Home Remedy for Cystitis in Cats | Treat UTI in Cats with Apple Cider Vinegar

I found blood in my kitty's pee. This simple DIY remedy for cystitis in cats has done wonders for her in less than a day! It helps dissolve bladder crystals, reduce inflammation, and even fight bacteria by lowering the pH of cat urine. You probably already have apple cider vinegar at home, so why not try? Just make sure you watch your cat closely to make sure it's peeing, especially if it's a male, because urine blockages can be fatal, and always consider carefully if it's an emergency or if you can afford to try something natural for a few days first. Hope this information helps you and your kitties! Thanks so much for watching!

Simply yours,
Vita xx

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor or a licensed practitioner. My videos aren't here to give medical advice, treat, cure or diagnose. All I do is share everything I learn during my own healing and self-improvement journey. Please do your own research before trying anything, talk to your health practitioner, especially if you take medications or are pregnant, and remember to always make well informed decisions because knowledge is power.

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[dakotahstr]

I did this only put it in my Brucys water. He was peeing a little blood. It cleared it up and never had a problem. I took him to the vet and he was perfect. Blood work great. He lasted 23 years this year. I miss him terribly. I had him over half of my marriage

[kimnutbrowncottage]

We had the same issue with our cat, and I found someone online that mentioned adding it to their water. So I started adding a squirt every time I change her water (I keep it in a squirt bottle in the bathroom where I change it). It's been months now with no recurrence! 👍 Always love your videos!

[Idk-man]

Recently my one year old domestic shorthair girl (cat lol) had UTI. We did urine analysis for her and it came back pretty normal with no crystals except PH in her pee is a bit high. She had most of the symptoms - straining, few drops of pee each time, noticeably blood in urine, running in and out the box every few mins. My vet did not give me any antibiotics because she wanted to wait for another test results for bacteria analysis (culture). In the meantime, my poor bb was still peeing blood. I looked around and found this product from Homeopet - its called UTI relief. It worked like magic, within hours i have squirt the dose with a syringe directly into her mouth and I dont find any blood in her pee no more.

[BlueMoonFuzz]

Thank you so much. You have no idea how much this means to me. Pet care can be expensive to say the least.

[JustFraank]

Hi, I just want to warn you to do this if you do not know exactly what Stones it is. Struvite stones are the only "stones" (crystals) that can be dissolved by lowering Ph.
They are formed by various factors, too high PH in the food (6.5-6.9) vs normal 6-6.2.
Diets high in magnesium, phosphorus, calcium, sodium, chloride, and fiber, with moderate protein content also is a known factor. Also cats drinking to little or moving to little.
If you instead get too low PH, oxalate stones can form and they can not dissolve.
They can also become very large and completely stop the passage.

Most often its in male cats it become an acute condition as male cats easier get a complete stop because they have longer urethra.

If you are not completely sure that it is struvite crystals, you can make the condition worse by helping to form oxalate stones or that existing oxalate stones become larger faster.

The most important thing about struvite or other smaller stones (if the condition is not acute due to a complete stop) is that the cat drinks a lot of fluid so it can urinate existing crystals or stones and has a flow of urination that prevents new stones from forming.
Also the cat may have pain and associate the pain with the litterbox and avoid going there.
(You should at least have one litter box /cat plus one more litter box.)

Veterinary feed for struvite is made so that the PH is a little lower and that the substances mentioned earlier are in smaller quantities also it has more salt to make the cat thirsty and drink more.

However, if you use those for too long, it can instead contribute to oxalate stones as previously mentioned and they can only be removed almost exclusively through surgery unless they are very small. In other words, struvite is preferable but one must be careful so that oxalates do not form.

In many cases stress is a big factor and/or the wrong food, but sometimes the cat can have an infection at the same time and if this is the case, there may be bacteria bound in the struvite crystals. When they are dissolved, a lot of bacteria can be released.
In this scenario antibiotics are also needed as treatment.
This is why you often do several different things at the vet.

*Cultivation, to see if bacteria are present and if so what sort of bacreria.

*X-ray where you can see if there are stones.
*Urine analysis
*blood tests.
*Ultrasounds may be needed.

I am writing this just to warn you that it is not as simple as it may first seem by lowering the Ph in the food with apple cider vinegar.
And should not be done long term because of the risk with oxalte stones.

This is just to make you aware of the impotance of knowing what stones/crystals it is.

[jamielawrence]

oh wow, I just spent 30 minutes trying to give my cat the dose by mouth since he wouldn't eat it even in tuna or liquid treats... well worth it because he went and peed!!! I'm so thrilled and almost in tears. He had gone to the ER last week for same issue and I had been watching him like a hawk, as it wasn't severe but I knew how dangerous it could be. next step...figuring out how to give it to him without stressing him out 😂 thank you! 🙏

[junel]

Thank you so much, it helped a lot. My cat had stopped peeing and after I took him back from the hospital it took almost 5-10 minutes to pee. After I fed him apple vinegar he improved almost immediately. Have him on some pet meds and he's improving, but nothing had worked until after the vinegar cleared things up.

