Know when your pet's urinary symptoms require immediate veterinary care. Some conditions can be fatal within hours.
Calculate Treatment CostsA complete inability to pass urine is a life-threatening emergency. Without treatment within 24-48 hours, your pet can die from toxin buildup and kidney failure.
Get Cost EstimateThese symptoms indicate a potentially life-threatening situation.
If your pet hasn't urinated in 24 hours (or is trying but producing nothing), this is a medical emergency. Especially critical in male cats.
Repeated, painful straining but only passing drops or nothing at all. May cry out in pain. Indicates possible blockage.
Vomiting combined with straining to urinate or not urinating. Indicates severe systemic illness.
Extreme tiredness, weakness, or collapse combined with any urinary symptoms. Toxins may be building up.
A swollen, tense, or painful belly combined with straining to urinate. The bladder may be dangerously full.
Signs of severe pain when the lower belly or back is touched, combined with urinary symptoms.
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