My cat has a UTI on urinary food. What OTC options can I add?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | spayed | 4 years and 3 months old | 15 lbs
ello, I recently started feeding my cats Purina Urinary tract health once I realized one of them has a UTI. Her urine smells very strong which isn’t normal for her plus her appetite has changed. The food has not seemed to relieve her UTI, so would I be able to buy something over the counter to help her urinary tract infection that she could take with her Urinary tract health food?
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Published on June 8th, 2018
In cats with urinary irritation, wet food is preferable to help reduce urine concentration and flush out the bladder. I strongly recommend a urine exam in order to determine exactly what is going on and to guide the most appropriate treatment (infection/inflammation etc). A sample can be collected using special urine collection litter which does not absorb urine. Petco provide a home kit for detecting UTI which can help to monitor such conditions
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Published on July 9th, 2019
Feed Tata wet food and add water to it to flush his bladder. If he appears lethargic, ill or distressed, he strains to urinate and nothing comes out, he starts yowling when he tries to urinate, or if the urine appears very bloody, then he should be seen by a vet ASAP. Best of luck.
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