Outside the Box 3: Feline Idiopathic Cystitis Stressing Your Cat Out?

Your cat is straining, peeing outside the litter box, or even passing bloody urine, but your veterinarian says it may not be a UTI. In Episode 3 of Outside the Box, internal medicine specialist, Dr. Amy Oberstadt, explains feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC), one of the most common causes of lower urinary tract problems in cats. This episode dives in to how stress can create real physical changes involving the nervous system and bladder, why FIC can keep coming back, how to recognize urinary pain, and why treating the whole cat, not just the bladder, is so important.

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