My kitten has a serious bladder infection. Any advice?

Question

Hi, my kitten who is 5 & a half months old has a bladder infection. Firsty he had a green discharge & I brought him to the vet who said it was nothing. Then in the last 10 days he has has blood in the discharge which is getting worse. I rang the vet Friday & he said to bring him in today if I was still worried. I did & he said that he has a bladder infection which is quite serious. He said it's a grade 1. He has advised that I give him betamox drops twice a day & a diet of chicken, fish etc. No nuts or kitten food. He also gave him an ant-inflammatory injection for the pain & I'm to come back in a week to see how the kitten is doing. He said it's very rare to see an animal that young get a bladder infection. I'm just wondering if you can advise me how serious this could be & also would you have any further advice for me on how to help my kitten get better? I'm really worried about him. Many thanks.

Answer 1

I second what Casey has said......just stick to the instructions your vet has given you.  Are you sure your vet said to give the cat "fish"?

And why would the vet tell you "no nuts or kitten food"?  Were you feeding the cat "nuts" or something?

I think I'd call the vet and get a better idea of what I was supposed to be feeding him.  Even with a bladder infection you should be able to feed him if not a perscription diet, then his normal food.  Unless of course his "normal diet" has been deemed by your vet to be a possible cause for the problem.

Please check again with your vet about your cats diet and give the medicine as you were instructed at the same time every day for as long as the vet told you to.

Good Luck.

Answer 2

Bladder infections can come on for any number of reasons.  Stress from going to a new home, poor diet, etc.  You need to increase the amount of water your kitten is taking in.  Only feed him canned food or if you're feeding him a special diet recommended by the vet, add extra water to it, every time.  This will help flush him out.  No dry food!  

Here's some articles on UTIs (Urinary Tract Infections) in cats:

http://www.thecatconnection.com/care/uri...

http://www.petpeoplesplace.com/resources...

http://www.ehow.com/how_2071854_treat-ca...

This cat should be watched to make sure he doesn't block, meaning his urethra gets blocked and he can't urinate.  If this happens, it is a life threatening situation.  Monitor your cat closely over the next few days to make sure he's urinating & not straining to urinate.  If he becomes blocked, he will need to be taken to the vet or a pet emergency center IMMEDIATELY.  If he can't urinate within a few hours, the toxins building up will kill him.  If he does block and continues to keep blocking, there is a surgery to correct it.  I had a male cat go through this.  Just watch him closely.

I would recommend you never feed your cat dry food, or if you do, only give it to him once in awhile as a treat.  Continue to add extra water to his canned food for the rest of his life to keep him flushed out.  This will not hurt him to do this.  I do this will all my cats.  Feed your cat a high quality diet if you're not doing so already.  This means no by-products in the food.  I feed my cats Wellness brand canned cat food but any kind that is organic or doesn't have by-products is preferable.

Now that you know your cat has had this problem, an ounce of prevention will give you peace of mind down the road.   Hope this helps.

Answer 3

just stick with the docter tells you to. follow all directions and things will be better.dont feel bad for the kitten, you working on making it better for him