Some normal animals can have crystals in their urine although sometimes they are indicative of an underlying issue especially if present in large numbers or accompanied by urinary symptoms.
Visible crystals in cat urine.
My cat spooki has urinary crystals we realized this after months of her urinating on our bed everyday out of nowhere and at some point i saw glitter in each pile of urine.
Crystals in cats also known as feline crystalluria is a medical condition which involves the formation of crystals in the cat s urine.
The detection of urinary crystals is not synonymous with kidney stones or the clinical signs associated with them nor is detection of urine crystals irrefutable evidence of a stone forming tendency but there is some association with an increased risk for kidney stones in animals that are.
Different types of crystals may develop if your cat isn t eating a proper complete and balanced diet.
Also any condition that changes your cat s urine ph such as kidney disease or long term medication use can cause crystals.
These crystals which are microscopic in size tend to appear like fine sand and often occur as part of or because of other conditions.
Male cats are far more likely to form urine crystals than females but that doesn t mean females can t be affected.
Crystalluria is a medical condition where crystals are expelled into the urine.
I just changed her entire diet to wet cat food beginning today and going to see if i notice any changes in her urine within the next month.
It was formerly referred to as feline urological syndrome or fus.