Kidney Stone Diagnosis Cat. The urine culture will identify any bacteria present in the urine and an appropriate antibiotic will be determined and prescribed in order to treat cats with urinary tract infections. This is because it is rare for kidney stones to cause symptoms and the majority of cats that have them don t show signs.
Treatment of the calculi themselves will depend on their composition. The majority of cases i see are diagnosed as an incidental finding when the animal is radiographed for another reason. Diagnosis of kidney stones in cats.
The symptoms a cat can exhibit indicating kidney stones include frequent urination straining to urinate passing only small amounts of urine and sometimes blood not always visible in the urine.
Imaging tests may show kidney stones in your urinary tract. Blood in the urine hematuria altered urine production increased or decreased lethargy. Diagnosing kidney stones in cats will also entail making sure there are no concurrent pathologies or complications. If the kidney stones aren t obstructing the flow of urine the cat may be prescribed medication in order to dissolve the stones allowing them to pass from the cat via the urine.