Cat has blood in urine, advice for home care please.

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Hey Guys,

So I have a 3 year old long hair black cat (not sure what breed) and I noticed that her urine in the litter pan is pink.  I'm pretty sure that it is blood in her urine and am planning on taking her to the vet next week.  I figured it might be a UTI or something similar based on what my mom's cat had a few years ago.  Is there anything I should do or shouldn't do until I find out for sure?  She doesn't seem to be in any kind of pain and is behaving normally.  She hasn't been drinking a lot of water though and I've substituted it with some soft food.  Any advice would be helpful!

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She needs to go to the vet ASAP. Blood in urine is not normal and likely a sign of a UTI. It cannot wait until sometime next week, get her there tomorrow. There's nothing you can do to treat it at home. But to avoid UTIs in the future look into feeding wet food, especially since your mentioned your cat isn't drinking much water (common with cats) feeding wet food ensures they stay hydrated. 
 
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Thanks, I couldn't get an appointment until next week at our vet, but I'll look up an emergency care in our area to take her.
 
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Thanks, I couldn't get an appointment until next week at our vet, but I'll look up an emergency care in our area to take her.
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Perhaps call them back and let them know what's going on and maybe they can squeeze her in. The problem with UTIs is they don't get better, they get worse, and they can get worse rapidly. Just keep and eye on her. Often times cats with UTIs urinate outside the box so the fact that she's behaving normally is good, but I would try to get her seen sooner rather than later. 
 
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Our Vet didn't have anything open, but they referred us to a sister clinic and I was able to get her in today.  She has a bladder infection with the beginning of crystals.  So she got antibiotics and some anti-inflammatory pills as well as special food for the next two weeks.  They think it was mostly caused by stress (we recently had some things replaced in our kitchen and had delivery men in and out for three days).  We were told some things to watch for and prevent more in the future is to give chicken or beef broth on their regular food or as an added snack to help replace fluid they may not drink from water.  Also use Juniper berries or parsley to help stop or stall the creation of crystals.  They can be both food additives or things you can find in the holistic section of your local pet-mart.

Any other things that people use that can help prevent future infections is greatly appreciated!
 
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Our Vet didn't have anything open, but they referred us to a sister clinic and I was able to get her in today.  She has a bladder infection with the beginning of crystals.  So she got antibiotics and some anti-inflammatory pills as well as special food for the next two weeks.  They think it was mostly caused by stress (we recently had some things replaced in our kitchen and had delivery men in and out for three days).  We were told some things to watch for and prevent more in the future is to give chicken or beef broth on their regular food or as an added snack to help replace fluid they may not drink from water.  Also use Juniper berries or parsley to help stop or stall the creation of crystals.  They can be both food additives or things you can find in the holistic section of your local pet-mart.

Any other things that people use that can help prevent future infections is greatly appreciated!
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Poor kitten, I'm glad you got her in quickly! chicken or beef broth is fine just make it yourself or look for pet-ones that don't contain any onions or garlic as the ones you can find at the grocery store often contain both onions and garlic. I don't know anything about juniper berries or parsley, but I know that both d-mannose and slippery elm are good for bladder health. Of course, more importantly try and feed 100% wet or raw food as hydration is the best way to try and keep kitties bladders healthy. 
 
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