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My cats drink & pee more with new water dish. Is it a kidney issue?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Mediumhair | Male | neutered | 10 years and 11 months old | 10 lbs

I bought my cats a bigger water dish that refills itself. It seems like they are drinking WAY more water and peeing a lot more. Their behavior hasn't changed at all and they don't seem to be in any pain, but I googled this and it said it could be a kidney issue. Should I be worried about this?

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Answered By Dr. Elizabeth

Veterinarian

Published on March 16th, 2020

I recommend to play it safe and have some lab work run. Given their age, it's better to play it safe. Catching kidney disease early means you can start treatment (which is usually just a diet change) and this can increase the length of quality life after diagnosis. I hope this helps.

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