Keep Your Cat’s Urinary Tract Healthy

This guest post by Courtney Taylor is sponsored by In Clover

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the top reasons why cats visit the vet. They are painful for your cat, and often lead to messy cleanup and expensive vet bills for you.

UTIs are most prevalent in male cats and may be caused by excess weight, lack of exercise and poor diet. However, the most common causes are dehydration and a high urinary pH. Crystals and struvite stones may form, which are extremely painful to pass. The urinary tract will be inflamed and uncomfortable, and may even become restricted or blocked. Urinary blockage in male cats is a potentially life threatening condition that requires immediate veterinary attention.

Common symptoms include straining to urinate, frequent and incomplete urination, yowling during urination, and blood in the urine. Because urination is painful, your cat may start to associate the litter box with pain and eliminate outside of the litter box in search of relief.

Once a cat develops a UTI, he or she is more likely to develop future infections.

Because UTIs are so prevalent, there is no shortage of urinary tract support food, treats and supplements on the market. Unfortunately, many of these products feature ineffective formulations. They’re loaded with animal by-products, wheat, soy, corn and salt. They’re using cheap fillers but charging a premium price. Salt is the worst thing you can give to a cat with a urinary tract issue. Salt makes a cat thirsty, which causes them to drink, satisfying the pet parent but providing no benefit to the cat. Salt causes water retention and results in further dehydration.

To effectively treat and prevent urinary tract infections, you must treat the problem holistically.

First, feed a high quality diet free of fillers, artificial ingredients and grain. Cats are obligate carnivores and require a meat-based diet.

Second, monitor your cat’s weight and ensure he or she gets adequate exercise. Provide puzzle toys, chase toys, perches, boxes and other enrichment to encourage daily activity and regulate feeding (and treating) to avoid over-indulging.

In Clover Flow Daily UT Support Promotes Urinary Tract Health

Finally, feed a high quality, natural urinary tract supplement with a holistic formulation that provides support to the entire system. For a healthy urinary tract, the cat must not only drink but also urinate regularly, keeping the system flushed. To ensure proper hydration and urination, dandelion leaf is a gentle and effective choice. Cranberry lowers and regulates pH balance. Marshmallow root soothes and lubricates the urinary tract, promoting internal comfort. A natural anti-inflammatory like yucca is ideal for calming inflamed and irritated tissues.

Find all these ingredients in In Clover’s Flow daily UT support soft chews. Flow was formulated by an animal health expert and biochemist, using evidence-based scientific research. With 100% natural and human-quality ingredients, a money-back satisfaction guarantee, a formulation that promises results in the first bag, and 80% cat approval in feline taste tests, Flow is a wholesome (and affordable) solution for daily urinary tract care.

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Courtney Taylor holds a bachelor’s in animal science and is the director of customer care & marketing for In Clover. Since 1996, In Clover has been providing pet parents with holistic, natural supplements with a clinical foundation for everyday care you can feel good about.

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