Cystitis and UTI Remedies for Cats
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[YEA] 10/12/2009: Samantha from Saint Cloud, Florida, Usa writes: "My 1 year old male cat started being lethargic, and wouldn't eat much. We knew something was wrong, because he's usually very active. I started doing searches to see if I could find a reason, and possibly a cure. Of course after reviewing all the symptoms, I pretty much figured he had a UTI. Thank God, the people of Earth Clinic, an all of the wonderful people who have posted here. I went right out and purchased Apple Cider Vinegar, unfortunately I couldn't find the natural as a lot has suggested, so I purchased the w***e h***e brand, and a medicine dropper. I think he knew I was giving him something that was going to help, since he didn't fight me, when I put it into his mouth.(I used a mixture of 1/2 teaspoon of the ACV and 1/2 teaspoon of water). Even though he spit most of it out, I know he got some of it, because within 15 minutes he was using the litter box and seemed to be feeling better.
The next day, he seems much better (started eating), so I put 1 teaspoon of the ACV in their water bowl (Dog, and two cats share a bowl that is almost a gallon of water). Plus I put some in a small can of food for him (we don't feed them can food - only dry). He's been looking much better! Thank you again."
12/18/2011: Ida from Woonsocket, Ri replies: "Many an infection can come as a result of a lack of drinking enough, esp in cold months....... For these cats... So invest in a water fountain... I found the best one in cleansiness and functionality and price is the Catit round one.... I got it from Petsmart and get the filters from Amazon. It has helped 100% in my Persians health I am happy and they drink from it mostly even though I have steel bowls of fresh water in 2 other areas of my home."
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10/05/2009: Woodsinn from Stroudsburg, Pa, Usa writes: "Terrible cystitis episode
My 9-yr old male cat Opals has been spraying and acting strange for over a month. He was neutered at 9 months old, and has never acted like this. Last week his spraying increased, and he began whining, crying and licking himself. When he tried to spray with no effect, I was happy, but then noticed the same behavior in the litter box. I was concerned, but I didn't know what was wrong, and it was 2 days more before I took him to the vet. He was given antibiotics, painkillers, etc. I could just kick myself, I suspected cystitis, but never saw it before in a cat. The spraying research I did gave me no clue. He has now been to the vet 2x this week, once he was kept for 3 days with a catheter for a blockage. He has barely peed since I picked him up 2 days ago, and I plan to have him checked again today. So far, we are up to $1400 in vet bills, and he is still in great pain. i will try the ACV today as soon as I can get some, I certainly hope it will help him through this. Grateful for your site!"
Replies10/04/2011: Leslie from Brampton, Ontario replies: "I would like to know how your story turned out?"
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[YEA] 10/05/2009: Peacock from Eaton, Ny writes: "ACV and Cat UTI
I can't tell you how thankful I am to have found this site and the recommendation to try ACV for my cat's recurring UTIs. Kiki is 13 years old and is tormented with UTI's regularly. As others have mentioned, the vet bills become very expensive and never once was a simple home remedy suggested. Anyway, for the past week I have supsected that Kiki may be suffering from another UTI. I had confirmation of this after I found a puddle of pee on the kitchen floor. Sadly, I was seriously considering putting Kiki down because I can't stand to watch him suffer any more, and the expense of treating this is too much. I decided to do an internet search and came across this site and the ACV recommendation. I went right to my local whole foods store and purchased organic ACV (with the mother). I made a 50/50 mixture of water and ACV, put it in a dropper, and squirted it down his throat. Honestly, the first time I did it he didn't have any type of reaction. Just drank it like it was water. Second time was not so good, but I think that's because I had more ACV than water. Anyway, we're on day three of this treatment and so far so good. No sign of him peeing anywhere other than the litter box and he hasn't been crying in pain. I should also note that based on a post here, I have also supplemented his dry food with wet, and added water to the wet to encourage increased water intake. He loves the wet food and doesn't mind that it is watered down. I really hope that ACV is the home remedy I've been looking for, and so far it seems to be!! Best of luck to others with this problem!!"
Replies[YEA] 11/08/2010: Beverly from San Antonio, Tx replies: "Thanks everybody for the UTI info. Our male kitty was trying to urinate frequently and was spending at least 15 minutes at a time in the litter box producing little results... Just a couple of spots.. Not bloody though. So we're assuming he had a UTI. Anyway... We read about the vinegar here and started giving him 1/2 t. Of vinegar diluted with 2 t. Water morning and evening... Squirting it in his mouth with a syringe. Also we sprinkled a half capsule of Echinacea (400mg) and half a capsule of Uva Ursi (500mg) on his food morning and evening along with 500 mg of powdered vitamin C morning and evening and changed his food to a good canned food without the fillers and watered it down making it soupy.After 4 days his new name is I. P. Freely!!! We absolutely do not want to take him to a veterinarian for this since they killed one of our other darlings with their antibiotics that didn't work!!! Between 5 different vets... All they could do was to give her antibiotics... This went on for 5 YEARS!!! The end result was bladder cancer which took her life. Since then (learn from our mistakes! ) we've used the echinacea and uva ursi and vitamin C on our other cats with success. This is the first time we used the vinegar. This is our first male cat so we were afraid it may have been the crystals??? So whatever it was he's better now!!! Thanks again EC!!!!!!"
[YEA] 05/17/2011: Joan from New Hope, Pennsylvania, Usa replies: "Thanks to all posts here.... What with these events (she's a rescue kitten first time in heat; recently moved into the house with 2 longtime female cats not happy to greet her; 2 young children playing, ETC. ) along with clothes, furniture, and beds all taken apart being washed/deodorized... we've been upset lately. What happened was - the usual cat-in-heat-synptoms (crouching, yowling, scratching, getting underfoot, rushing the door, pacing, urinating, etc. ) masked the simultaneous cystitis. It was probably from not drinking enough water, and stress. Reading this thread was what brought the problem and solution into focus - Thank You!So..... This, our time-tested remedy as was recommended by a kind holistic vet many years ago.... Voila! Now, Skippy is acting like her good self again, and so are we! Here it is....
