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does UTI cause loose stools in cats?

post #1 of 8
2/18/11 at 8:51pm
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does anyone know?
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post #2 of 8
2/19/11 at 8:14am
Absolutely not.

However, food that is causing a UTI can also be causing loose stools (depending on what it is). And medication treating a UTI can also cause loose stools.

Could you possibly give us a little more info?
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post #3 of 8
2/19/11 at 8:20am
If your cat is on antibiotics for the UTI, that would be the cause of the loose stool.

A probiotic can be given, or your vet can change the antibiotic, if your kitty is having too much trouble with it.

Call your vet and let vet know what's going on.
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post #4 of 8
2/19/11 at 2:42pm
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okay here is the problem this cat started peeing all over her bedroom shes got her own bedroom she goes into sometimes to play and make a mess if she wants well she started peeing everywhere and peed in her bran new bed we got her for xmas


then i noticed loose stool with blood in it took her to the vet the vet said worms because she is a huge hunter and i saw her puke out a dead rat i saw the leggs and fur in the puke


but now i did more research i think she must have uti i looked at her food omg it has magnesum of .1! wayyy to much she is also a fat cat over weight

so i bought her some new food i am not going to feed her that fish diet food i have been feeding her anymore i switched her str8 from that high magnesim food to low magesium food not even doing a slow convert that food i was feeding her is fish to o high in magneisum bad

i also got her a water fountain

should i put some water on top of her dry food for now? I am going to talk to the vet monday
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post #5 of 8
2/19/11 at 7:42pm
Changing foods suddenly will cause diarrhea.

Sounds like there is more than one issue going on here. Your cat needs to see the vet again. A UTI will not get better on it's own she needs to have a urinalysis done and get on antibiotics.

Please take your cat back to the vet.

Let us know how she's doing
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post #6 of 8
2/19/11 at 8:18pm
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any tips on getting a urine sample b4 i see the vet? can i take her urine clumped together from her litterbox? it is the natural flushable biodegradable kind of litter
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post #7 of 8
2/19/11 at 8:34pm
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any tips on getting a urine sample b4 i see the vet? can i take her urine clumped together from her litterbox? it is the natural flushable biodegradable kind of litter
No, they can't use urine mixed with litter. The vet will take the sample directly from her bladder, it's called cystocentesis.

Give her a nice watery meal about an hour or two before her appointment and either take up the litter box or put her in her carrier after she eats it, to be sure she has urine in her bladder when you get there.

The other way is, the vet gives you a special kind of non-absorbent litter and you have to keep her shut up with the litter box until she uses it and then get the sample right to the vet. It's really much easier when the vet takes it from the bladder.
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post #8 of 8
2/20/11 at 4:34pm
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vets are closed monday wow that sucks its some kind of silly holiday here in canada i am not sure family day or something

She is drinking lots of water and walking and following me everywhere and eating fine still using the litter box has not gone pee anywhere but her personal "play room" she went for a 2 minute walk outside today also

It was a room i amde a long time ago when i had mutliple cats and dogs it was a play room they could make a mess in and stuff a lot of them just started peeing there even tho i had 2 litter boxes in there the pee smell never went away even after i got the room shampooed
this spring i am going to take away the carpet there is cement on the bottom of it

So i have to wait till tuesday Her carrier is one of those expenswive soft carriers she has gone pee in it before also and it obsorbes the pee lol
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