[主題] 【貓】居家照護─貓沙使用篇Why clumping cat litter for older cats

Why clumping cat litter for cats who are above 6 years old, well, cats at this age are senior cats. Usually, they are susceptible to age related health problems, such as kidney failure, Feline Urological Syndrome-FUS, aslo known as Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease(FLUTD), feline diabetes, liver related problems or even pancreatitis. For some of the age related problems, to monitor how much they pee or how they pee became important as the vet would diagnosis base on this. For example, cats that are suffering from Feline Urological Syndrome-FUS, aslo known as Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease(FLUTD), they don't pee at once but drip a little by little or they'll just go do their business then you'll find them digger for a long time but nothing comes out. If you have use crystal litter, you may not know if they have pee at once or not. But there is more dust would stick on cats that have FUS(FLUTD) problem, after been treated, you may go on the crystal litter for a while to prevent the clumping litter dust stuck on to their urethra. One of the symptoms when a cat has feline diabetes is that the cat would pee a lot, therefore, if you see unusual moment the pee clumps in the litter tray, that's gotta tell you something, BRING your cat to the vet! However, I often see people trying to save money so they would use shredded news paper or train their cats to use human toilet. Please stop doing that to ignore their health problems.

為什麼要用凝結沙，通常貓過了六歲後，都是算老貓了，身體會出現一些老貓有的健康問題例如，腎臟病，貓下泌道尿發炎結石，糖尿病，肝的問題或胰臟炎。有一些問題尿或他們如何尿會成為獸醫們診斷的主要原因之一。拿貓下泌尿道結石來說好了，一般公貓常會有這些問題，因為他們的尿道較短較窄，他們的尿道開始發炎時，會尿不出來，也不會一次一泡尿就出來，會用滴的。所以如果您使用凝結沙，拕到的貓尿塊是小小，小小的，都不是一塊大大的，那就真的有問題了。而貓糖尿病其中的一個臨床症狀是多尿，尿會甜甜的，有一點粘，味道也會不一樣，所以如果一天尿塊的尿突然大增，那也該去找您的家庭獸醫囉！不管如何，我常常看到很多人為了省錢讓他們的貓用碎的報紙或訓練他們用人用的馬桶，拜託一下，不要這樣做，因為看老貓如何尿成了他們長命的一個方法哦！

下面引用由shandie在 2010/12/20 08:20pm 發表的內容：
Why clumping cat litter for cats who are above 6 years old, well, cats at this age are senior cats. Usually, they are susceptible to age related health problems, such as kidney failure, Feline Uro ...

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對我而言
每天至少親自看一次貓咪上廁所的姿勢+時間+味道
和檢查紀錄所有貓沙塊的數目和大小很重要
我家貓弟雖會用馬桶(我不知道他怎麼會的)
不過我都特意將馬桶蓋蓋上不讓貓咪用

凝結沙有很多選擇
也建議貓友可以選擇自己和貓咪可以接受的凝結沙
知道貓咪尿尿的狀況這對貓咪保健真的很重要

我也頃向用礦砂可以每天觀察尿尿情形

每天紀錄貓貓尿餅大小及數量

貓如果愛舔腳的話
用礦砂會不會對身體比較不好???

下面引用由kimichiyan在 2010/12/22 10:19pm 發表的內容：
貓如果愛舔腳的話
用礦砂會不會對身體比較不好???

凝結沙不只有礦物沙一種選擇ㄚ

另外用礦沙
在我家經驗是ok
我家貓哥是天生肝發育不全的貓咪
所以對一些有毒物質的代謝會比正常的貓咪敏感
不過7年來
礦沙並沒對他造成影響(倒是食物的影響最大)

下面引用由anniehuang在 2010/12/22 12:27pm 發表的內容：
+1
對我而言
每天至少親自看一次貓咪上廁所的姿勢+時間+味道
和檢查紀錄所有貓沙塊的數目和大小很重要
...

沒有錯
沒有錯
謝謝您同意這篇文章的idea 哦~
您真是一個用心的貓媽呢

下面引用由馬柏在 2010/12/22 04:17pm 發表的內容：
我也頃向用礦砂可以每天觀察尿尿情形
每天紀錄貓貓尿餅大小及數量

是呀~
有用心，寶貝的生活有品質

下面引用由kimichiyan在 2010/12/22 10:19pm 發表的內容：
貓如果愛舔腳的話
用礦砂會不會對身體比較不好???

一般小型哺乳類動物肝腎功能有異常都是基因上或食物等引起，礦沙引發的還倒是沒有在臨床上看到過哦。

下面引用由anniehuang在 2010/12/22 12:27pm 發表的內容：

也建議貓友可以選擇自己和貓咪可以接受的凝結沙
知道貓咪尿尿的狀況這對貓咪保健真的很重要

對呀~檢查貓砂的使用狀況~真的很重要!!!

我每天清貓砂的時候~
都會看他尿了多少尿??便便是否正常??是否有寄生蟲......等問題!!

之前喵喵拉肚子~也是一下子就發現!!
然後就趕快帶去看醫生.....