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Why does my 6-month-old kitten only pee once a day? Is it normal?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | British Shorthair | Female | spayed | 6 months and 6 days old | 6.5 lbs

Hello!My kitten is 6 months and ...Is it normal that my kitten pee once within a day?It always does it at nights ,so I can't watch to it ...It is so active and playful.Tiffany eats a lot.She eats canned fish or dry cats food.The fish isn't salty.Tiffany doesn't drink much water.But I read on the Google that 6months kittens should pee 4-5 times.(sorry for my English )

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Answered By Kevin Sanada, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on March 24th, 2018

Cats are really good at conserving water, so they can be normal and pee only once a day. As long she is acting normal and eating normal, I would not be too concerned. A lack of urine production can be seen with acute kidney failure, but she would have other obvious signs of illness (i.e. vomiting). It's best for her to drink more and urinate more to prevent infections and early kidney failure. You can help promote drinking by putting water in the good, or giving a little broth of fish juice with her food. I hope that helps and all is well with Tiffany.

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