If the cat suddenly began to drink more than usual, it is necessary to pay attention to her diet. Animals who receive a natural forage or damp canned food drink less, than the animals living on dry feeds.
Instruction
1. The fact that the old cat drinks much – quite natural phenomenon. The amount of liquid in an organism reduces aging process therefore with age the need for water increases. You should not worry if the kitten drinks much: the young organism grows and develops therefore spends more liquid, than already created adult cat.
2. Of the reason of the increased thirst of cats system diseases can be one. One of such diseases is diabetes. At it the pancreas of a cat develops small amount of hormone of insulin which transfers sugar from the blood course in cages where it develops energy. Glucose grows in blood, and cages starve. A large amount of glucose is gradually removed by kidneys that in the investigation breaks concentration function of kidneys, and urine becomes liquid.
3. As a result the cat loses a lot of water and therefore begins to drink much. At installation of this diagnosis to you will advise to make biochemical and clinical blood test further to exclude violations in work of other bodies which can develop against the background of diabetes.
4. The main treatment of diabetes at cats - insulin therapy. Measurements of glucose of blood are taken in veterinary clinic weekly 2 days in a row. After achievement of the expected control of sugar of blood of measurement are made once in 1-2 months as prevention.
5. The chronic renal failure is other common cause of the increased thirst at cats. It is the main problem of cats aged. Usually kidneys hardly begin to remove metabolism products when in them there are less than 25% of live nephrons, and the others died. The increased thirst is the first signs of a renal failure.
6. This disease, unfortunately, is incurable. The veterinarian can only help to work to the remained cells of kidneys with the smallest loading and to remove metabolism products in other ways. At first it will be necessary to take tests of blood and urine once a month to write out treatment. At further treatment and monitoring the cat can live not one more year of normal cat's life.
7. If you noticed that the cat began to drink more, address the veterinarian. After inspection he will explain the reason of "cat's thirst". Possible reasons: diabetes, hormonal imbalance, proteinaceous poisoning and another. If the disease is detected, the veterinarian will appoint necessary treatment and a diet.