[michaelaacantilado]

Thank you! This makes me calm... My cat started straining for about 4 days. Now, I'm trying this ACV by giving him a teaspoon of it with a mixture of 1 tbsp of water. I give him 2ml in the morning, 2ml in the afternoon, and 2ml before sleeping at night. I hope he gets better and better.

I hope your cat also gets better. Let's help them as much as we can. They are very dependent to us especially in times of their sickness. Just always be with your cat and pet him or her often. It will make them feel more comfortable and helps them recover quickly.

Lots of love and care,
Michaela 💛😽

[lenidubelinc]

Hey guys, I took my cat off tap water and he recovered. I believe it was the minerals in the hard water that were causing this. Even though the vet said that tap water can’t cause it and there were no blockages on his x-ray.

When I was at the vet I asked about the water and he said no. He said stress causes it. I literally looked it up on my phone as he took the cat to examine him and within seconds, found tons of evidence that cats who drink tap water in hard water areas are much more prone to cystitis.

He said to give him stress drops. The stress drops did NOTHING. He only was healed after I changed the water. He is still stressed out as he and my other cat fight all the time. He hasn’t had an episode and has miraculously recovered after I switched to the distilled water.

It must be distilled water. Animals cannot process the chlorine, fluoride or minerals in spring, tap, most bottled water. And refrigerator filters do not filter out chlorine and fluoride. The screw on tap filters do nothing to filter out the chlorine and fluoride either. Many of the pitcher filters do not either.

You can get it from any store or have it delivered. The water must read “000” or as close to it as possible. And also I gave the neighbor’s dog only distilled water when they were out of town to work with her and she made a 50% recovery in 6 days! She had osteoarthritis and couldn’t even lay down on her bed properly. It took her like 20 seconds just to sit and she groaned in pain. She is so much more agile and up and trotting around.

It says it will take 7-60 days for animals to recover from chlorine and fluoride or mineral toxicity. It is causing arthritis and cancer in animals. Not just that, it’s causing so many other issues with the pets I was pet sitting for. Lipomas, paw issues, skin issues, brain issues, unexplained health issues. You name it, tap and hard tap water were killing the animals I know and love. I started drinking it too and feel much better this week. If it’s the water, maybe this might help. Good luck with this guys!

[williammeyer]

This works! Cat went to vet two days ago, abcess that had to be lanced. He was on antibiotic and gabapentin for paid. Was fine but the pain med causes consitpation and then he stopped urinating. I did not think it was a UTi, rather a stone or pain med affected his nerves to go. Regardless i gave him green tea, honey and ACV and within 45 mins he urinated! It's saturday, no local vet, would have to drive to Cornell Vet Hospital and pay $400 ER fee ++. Will talk to the vet on Monday to decide if we need to pursue, otherwise i'm going to change up food and pay attention to H2O. If you have similar it certainly is worth a try!!

[whitevoodooman]

do you mean a quarter of a tea spoon or table spoon
yours looked alot more than a quarter of a tea spoon that you added with the full measurement you used
thank you

[jason-white]

Thank you, tomorrow I get my kitty back after another $2, 000 5 day trip to the pet hospital, I am definitely going to ask my vet about trying this as thus far none of the prescription foods or cat fountains have helped. This has cost me just shy of $10, 000 in vet bills over the past 2 years

[vanessafernandez]

can i ask my cats is hard to pee nothing pee to see what can i do i dont have enough money to go to the vet 😢😢😢

[JustusMarie]

I Know This A While Back But My Male Cat Is Currently Blocked. Yesterday He Was In Pain & Constantly Meowing & Straining But Today He’s Been Quiet, Drinking Plenty Of Water & Moving Around More. My Only Concern Is He Still Isn’t Eating & His Stomach Is Tender. I’m Going To Try This Remedy Because Every Vet I’ve Went To Has Told Me I’d Have To Pay $2, 000 & I Cant Afford That Right Now.

[missmustache]

How can i use apple cider vinegar as a preventative for bladder infections and crystals. What would be the dosage for everyday?

[abegailacuna]

Thank you, for this tips. I will surely try apple cider as i have noticed my cats been going to hia liter more often than usual. I always check when ever I see him go to his liter and look his pee, and i can see like little drops. Hopefully this works for my cat since I can't afford to take him to vet for now. Thanks again.

[burnice]

My cat had crystals many times. He didn’t drink much water so I started wet food but his poop was so stinky. I wish I knew about apple cider vinegar back then. Thanks for great advice🤗🤗🤗

[jcs]

The easiest way to deal with feline UTI is increased fluid and d-mannose. Water down their food a little bit and stir in 250-500 milligrams d-mannose spread out over a few feedings. You can do this every day for the rest of their lives without any concerns. Adding in 400+ grams of lysine daily can also help greatly.

[SSSS-rwdz]

Thank you, that natrual remedy is amazing. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[AchllysAstrei-oulj]

Do kitten play when they have UTI? please let me know, I am afraid my baby might has UTI 😢😭🙏