Animal Care Clinic San Luis Obispo Veterinary Hospital

It is not uncommon for male cats to develop an obstruction of the urethra and be unable to urinate. Cats are quite prone to a type of non-infectious inflammation of the bladder, called interstital cystitis. Kitties with this problem may have blood in their urine, urinate in unusual places or go to the litter box frequently to try to urinate. This disease causes a lot of “debris” to build up in the bladder. Male cats have a very small urethra and this small tube actually passes through a bone on the way out of the body. If some of the debris in the bladder gets into the urethra, it can form a solid plug that will not allow urine to pass. Think about the last time you had to urinate and had no access to a bathroom – ouch!