1) Break a 500 mg chewable of Vitamin C into 4 parts for a 2-day supply
2)Give the cat distilled or spring water to drink
3)Twice a day, Crush a 1/4 pill (125mg. ) to powder in a small dish, mix in well with a drizzle of olive oil over a heaping teaspoon of good canned fishy cat food or tuna; or into peanut butter and olive oil, whatever the cat's favorite soft treat food is. Spoon-feeding this to kitty and talking about getting better should do it, if the medicine food isn't eaten up fast at first: pets are smart and understand our speech. Probably hopefully we'll give more canned and less dry food in future - and will try not to give tap water in the bowls, too. Best to All, Joan"
09/01/2011: Lyn from S.a., Tx replies: "Thank you all for your stories about the use of Apple Cider Vinegar. My male cat has come down what seems to be a urinary tract infection and I will give him ACV in the hopes of treating it."
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08/31/2009: Elwin from Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada writes: "This site is awesome. we inherited Archie from our granddaughter when she went to university.That was about 8 years ago. Granddaughter is about to enter medical school. Archie is 17 years old. A couple of weeks ago,his urine slowed down big time. less than once a day, and then,just a mall clump in the litter box> We took him to the vet, and after exam and blood work and prescription,and $240.00,the prognosis was thathe was in the early stages of renal failure. We gave him the pills(Baytril 15 mg. for ten days. It worked, but barely. just a small amount of urine once,and sometimes, less than once, daily. He became lethargic,and a few days ago, I held him in my arms,and had a teary momentI decided then that that I would do anything I could to keep him around for a few years longer. I got in to this site. The solution: 1/4 tsp of apple cider vinegarin 2 tsp wet cat food. Within a day his urination amount was normal, and now,within a 24 hr. period, he is urinating 3 times-and good substantial ones. He's also back to normal-he played with his catnip mouse this morning. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Cheers: Elwimn Hemphill, Pictou, N.S., Canada"
Replies[YEA] 12/05/2010: James from Orange, Us replies: "What worked for me:
My healthy lean male cat of 3 years started showing signs of serious bladder blockage just a few days ago. We have fed him a mix of newman's own organic cat food half dry/ half wet, but he is a crunchy food addict so would eat mostly the dry and only the wet when really hungry. He was lean and healthy so we didn't worry much about this then. He also doesn't seem to drink from his water bowl all that often. He started acting really lethargic and then noticed him doing the litterbox dance, going in and out without peeing much if at all, this was at night and our vet was closed. I did research online and worried about the dangers of full blockage and the need to take the cat in asap, but the emergency vet charges big markups, so we decided to wait til morning for our regular vet as long as he continued to show signs of at least getting a few drops of urine out on most of his litterbox trips.We also started giving him oral doses of diluted raw apple cider vinegar mixed with a "d-mannose" supplement every few hours using one of those plastic syringe squirter things you can get at a pharmacy. I had read many testimonials online about people having success with this issue by supplementing the vinegar, seemingly as it would help to quickly drop the urine ph. The "d-mannose" is the main ingredient in cranberry juice that helps with uti, and thought that if he had any bacterial uti issues this would help and couldn't hurt.
So to be safe I stayed up all night observing him and giving him the doses every few hours and in the morning just before we were to take him into the vet we noticed he went to the litterbox and had a noticeably larger urine amount which was a relief so we decided to hold off on the vet and keep up the doses. We also cut out dry food and gave him wet food with broth or distilled water and microwaved it a little so it was a little warm, he lapped up the broth and ate a little, towards the of the evening he started peeing larger and larger amounts and started to regain his energy and playfulness and didn't seem to be in discomfort anymore.
The next day he seemed fully back to normal, though we are continuing to give him one dose of Apple Cider Vinegar and d-mannose and will continue to give him only wet food with added water or broth heating it up slightly as he seems to prefer. If most of these bladder blockage problems are caused by dry food and grain causing higher pH than ideal in the urine it makes sense that the apple cider vinegar supplement would help by quickly lowering the pH in the urine. Plus it is super cheap, and so far has worked a miracle for us. You can google this remedy to find out more.
Our dose was 1/4 teaspoon acv(vinegar) mixed with 1 teaspoon distilled water with 1/8 teaspoon "d-mannose" powder per dose. To give it orally my gf or myself would hold the cat and lift his scruff so he couldn't move his head much while the other person would squirt the liquid in the back of his mouth. Now that he is back to full energy this is getting harder as he resists more so I decided to squirt it and lightly rub it in on his side when he was laying down cleaning himself and he happily lapped it up. Worth a try especially for those who are worried about huge vet bills."
12/28/2010: Spice\'s Mom from Cape Coral, Fl replies: "My male cat is 11 yrs old and was recently diagnosed with Diabetes and I have been having a problem with him leaking urine for about 2 yrs. Antibiotics make him very sick and only seem to help while he is taking the antibiotics. He doesn't have a problem with the litter box when he has a recent insulin shot, but when his blood sugar rises he has issues with leaking large puddles. He also still drinks large amounts of water. He has had bad UTI's in the past, not sure if this is diabetes related. I am starting him on the ACV treatment today to see if it helps. Does anyone have advice for me regarding diabetic cats and UTI's? I would really appreciate any advice. Thank you in advance! Spice's Mom"
02/14/2011: Vinnie from Auckland, New Zealand replies: "Hi there, I was so happy and thankful to read this thread; some years ago I lost my first cat to the dreaded crystals. It devastated me. After many years, I was asked to take in an abandond cat (now 3yrs old) to save his life, and 2 days ago he was diagnosed with said crystals. I was so scared. The vet was really nice and helpful, but after catheterising only gave me anti inflammatories and Hills perscription as further treatment. The hills bix list brewers rice as their key ingredient, and the wet food pork by-product, neither of which thrilled me, but anything for him to get better! However, on doing a bit of research I find that dry food I. E. the biscuits are possibly part of the problem - we fed him expensive store bought bix for breakfast and snacks prior to the crystals, so I was really concerned to be feeding him these to make him better.Did not know anything about ACV before finding this page, wasnt even sure if you could get this 'mother' stuff here in Aotearoa New Zealand, but yay, yes I can. So have just bought some and will get started now - so good luck to us, and thankyou thankyou to all the people who take the time to post here! Kia ora."
