Ailments of the urinary system

How do you know if there is a urinary tract disease?

You may recall that last week’s ‘Pet Corner’ stated that the urinary tract is composed of the kidneys, the ureters (tubes from the kidneys to the bladder), the bladder and the urethra (tube from the bladder, via the penis/vagina, to the outside). Well, any urinary system disease could hit any one of these components (or more than one) at the same time.

Generally speaking, most urinary tract disorders are associated with some disturbance in the normal pattern of urinating. In other words, you can look at the way the animal is