Liz Buchanan BVSc MRCVS
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Hello - I think the first thing you can do, is to open your mind to the idea that this might not be an infection. You don't mention what symptoms you are seeing so it is very difficult for me to comment, but it is now known (new science, emerging over the 20 year span of my career) that straining / spotting / blood in urine / vocalising when urinating etc are usually not caused by infection in the cat. Even when bacteria are found in the urine, one has to think carefully about the sterility of the urine stream outside the cat. Rather, these are signs of cystitis and cystitis (inflammation of the bladder) can most commonly be linked to stress, social stress, pain (thereby the physical illnesses that cause pain) and the presence or absense of crystals as influenced by the diet. Perhaps search for 'cystitis' in our blog articles, and also check out leading expert Sarah Caney's website ..... (I will check the name)....
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