[YEA] 02/28/2011: Diane Small from Cambridge, Ma replies: "My male cat, age 7, began straining to urinate. I gave him ACV, but it didn't help him. I took him to his veterinarian, who diagnosed him with a urinary tract infection and prescribed antibiotics and pain medications. But the UTI returned in a few days and I had to bring my cat back to the vet who prescribed stronger antibiotics and pain meds. Once again the problem returned in a few days and the vet prescribed still stronger antibiotics and pain meds. The bill came to just under $700. The vet didn't mention food to me at all, until I asked whether my cat should still eat dry food. He didn't answer and just told me to cook a chicken and put the juice in my cat's wet food. He also told me to put wet pads on my cat's rear end. The UTI returned very quickly.This time I reached for a book on my shelf, Rodale's Encyclopedia of Natural Home Remedies, c1982. On page 69, someone had written to Prevention with a remedy for her neutered male cat's cystitis (bladder infection). She added tomato juice (one tablespoon) and water (one tablespoon) to her cat's wet food. Since another person used a remedy with no salt, I bought a bottle of Bionaturae Organic Strained Tomatoes, no salt, at my local food co-op. Since it is so concentrated, I just add one and a half teaspoons of the strained tomatoes along with a tablespoon and a half of water in the my cat's wet food twice a day. I also add three drops of olive oil in the wet food. This worked immediately.
It's been about seven weeks now and my cat is fine. He loves the strained tomatoes and water mixed in with his food. I even give him about a quarter a cup of Innova Evo dry cat food daily and he's doing fine. Since I've reduced the amount of dry food he gets, I worried about his bowel regularity, so I give him a wet cat food with chunks of food; I use Nature's Variety Homestyle canned, by Prairie, mornings and then in the evening I give him Wellness canned, which doesn't have chunks.
A few months before my cat's problems began, I had decreased his wet food and increased his dry food (I had also stopped giving him Evo dry and switched to another dry food), because I wanted to keep his weight down. I suspect this may have caused the problem. So now I give him wet food twice a day with the strained tomatoes and water, and about a quarter of a cup of Innova Evo dry daily. It has worked for my neutered male cat."
[YEA] 03/12/2011: Sdstlouis from St. Louis, Missouri replies: "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
This stuff works! Lizzy my female cat was having problems going to the litter box and was only able to do a few drops at a time. After introducing the Apple Cider Vinegar into canned food as well as giving her 1/4tsp of Apple Cider Vinegar to 2tsp of water with a syringe twice a day, she was slowly getting back to normal. It took about 5 days for it to take full effect. Sure saved me big $ from taking her to the vet. I'm now mixing the Apple Cider Vinegar into the canned food for both cats as part of their diet. You guys are brilliant!"
03/12/2011: Diamond from Salisbury, Mass. replies: "I hope we are careful with the amounts of apple cider vinegar given to our little pets. Their organs are very small and can be easily compromised, I used it once or twice and noticed blood in my kittens urin so I stopped the use, an no more blood in vomit or urin....... keeping my fingers crossed.
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03/26/2011: Diane Small from Cambridge, Ma replies: "I need to follow up on my comment regarding my male cat with UTI, because I did have further problems, mostly maybe due to me.Brought my male cat, age 7 ½ years old, to veterinarian when he kept going back and forth to the litter box, stayed in there, and kept meowing. Vet diagnosed the problem as a serious UTI and gave him antibiotics and pain meds. I gave him meds when cat returned also. Problem came back again. Returned to vet for stronger antibiotics and pain meds. Once again problem returned. Brought him back again for even stronger antibiotics and pain meds. Bill came to just under $700. Problem returned. I looked at Rodale's Encyclopedia of Natural Home Remedies, 1982. Recommended was tomato juice and water in canned food. Worked; I used a bottle of strained organic tomatoes, a tablespoon of the tomatoes with a tablespoon and a half of distilled water in canned cat food twice a day. When I gave my cat one morning just cooked chicken and some dry food, his UTI returned. When I resumed the strained tomato/water routine, he squatted and urinated everywhere. I panicked and panicked and got him Cranactin capsules; I opened the capsules gave him half a capsule of the powder in wet food twice a day.
When he gagged after a day or two, I looked at another book: Veterinarians' Guide to Natural Remedies for Cats, by Martin Zucker, 1999. One veterinarian recommended just giving your UTI prone cat canned food mixed with water. I started giving my cat a half can of canned food twice a day with about a tablespoon and a half of distilled water twice a day. Because one vet in that book or another found that fish could trigger the problem, I don't use fish flavored food. I get Nature's Variety Home Style by Prairie, because it has chunks of foodI thought it might help keep him regular. In the evening I give him either Wellness canned or Pet Guard canned with the water. In the morning, I throw in about a tablespoon of dry food (Innova EVO). I also put 3 drops of high quality olive oil in the canned food twice a day.
My cat seems fine so far; it's been about six weeks. I am very disappointed with my vet, who didn't mention food to me; when I mentioned it, he said nothing, except to boil a chicken and put the juice in it. And he charged me $700. I recommend both books highly. The latter book, by Martin Zucker, especially for your cats."
[YEA] 06/01/2011: Marina from Honolulu, Hawaii replies: "My cat was only urinating a few drops and even then it was bloody. I found this forum and took the advice of many of you. I switched her to can food (with a splash of apple cider vinegar) and used a medicine dropper to give her some water mixed with apple cider vinegar. Within 8 hours she peed a large puddle! Within 24 hours she was urinating normal and within 36 hours she seemed better then before. Apple cider vinegar (organic) is amazing. Thank you all for the advice. The canned cat food cost me like 25 cents a can and the apple cider vinegar (organic) only cost $2.24. A doctors visit would have cost me hundreds and that's not even counting the medicine cost!"
06/01/2011: Christy from Knoxville, Tn replies: "I had a question about the ACV for cats. My cat has been diagnosed with bladder issues and has had crystals in her urine. She was given antibiotics and a prescription cat food (dry). She has had urinary issues since. Tonight I put 1/4 tsp in some wet food and 1/2 tsp in 2 cups of water. She is an absolute beast to medicate. Will this work without giving it to her in a syringe with water?"
12/05/2011: Cristin from Independence, Ky replies: "My vet did the same thing for my cat and I am just discovering this treatment since I believe she is not cured and suffering again. Did it work for you with just putting it in her food bc my cat is difficult like yours to get syringes in her. I am hopeful this will work for her. Any other advice would be wonderful!!!"
