🚽Can't pee

Life-threatening emergency: If your cat has not peed for 24 hours or more, or squats repeatedly in the litter box but produces only a few drops, this is likely a urethral obstruction (urinary blockage). A blocked cat can die of uremia within 48 hours, so go to an emergency vet right away, even at night.

Do this now

1. Step 1Scoop through the cat litter to check if there are any urine clumps (or wet spots on the pad of a two-tier litter box) from the past 12–24 hours.
2. Step 2If there are no clumps—or only tiny clumps about 2 cm (0.8 in), the size of a small coin—do not wait and see. Call your vet or an after-hours emergency clinic right away.
3. Step 3Because the bladder is dangerously full and tight, place your cat gently into a cat carrier without pressing on their belly and head to the vet.

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Don't do this

• ✕Assuming it is just constipation and waiting until morning (by morning, your cat may collapse or lose consciousness).
• ✕Pressing or massaging your cat's belly to help them pee (this can rupture the bladder).