I've Always Wondered About The Size Of Pee...

[sidneykitty]

So, cat pee. Its something that can be a common problem for kitties. Something I have always wondered is how big should a cat's pee be? (I guess if using a clumping litter). I guess there could be a lot of variation, but I'm wondering if there's a range that's considered normal. As far as I know, this is not something I've ever talked about but always wondered. The vet never asks, but maybe I should ask.

For instance, my cat's pee is usually bigger than a golf ball. Is that normal? Does anyone know about this?

(Mods, please feel free to move this to general cat care if its more appropriate there. I wasn't sure!)

 

[FeebysOwner]

Hi. I think there would be so many variables that come into play that there is probably not a normal size. For example, Feeby used to pee only once a day and the clumps were HUGE - like larger than a softball, in trying to use a comparative to your golf ball. Even, now that she usually pees twice a day, they are still much larger than a golf ball. But, she is a big cat (nearly 18 lbs) and also 14+ yo.

I would imagine that your cat does pee more than once a day, and is probably younger and smaller than my cat. But, the amount of water they drink, the amount of moisture in their food will also play a role in the quantity/size of the pee.

 

[di and bob]

My cats really vary too, one goes the size of a golf ball, one the size of an egg and one that is the size of a baseball! I have noticed this with all the cats I have had, so I would venture to say the size of a golf ball should be minimum. One of my cats that went the size of a baseball did for 17 years!

 

[Jem]

As the others have said, it all depends. But I will say that a golf ball size seems like a good normal size IF your kitty is going a couple/few times a day.
I had a cat who's pees were huge (baseball-ish), 3 times a day, but he had CKD.
Another where they were about golf ball size as well but he went 3-4 times a day.
And a third that were also huge but he only went once, sometimes twice a day.

I now have 3 others who's pees vary in sizes, one of them even pees these tiny pees (like half a golf ball?), but that's because he will ALWAYS jump in the box to be the first one to use it after I clean it. Sometimes I'm still smoothing out the litter as he jumps in to squat, definitely not a shy boy! lol! Any other time his pees go from golf ball to egg size.

 

[PushPurrCatPaws]

My cat's pees can vary, depending on what her daily dose of steroids is. She can pee more often or less often; her pees can be smaller or ping pong ball- sized. If her pees are large, it is because she's had a day of infrequent pees, or else she's been on a higher dose of steroids for a few days. (Note: she's a small-boned cat & probably doesn't have a huge bladder, so larger pees worry me.)

Here is a smaller pee and a medium-sized pee- if larger than this, I worry:


(^^ That is her artisitic imitation of the rocks seen at Cannon Beach, OR, from an alternate view. Most artists paint a different perspective. )

 

[Tobermory]

I can usually tell whose pee I’m scooping. Lily goes every 24 to 36 hours (how can she hold it that long??), and, of course, it’s huge: the size of a navel orange. She’s 14 and 10.5 lbs. Iris, 14, and Mocha, 4, go 2-3 times a day. They both weigh 9.5 lbs. but Iris’s clumps are smaller than Mocha’s.

I asked the vet about Lily’s habits (she also poops only every 2-3 days), and he said it was okay. I still worry and keep a close eye on them. I raw feed—no dry at all—so they get a lot of moisture in their food. And Lily drinks from her water bowl frequently, too.

I’ve had older cats with kidney issues and diabetes so I track their activity pretty closely.

 

[kmoulus]

Speedy makes at least 2 big pees every day, sometime 3 . She takes lasix, which makes her drink a lot and pee a lot.

 

[sidneykitty]

Huh this is so interesting! Lots of variation, kind of what I expected.

Amber (14) usually does a couple larger than golf ball pee's per day and a few smaller ones as well.

I love your artistic rendition, PushPurrCatPaws !

 

[LTS3]

On the old Catster, there was a sort of game to see who can make pee clumps in various shapes I posted about it here: Let's Babble Our Way to Post #4,000,000 And Win Prizes Too!

 

[PushPurrCatPaws]

Well, that's good. I was afraid that posting photos of pee clumps could be a slippery slope, RE: icky thread content!