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[YEA] 08/19/2009: Shellye from Austin, Tx writes: "I came home from a week long vacation in the mountains to find that my Texas Ray (10 yr. old neutered indoor/outdoor male) was suffering from a UTI. Crying in pain, constantly licking himself and searching for a soft place to urinate I noticed only a few drops came out. Poor baby! I found this website and spoon fed him the recommended 1/4 teaspoon of ACV and 1 teaspoon filtered water. He took it surprisinly well. -no major fighting to resist it despite the taste. Almost immediately the crying and pacing stopped! About 2 hours later I mixed 1/4 teaspoon ACV and 2 teaspoons filtered water into some canned cat food that he ate enthusiastically. This morning (12 hours after 1st dose) I gave him a third dose of 1/4 teaspoon ACV and 1 teaspoon filtered water and 20 minutes later he was able to urinate easily with no noticeable pain. I will continue to administer this dosage to him for one more day.
Thanks for the advice!"
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08/14/2009: Sylvia from Frederick, Md. writes: "I sure was blessed to find this website and the cure for cystitis for my 14 yr old Kit Cat. I used 1/4th teaspoon apple cider vinegar mixed with 1 teaspoon water and put it in a glass dropper applied to the corner of her mouth while my husband held her under her front paws and her rear. I did this every morning before breakfast and in 3 days, she was healed. I also put 1/2 teaspoon ACV into 2 cups water and that is her drinking water for the day. I continued to put the ACV in her drinking water and find she drinks a lot more now. In fact I wonder if I should stop putting it in the water. Will it be bad for her? Can it hurt? She seems to go a lot now. Maybe too much? I did not see anyone ask this. THANKS"
Replies01/09/2011: Sylvia from Frederick, Md., Usa replies: "I found the answer is to put ACV in cat's water only 3 times a week to avoid bladder infections from too much. Also give water in a dropper right after the 3 day treatment I mentioned so kitty can get rid of the taste. Do away with dry catfood till kitty gets well. Crush a 250MM vitamin C pill in the catfood 3x a week."
01/09/2011: Sylvia from Frederick, Md., Usa replies: "I learned that the water containing ACV should only be used 3X a week so bladder infection could be avoided. Also vitamin C 250 MM crushed and put in the food 2X a week is a help to a senior cat for arthritis."
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[YEA] 08/12/2009: Uniquegirl from Warrington, Nr Manchester, England, Uk writes: "re: Cystitis, Cat Urinary Tract Infection - very bad with blood
APPLE CIDER VINEGAR was the very last resort for my beloved companion aged circa 14, Tilly. She developed an infection back in 2006 shortly after my fiance moved in with his female cat, Ally. Ally & Tilly were not friends ( they still aren't !) and after some stress Tilly began to pee in painful little spots aound the house, pitiful to watch. Of course we took her to the vets and over two years they got the condition barely under control, when in February this year I CAME ONTO THIS WONDERFUL SITE HERE and read about a lot of people having success using Apple Cider Vinegar, I continued using the vet quality food BUT stoped taking Tilly to the vets for her jab of chemicals ( Cartrophen I think it was called and it didn't really work ! ) well, she stopped peeing immediately and I was going to write up here about it, but I thought, No, I'll stay with it and give a proper write up- Tilly then began to exhibit very kitten - like behaviour, became much more playful and literally scampered about.....Remember !! She is 14 years old !! This was great, so I also began to put a few drops in Ally's food too ( she is about 12) and lo and behold she was the same...I can't thank the contributors enough, it's been **** seven months *** now, all I use is this; buy a normal botle of ACV in a glass bottle ( I am in England and use an Organic one it's about £0.89 a bottle - bargain !!) All you need is about a quarter or just less of that cap, and once it's under control just a few drops a day in their food. I hope you find this useful, and that it works for you, it has given Tilly a much better quality of life, please e mail me if you want to ask more about it.....does anyone know how the heck I stop her spraying the house now that she can pee properly though ??? LOL ;-) UniqueGirl"
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[YEA] 07/31/2009: Marina from Bloomington, Indiana writes: "My youngest cat, Elizabeth, had been urinating on the floor and odd places for a little while, but I didn't think much of it as she's not spayed, and she doesn't seem to like sharing her litterbox with other cats. However, last week I saw blood in her urine, and I realized she must have cystitis. I was really upset about it, because I didn't want her to be feeling sick or in pain, but I couldn't do anything; I had $8 to my name, and no car. So I went online to look for home remedies, and ran across this site.
I was skeptical, as I am with most home remedies, but I figured I had nothing to lose. So I walked to the nearest store about a mile away and purchased a bottle of apple cider vinegar and a few cans of wet cat food. Returning home, I mixed a capful of the ACV with a few spoonfuls of wet cat food and gave it to Lizzie. She didn't seem to mind the taste, so the next day I have her another serving, this time with less of the wet cat food. She still liked it, so I started giving a capful of ACV with a spoonful of wet cat food.
It's been a week, and amazingly, I've noticed an improvement. She's returned to laying curled up, which she hasn't done in a long time, and she's moving around the house more. She's still urinating on the floor and other hard surfaces, but I don't expect that to stop right away, but there's no blood. She seems to be having no difficulties; no straining or crying.
I would definitely suggest trying ACV for a cat with cystitis; not only does it not hurt to try, but it actually seems to really work. I'm very happy and I'm going to continue giving her ACV for the foreseeable future."
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07/15/2009: Janet from Manchester, Lancashire, England writes: "My beloved Bobby has been suffering for several months now on and off with UTI. His tract keeps blocking and he has been in a lot of pain, squatting all over the house and trying desperately to pee. This weeks episode was the worst as he was sick and had the runs with it too. Rushed him to the local RSPCA where they emptied his bladder which was full of blood, took him back today but his bladder was not full so they left him. Told me his outlook is not looking good and I am devistated as he is my baby and only 9 years old. He is a fat cat and I have been told to put him on a diet which is impossible as I have three other cats. He is having to take Cystease tablet at the moment but the vet basically has told me that his outlook is not good as it is a problem which will keep re-occuring. I found this site and have bought some acv. Put some in a syringe with water but it went everywhere except in his mouth! Have added some to his food and water but as all the cats share and he never eats a full bowl at once I cannot guarantee that he will eat any of the hidden acv. I shall keep trying though. Seems too good to be true that this can cure cats of this problem. I am scared to death that the next time I take him to the vets will be the last time. Will keep on trying and pray to God that it will work."
