Herbs for Kidney Infections in Cats

A cat with a kidney infection or disease can be uncomfortable. It may strain to urinate or feel pain when it does urinate. Any time you suspect your cat is suffering from kidney problems, you should take it to the vet for treatment. If your cat is diagnosed with kidney problems and you want to avoid traditional medicine for treatment, you can choose a number of herbs to help treat the problem as well as the symptoms your cat is experiencing.

  1. Stinging Nettle

    • String nettle is known to reduce creatinine. Creatinine is a waste found in both the body's blood and urine. Healthy kidneys remove creatinine from the blood stream and then pass it from the body in the way of urine. If your cat is suffering from a kidney problem, the kidneys are not doing this job. The creatinine is not passed in the urine and instead stays built up in the blood stream. A massive build-up of creatine can result in the body going into to shock, according to WebMD To prevent this, you can provide stinging nettle seeds to your cat to help lower the levels of creatinine in the blood stream.

    Dandelion

    • Since the primary function of the kidneys is to filter the waste products from the blood stream and produce urine from it to remove the impurities from the body, a kidney infection or ongoing disease will reduce the ability for the kidneys to do this. You can use a diuretic herb, such as dandelions, to help encourage the kidney's to function properly again. If you choose to use dandelion to encourage kidney function, you can use either the roots or the dried flower. Powdered dandelion can also be sprinkled onto your cat's food.

    Slippery Elm Bark

    • A common symptom of kidney infection in cats is an upset stomach. Treating the symptom can help improve how your cat feels. A common herbal treatment for upset stomachs in cats is slippery elm bark. You can either give your cat a gruel of the slippery elm bark or make a tea out of it. Another option is to give your cat marshmallow root instead of the slippery elm bark. Or you could provide milk thistle, according to Little Big Cat, since it boosts the immune system and helps reduce upset stomachs