cherished water and consuming it. She eats dry meals. I’ve famous she’s urinating 5 instances an afternoon. Is that this inside of vary for the volume she’s urinating?”
– Ange
Hello Ange!
5 journeys to the clutter field every day doesn’t robotically fall outdoor the traditional vary, particularly if Kiwi has at all times cherished consuming water and eats a dry meals vitamin. Cats can range reasonably somewhat in how continuously they urinate, so the choice of visits to the clutter field is just one piece of the puzzle. What issues extra is whether or not she’s generating surprisingly huge quantities of urine and if her water consumption has larger in comparison to what has at all times been customary for her.
As a normal tenet, wholesome cats drink round 40 to 60 mL of water according to kilogram of frame weight every day, even though cats consuming dry meals continuously drink nearer to the upper finish of that vary as a result of kibble accommodates little or no moisture. Persistently consuming greater than 100 mL/kg/day is thought of as over the top and merits additional investigation. Standard urine manufacturing is roughly 20 to 45 mL/kg/day, so for a 4.5 kg (10 lb) cat, that’s about 90 to 200 mL of urine according to day. Since maximum puppy folks aren’t measuring urine output, the clutter field may give useful clues. 5 average-sized clumps unfold right through the day might be totally customary, while a number of very huge, heavy clumps would possibly counsel she’s generating extra urine than anticipated.
As a result of Kiwi is 15 years previous, it’s additionally price taking into consideration whether or not that is merely her lifelong dependancy or a contemporary exchange. Larger thirst and urine manufacturing are commonplace early indicators of prerequisites reminiscent of continual kidney illness, hyperthyroidism, and diabetes mellitus, all of which change into extra commonplace as cats age. Should you’ve spotted she’s consuming greater than she used to, the urine clumps have change into greater, or there were some other adjustments in her urge for food, weight, or power stage, I’d counsel scheduling a veterinary exam. A bodily examination, blood paintings, and a urinalysis can assist decide whether or not her consuming and urination are customary for her or if there’s an underlying situation that may get pleasure from early remedy.
I’m hoping this is helping!
– Dr Paola
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