Replies08/01/2009: Liisa from Port Ludlow, Washington replies: "I wanted to respond to Janet from Manchester; you might want to try switching to a different food. I had a Male cat that had this problem and the only thing that helped him was to put him on very high quality food that does not have animal-by-products in it. If that still does not work try switching to a grain free food. This is an easy thing you can do that would benefit all of your cats. Our cat that had this problem went on to live until he was 17. I hope this helps."
08/04/2009: Paula from Sunderland, UK replies: "Hi i would like to reply to janets message, i have a male cat who was constantly getting uti's he was on special dry food also, however my normal vet was booked up so i made a appointment at a different practice, the vet asked me about diet and recommended changing to a wet food permantly and purchasing a water fountain, that was 7 months ago and so far no problems, all my cats drink more as they love the filtered water fountain, and no problem"
08/28/2009: Janet from Manchester, Lancashire, England replies: "I posted a message well over a month ago about my nine year old cat Bobby. He was having regular bouts of not being able to pee and in a lot of pain. I took him to the vets twice and the last time the vet told me if it happened again I would have to have him put to sleep. I was devastated and searched the net for a solution. I found this site and thought I would give him a try with the ACV as well as Cantharis tablets, which I also read were good for UTI's. Since his last bout of not being able to pee I decided to buy him slices of cooked chicken which I then coated on one side with a drop of ACV and then crushed a Cantharis tablet into the same side. I then fold in half and cut up into tiny pieces. A lot easier to give to him rather than sprinkle on his food as I also have three other cats who all share the food. I did not think I would be able to do this either by forcing the tablet down his mouth. Anyway, so far he has been fine and well and I have had no problems. I give him one tablet in chicken every morning and continue to give him a chicken piece later in the day when I am home from work. I rub in a tiny drop of ACV and he loves it. I want to thank everyone on this site who has posted suggestions for this problem. Fingers crossed that he continues to have no more problems."
07/20/2010: Empressmegami from Hackensack, Nj replies: "People, I noticed that many of you put your health and that of your pets in someone else hands. As someone who work in the field call medicine, I have one word of caution for those who do this--use your intuition, question everything, leave no stones unturned, ask for inserts for all drugs, be it pills or vaccines and read these things before you take them because you might just save yourself some agony. I know some people in the profession do not like when you ask them questions, but if you get that vibe you should seek help someplace else. I feel that genuine people who went into the field to help other people will answer your questions and will never view you as bothering them, but remember you have to ask questions and also try to take a hint. I have tried so many times to give people the opportunity to ask questions, asked them if they want to read medication inserts and 9 out of 10 times patients are so confident that they neglect to ask simple questions that could help them. I noticed one person mentioned how come his vet does not know of this simple remedy and my answer is that s/he may well know of it but if he tells you this then you would not need to visit the vet. On the other hand, s/he may have no idea that this works which means he does not understand what triggers ailments in the animal kingdom to include us. Some of us go to school and all we rely on is what we are taught. I did it for about 15 years before I realized that most times things are not working, people get sicker and more dependent on things that do them more harm than good. After stepping back from the situation, removing the blinders I realize that I can really depend on what I have thought because it appears that what I have been taught is meant to keep people sick so they can come back for more service. Think about it and listen to that little voice inside your head. Ask questions. How do I know that I would not get better whether I took that antibiotic or not? Who says I would not have been better already if I did not take that antibiotic? Did that antibiotic create another problem in my system that may take time to show up? What ingredients are in that antibiotic that I am asking for. Simple questions these may be but, you may be surprised at what you could learn. Think people- that is for yourself, and not base it on what mainstream media programs you to think."
07/21/2010: Rainman from Central, Vt, Usa replies: "Empressmegami from Hackensack, I think what you said is very good advice. However, the reason why most of us are here is because of the bad advice of our doctors (veterinarian and medical). For instance, if I listened to the advice of my veterinarian, he would've killed my dog. We were constantly asking questions. He said, nothing is wrong, it's nothing to worry about, it can't be that, this is the best thing for your dog. Well, after seeking resources like this site, my once almost dead dog (in the care of a veterinarian), is now getting healthier under the advice of the folks here and other places. The medical field is blind or ignorant to the damage they are causing and covering up. While not required, Nonmaleficence, primum non nocere, or "FIRST, DO NO HARM" was the first thing I learned when I was entering the medical field. It's one of the basic ethical values a medical person should be sworn to obied by. This oath seem to be overlooked by doctors. Instead they bathe in the piles of money they make dishing out harmful substances like they are candy. In short, WE do not trust our doctors advice anymore. We can't afford the risk. I urge everyone to question your doctor and then do your own research."
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[BETTER BUT NOT CURED] 07/05/2009: Nell from Sydney, NSW Australia writes: "Thanks so much, because you've all taken the trouble to document so many apple cider vinegar/cat cystitis treatment success stories as that gave me the confidence to try it. I'd been to the vet (since I panicked when I saw bloody urine initially as I'd heard boy cats can block up and suffer kidney damage if left unchecked and my dear little fellow was scratching around every 10 mins in his litter trying to do just a little more pee) anyhow the vet told me he should only need pain relief medication as an anti-inflammatory and for pain relief and hopefully it would improve. A day later and Pussycat's slightly bloody urine looked like the severe high blood content photo listed at top of this page. Fortunately I found this site since I was dreading another $180 or more vet visit and possibility of more chemical prescriptions I'm not fond of giving my pretty kitties at best of times. Since Kitty Boy was still able to urinate a little I tried ACV and after one dose (one quarter teaspoon ACV DILUTED so he wouldn't choke with one to one and a half teaspoons of water squirted into his mouth with a syringe - he used litter about 15 minutes later and had slightly more urine and less blood, I dosed again 5 hours later, that only improved and 2 days later no blood whatsoever. I have him on mostly wet cat food at moment so he can absorb as much fluid as possible. For the most part he eats thawed raw meat frozen for 5 days to kill any bacteria...I'm going to dose him for a full seven days because not quite yet back to as much urine he normally emits but man, what an improvement and I've used about $1 worth of ACV thus far. So impressed I'm taking it myself for the multitude of health benefits listed on this site, thanks again,very relieved and grateful."
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[YEA] 06/07/2009: Eqn from Orange County, CA writes: "Thank you to all of you for taking time to share your experiences and writing down the dosage used. My cat was suffering from a UTI this afternoon and I quickly conducted an internet search for natural remedies to alleviate her discomfort and cure her infection. I was thrilled to find this site and all of the feedback from other cat owners. I was also thrilled to find a bottle of ACV in my pantry. This remedy seems to have worked! I had a syringe and used it to administer 1/4 teaspoon ACV with 1 teaspoon water. She did not like this at all (who can blame her for the taste?), but she took it like a champ and within 3-4 hours was taking a nap, able to relax at last. I went to the pet store and found some feline urinary tract cranberry tablets and also purchased canned cat food (she normally eats a dried food diet). I mixed one tablet in with a small can of cat food - she ate this happily. And, once 5 hours had elapsed, I mixed a second dose of 1/4 tsp ACV: 1 tsp water in with some canned/soft cat food and was happy to see her devour it as she normally would do ( I was worried the smell of vinegar would offend her, but it did not appear to). I am happy to report that as I type this, she is napping comfortably! Thanks to all of you once again for sharing your experiences; I hope this continues to assist other cat owners facing this crisis."
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[YEA] 05/27/2009: Lucy from Grantham, Lincolnshire, UK writes: "Apple Cider Vinegar for Cats: My male cat Peanut started scratching about everywhere trying to pee and I knew straight away it was cystitus as Piper, my older male cat had had a UTI twice before. Of course it started on the Sunday followed by a bank holiday Monday so the vets were either closed or charging [pounds]100 call out fee. Luckily I found this site and ran out to buy ACV. I thought after, that perhaps it woudn't work because it was clear and did not have Mother in it, but I thought I would try anyway. Booked him for the vets Tuesday morning, 5 minutes later Peanut is peeing again... boy he has timing! We took him to the vets anyway and they said he was fine and it was cleared up. (No comment from the vet on the ACV when I mentioned I had used it...! )So, thanks everyone for all the geat info!
I bought an organic non pasturised cider vinegar and it worked, even though it was clear. I added 1/2 teaspoon to some wet food, enough to cover the smell. The next day he seemed wiser to it so I took advantage of his OCD and mixed a teaspoon in a tablespoon of water and 'acciently' knocked it over near him. He licked it up with satisfaction that it was clean again.
My advice would be to keep giving a teaspoon a day until the cat can pee again, but - check the bladder is not hard. If it is they will need the vet as that would mean there is a blockage. Check the cat when s/he is lying down or standing. This is what the vet told me."
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05/13/2009: Shoegrl from Seattle, Washington writes: "After three bouts of cystitis and the accompanying vet bills, I decided to seek a natural remedy for my kitty. I was not so keen on continuing antibiotics considering the side affects in humans (wiping away natural flora). I found your site and decided to try the ACV. I did want to make it palatible which is why I decided to use brown-rice milk. So I mixed three parts organic brown rice milk with one part ACV. I administered with 2 1.0ML shots. My plan is to give three times daily and then just twice daily. Once with his morning meal and once with his evening meal.
I expect to perform this indefinitely as I have two cats. I am feeding them seperately since the other does not have cystitis. I need to get them back on the same food.
Besides his obvious energy boost, his breath smells much better. Before it reeked.
Thank you very much for the information on this site. Its been priceless."
RepliesEC: Please let us know if you achieve a cure with ACV and brown-rice milk and we'll add a Yea rating!
[YEA] 01/14/2011: Shogrl from Seattle, Wa replies: "Hi, it is shoegrl. Sorry I took so long to respond. The rememdy worked like a charm. He had a little set back because I fed him dry salmon treats. I put him back on the dosage for three days and he was fine."
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[YEA] 05/12/2009: Ann from Tucson, AZ writes: "ACV for Feline UTI: Hooray! I gave my cat 1/4 tsp ACV in 1 tsp water 3 times yesterday and it brought him back to his normal love-sponge self. He was straining to urinate and seemed lethargic and in pain. I was not in able to get him to a vet, but thankfully, I found this website - thank you thank you thank you!"
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[YEA] 05/07/2009: Angela from Calgary, Alberta, Canada writes: "Hello, my cat Spillo is 9 years old and has suffered for 8 years from serious cystitis. He has had too many blockages to even count. I have spent approximately $15,000.00 over these past 8 years due to the cystitis/blockages. He will act strange every couple of months, doing the licking and back and forth to the litter box. Because he has such a horrible track record with blockages, I have no other choice but to bring him to emergency or the regular vet every time he acts this way. At times it is just imflammation of the bladder, other times it has been bladder infections, and of course the other times it is blockage. The symtoms are the same for all of these so I always have to treat it as a blockage and take him to the vet. I was told last month that due to the number of times he has been put under, his kidneys are starting to weaken. They suggested that I make a decision to put him down. Well, that advice tore me into tiny bits. He is only 9 years old!! At the end of March I found this website and have been giving him 1cc of acv diluted with distilled water for a total of 20cc's of fluid TWICE a day. (Most vets can give you a 20cc syringe). The end of March is when he was unblocked and was pretty lifeless for a few days after the procedure. The first time I gave him the 1cc of acv with the distilled water he vomitted and then perked up immediately. Now every time I give him the acv mixture he asks for food and is so much more energetic. I don't know if he is producing less crystals. I will have to give an update after a couple of months. All I know is that he seems to be doing much better. I hope that this truly is the answer and that he will never block or have an episode of cystitis again. Only time will tell. I will be sure to give an update!
FYI his daily routine is as follows:
Morning-1cc of acv mixed with 19cc's of distilled water for a total of 20cc's of fluid given orally.
Afternoon-1cc of acv mixed with 19cc's of distilled water for a total of 20cc's of fluid given orally.
Evening-40cc's of Distilled water given orally. 2cc's of liquid glucosamine given orally.
I am now in the process of switching him to a raw food diet. Everybody please cross your fingers for me. "
10/23/2009: Angela from Calgary, Alberta replies: "Hello, I just wanted to finally give everybody an update on Spillo. Ever since we have been giving him the acv, he hasn't had one episode of cystitis or anymore blockages. The last blockage was the end of March 2009.....so he has been in the clear for almost 7 months. I did go to a cat specialist and he gave us some very important information. He said that the apple cider vinegar is great because it makes the urine more acidic which is good in preventing the formation of certain kinds of crystals. He said too much can form a different form of crystals, so it should be used in moderation. In addition to this, he said that the kidneys don't completely love acv. Hydration/flushing of the system with water(distilled given orally or iv fluids under the skin) is extremely important. Having this new information, we have decreased his daily intake of acv to only 1cc. It still gets mixed with distilled water and the rest of the diet is the exact same. Technically there could never be a cure for Spillo, but having this diet kind of puts it into remission. We can't believe how well he is doing! It truly has been a miracle for us. I will give another update in the future."
10/26/2009: Kathy from Wincanton, Uk replies: "Hi - please can you elaborate on your raw food diet. what do you feed your cat. My cat is prone to being overweight and suffers from cystitis> I am going to try the ACV immediately but also wondered about the raw diet. The vet has him on a special very expensive urinary diet at the moment which is all very well, but it contains additives etc which I dont like - thanks for any help"
11/03/2009: Angela from Calgary, Canada replies: "Hello, in all honesty I tried the raw diet for a while and Spillo ate it off and on. I lazily gave it a rest and put him back on specialty moist food. He is doing well on it but I must admit I feel guily for not feeding him raw. I would say to go to a pet specialty store that sells raw and they should be able to answer your questions about how much to feed your cat and recommend a raw brand. I have even been told by our German Shepherd's breeder from the Czech Republic that we should just give spillo a chicken wing or some other raw meat. He said the cats he grew up with in the Czech Republic ate raw meat and lived to a ripe old age with no disease. You can also look online at some cat raw food recipes and this should give you some good ideas. I hope this helps."
04/12/2010: Angela from Calgary, Alberta replies: "I promised to write back and let everybody know how Spillo is doing after a year since his last blockage. Everyday he has been taking raw apple cider vinegar and hasn't had an episode of cystitis, no bloackages, no urinary track infections. He only takes 1cc of ACV daily with distilled water and he also has 2cc's of liquid glucosamine. It really does work."
09/27/2010: Igor from Camp Wood, Texas replies: "Our cat Stiggy will eat only one kind of dry food and refuses all other food, fish, meat, human, food, milk products, you name it. A real finky eater if there ever was one. His partner Inspector Lynley eats everything, mice, birds. And such, a real pig. How do we get Stiggy to eat wet food?"
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[YEA] 04/22/2009: Ruth from England, UK writes: "1 am and my female cat rushing around like a loon, trying to pee anyware and yelling in pain. 1 capful of acv to 3 parts water, spoon fed (which i never imagined I would be able to do) Sat cross legged on the floor and put cat on lap under arm, held under chin with left hand and spooned one teaspoon in with right hand. 5 minutes later, cat asleep. Just going to do another dose now."
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[QUESTION] 04/19/2009: Nikki from Columbus, Ohio writes: "I think my cat has either a bladder infection or UTI. I noticed today that he has blood in his urine. I just gave him 2 .8ml droppers on ACV. How long will it take to help him. I can't afford to take him to the vet. Please can someone answer this for me!"
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[YEA] 04/10/2009: Yann from Phuket, Thailand writes: "My 3yr old male cat Jang suffered from UTI..he struggled just to urinate..One morning, i found him lying on the floor ...very weak...ive rushed him to the vet...and guess what...my total bill is $700....but thn to see Jang back on his feet makes me happy...Was told by the vet that this might happen again unless i changed his diet....I stumbled upon your website....ACV works wonders....its been 4 months and he is a healthy cat...no mor UTI...His diet include 2 capful of ACV, cooked in brown rice, mix veg and minced chicken....he love it so so much...Thanks Earthclinic!"
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[YEA] 04/05/2009: Gemma from Manchester, UK writes: "My 2 year old cat Belle had a bout of cystitis just over 6 months ago. 2 days ago, I noticed the same signs - constantly visiting the litter tray, straining and producing just a few drops of urine ever 5 minutes. Daunted by another trip to the vets I thought there must be a natural way of dealing with the problem so search the net and came across this site. Having read all the testimonies about Apple Cider Vinegar and its ability to treat feline cystitis I rushed out to the shop and returned with a bottle. I mixed 1/4 a teaspoon with water and spooned it down Belle's throat. She didn't like it at all - can't say I would if I was made to swallow vingar but 1 day later and she's so much more settled rather than constantly wandering around and visiting the litter tray. I gave her another dose this morning at 9am and so far, she's yet to go to the litter tray - fingers crossed when she does, it will be normal!! So far, I'm a believer in ACV!"
Replies09/07/2009: Janet from Manchester, United Kingdom replies: "In response to your posting just to let you know that if your cat refuses to take ACV straight down his throat I find it a lot easier to rub pieces of cooked chicken strips in the vinegar on one side. I also crush a Cantharis tablet in the food too as this is also good for the bladder, I found them in the health food shop. The chicken pieces I buy frozen from a well known frozen food store and just take a few out to defrost overnight. Hope this helps."
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[YEA] 03/14/2009: Nikki from Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom writes: "A big thanks for the tips on this site. Our usually perky cat Scratcher became very poorly with the symptoms of feline cystitis , at a weekend when all the vets were on out of hours calls only. He was squatting in his tray literally every 5 mins, crying in pain. I found this site and went out immediately to get some acv. We diluted about a capful with water in a 10ml syringe and tried to get him to swallow but he never has liked being manhandled so that was a real struggle. I dropped a capful onto his scruff and rubbed it in, then later when he'd calmed down gave him half a capful neat in a portion of his favourite roast chicken. Every dish he had after that I also mixed a few drops of neat ACV in, which he didnt seem to notice so much. Within 24 hours his symptoms had much improved, he was still licking his parts a lot after using the tray but the pain semed to have eased considerably. I also started to give him watered down cat milk to encourage him to drink more, and got some feline glucosamine tablets (cystease) which he had one a day mixed into his milk. Day by day his symptoms became less and less and I am pleased to say within 2 weeks he is back to normal, peeing well and back to his happy self. We continue to put a few drops of ACV in each food serving and I think I will carry on doing this for the foreseeable future. A big thanks to everyone for their posts and tips, it really did help and Im so glad I found this site."
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02/24/2009: Marnie from Omaha, NE writes: "My cat has been suffering since December with his first UTI which required surgery just to unblock. He has been through several doses of antibiotics and anti spasm meds. Just when he seems to be getting better he takes two steps back. We are at our wits end with peeing outside of the litter box. We have got to find a cure for this soon. I believe the testimonies I have read here and want to be that lucky for our and our cat's sakes. The problem is I gave some dilute acv in a syringe last night and he hated it. I tried putting some in his wet food and in the bottom of a tuna can to entice him. He won't touch it. I hope he'll get hungry enough to finally eat today but I am hoping for a mixture that would be a little easier to get him to take."
EC: A number of readers on the site had positive results when they applied apple cider vinegar to the scruff:
06/03/2008: Rathmussen from Montreal, Canada writes: "I took the tip from someone on this site to put ACV on the scruff of my cat to help with a respiratory infection, and not only did it help her condition a bit, her whole coat has become magically lush. I don't know if it was spread everywhere from us petting her or brushing her with a baby brush, or if it was absorbed through her skin and spread from there, but wow. She was always a scruffy runt, but now she's downright regal looking!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Pets/acv_for_cats.html
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[YEA] 02/15/2009: Cathy from Subang Jaya, Selangor / Malaysia writes: "Cosmo, my neutered 8 month old cat, had his first case of UTI (frequent urination with little urine) sometime in November 2008. The vet prescribed Cystone which is a herb that encourages drinking. I did not really believe in this but I gave it to him anyway. It didn't work. His UTI became worst and he started to have blood in his urine and he licked his privates with a vengeance.
I took him to another vet and he was given a course of antibiotics which cleared the infection.
However, I noticed there was again blood in his urine 3 days ago. As I felt that the UTI will become pretty constant in his life (and he's still so young!), I figured that I would need to consider a holistic approach to this. And that brought me to this site.
I bought a bottle of ACV last night and gave it to him (1/4 tsp ACV to 1 tsp water). I repeated that this morning and by this evening, his pee is a healthy flow with no sign of blood! PLUS! He's not going in and out of his litter box. :)
I intend to continue giving him the ACV for at least 5 days and to monitor his progress after that.
I am really grateful for this website. It's relieved Cosmo's discomfort, and saved me tonnes on vet bills! Keep up the good work!"
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[YEA] 02/03/2009: Renee from Sonora, CA writes: "I am so thankful for this website! My 13 year old cat has had UTIs a couple of times in his life. And about $150 each time I take him to the vet. Well last week I noticed him going to his box often. Then he went into the bathroom & went on the rug. The urine was bloody. So now it's 9:30 at night & we don't have 24 hour vets here. I felt so sorry for my cat - he must have been in alot of pain. So I planned on calling the vet first thing in the morning. Then I got on this website, & read about the ACV. Now it's 10 at night, and I get dressed to go to the store, because (of course) I didn't have any ACV. Well, when I got back I mixed about a half capful with some tuna. He didn't eat very much, but by the next morning he was better! I kept giving him the ACV for about a week, and now you would never know he has a problem. I am so happy to find this remedy I am recommending it to everyone I know who has cats. Thank you so much!"
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[YEA] 02/03/2009: Lynne uk from Conwy, Wales U.K writes: "Apple Cider Remedy- I am writing this to say a big thankyou.
My 13 year old Persian cross cat Willow has had a few bouts of Cystitis over the years-stress from fireworks the vet thought the first time re Guy Fawkes night for us here in the U.K and then twice for what reason we never found out! Obviously there are vet bills to handle but most upsetting is the struggle to get regular tablets down her throat and at time when she obviously doesn't want to be bothered-she gets upset and so do I. Yesterday, Monday, Willow started to show signs of cystitis again, constantly dashing to the cat-litter tray, overgrooming herself "down there", general agitation-couldn't settle to nap and not too interested in eating also she threw-up a couple of times as well, all not good. As we are having a problem getting out and about due to the snow that we are having here at the moment I popped on to the internet and googled Home Remedy for cystitis in cats, to see how I could maybe alleviate her symptons until we could get her to the vet as at that time we had 4 inches of snow and minus temps & I simply did not fancy taking an unwell cat out into the night in that kind of weather. Anyway up popped this wonderful site and I thought I would try the Apple Cider Vinegar treatment-it works!! 1/4 teaspoon of the Apple Cider Vinegar together with 1 teaspoon of water drawn up into a pastic 6ml syringe(already had in house c/o vet from previous medicine for our cats, although I would have spooned it down her slowly if I didn't have the syringe) and gently and slowly squirted it down her throat followed by a plain water dose of the same size dose, 6ml, to help it on its way and to help remove any aftertaste in her mouth for her, at 6pm yesterday and then 10pm and this morning the litter tray dashes have stopped, she is grooming properly, eating normally and purring again-amazing and wonderful stuff. I have given her the same Vinegar-mixture dose at 8am this morning and will do so again at 3pm and again at 10pm evenly spaced and keep her in out of the cold and keep an eye on her obviously but I am genuinely amazed. Usually she would have been passing blood and crying in pain well before now and certainly not as she is now. I will keep this going for a week as I would have done the vets medication. Thankyou so,so much.
Lots of love from Lynne & Willow. xx"
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[YEA] 01/27/2009: Sheree from Durham, NC - US writes: "Years ago I had heard of mixing apple cider vinegar, natural apple juice and honey for my cat with cystitis. I can assure you it worked extremely well by administering via syringe into the mouth, and saved us from extremely high vet bills, pilling, and diarrhea.
I found this site (earthclinic.com) which mentions the ACV dilution method, but was wondering if anyone has heard of the combination I mentioned above. The combination (all natural) is palatable as the vinegar isn't as primary ingredient and it was palatable to my kitties whenever they would show signs of cystitis by urinating outside the litter box, blood in urine, etc. I know for a fact it works, it's just been years since I've had to use it and can't find the exact mixture of the three ingredients. Has anyone heard of this combination before, and if so, what the amounts of each ingredient should be? I'll keep searching, but meanwhile, I can try the ACV diluted with water. Thank you! SAR in NC"
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