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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / November 2003Xena + crystals
Xena has crystals in urine:( That means: More antibiotics & prescription dry food (Hills S/D) + Science Diet tin food. Forget old favourite snacks. The only treat remaining is VIP cat mince (laced with Noroclav). I am quite determined to rid Xena of those crystals. The GREAT thing is: she actually EATS the S/D diet. More reports will follow. I LOVE my >^^<, and I won't give up on her. She is going to live till 40 if I can help it:) Andr0 Hi andr0, My guy george is getting over a bout with crystals. The vets emphasized moist cat food for this issue. Best, ava > Xena has crystals in urine:( > That means: [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > going to live till 40 if I can help it:) > Andr0 Sebastian's surgeon recommended adding a little bit of water to his wet food. That seems to have worked best to keep the crystals away in addition to diet (combo dry CD and CNM/UR in the morning, canned CD at night). The last time he had a bout I added Methioform to his food. It's a pleasant tasting acidifier. Sebastian's had a crystal problem since he was 1-1/2 years old and I (knock on wood) have it under control. He is 9 now. Stacey > Hi andr0, > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > going to live till 40 if I can help it:) > > Andr0 WOW! This makes me think that Xena might live till 40!!!!!! Our Vet recommended adding a bit of chicken soup (or rather gelly from chicken soup) to make Science Diet tastier. Xena doesn't think so. Congrats, Sebastian!!!!! Andr0 & Xena > Sebastian's surgeon recommended adding a little bit of water to his wet > food. That seems to have worked best to keep the crystals away in addition [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > > going to live till 40 if I can help it:) > > > Andr0 It is possible! Sebastian only blocked once, two years ago. That was when I tried the IVD dry version of their FUS formula. He did fine on the canned. Nothing else had changed. So it was back to the formula mentioned below. He got put on the extra water in his food (so it is the consistency of oatmeal or porridge--he thinks he's getting more food!) when he had some many crystals the irritation caused polyps in his bladder. That was when he was 3. He's been getting the little bit of water in his canned food ever since. Stacey > WOW! > This makes me think that Xena might live till 40!!!!!! [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > > > going to live till 40 if I can help it:) > > > > Andr0 yeah, i add a little bit of warm water to george's food too ...it is like porridge consistency...whatever it takes to make sure the flow continues. :) a. > It is possible! Sebastian only blocked once, two years ago. That was when > I tried the IVD dry version of their FUS formula. He did fine on the [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > > > > > going to live till 40 if I can help it:) > > > > > Andr0 Unfortunately, Xena hates Science diet enough as it is, add anything and it is history, LOL! Fortunately, dry S/D diet is her FAV! and that is what dissolves those dreaded crystals (I love crystals heaps, but not in my cat's bum)...well, I just give her a bit of science wet food as is at a time, but majority of S/D. Will catch an extra sample of her wee for the vets (they are true angels as far as I am concerned). andr0 > yeah, i add a little bit of warm water to george's food too ...it is like > porridge consistency...whatever it takes to make sure the flow continues. [quoted text clipped - 56 lines] > > > > > > going to live till 40 if I can help it:) > > > > > > Andr0 My vet also has me putting cosequin in george's food. Did you ever have that reocommendation? It's so interesting comparing notes here. :) What is both fascinating and perplexing to me is that the first vet I went to didn't recommend fluids. george was re-hosptalized twice, which is what lead me to taking him to the vet school hospital for a second opinion. The fluids every few days really have helped him come around. But it sounds like a lot of vets don't send people home with fluids. I don't know whether george would be coming around without them. A week ago, I was thinking the "e" word. Bewildering to me. The ultrasound showed what may be very, very early kidney disease, but the vet said his kidney levels are all normal, and this episode wasn't about his kidneys. Perplexing. ava On Sat, 29 Nov > Sebastian's surgeon recommended adding a little bit of water to his wet > food. That seems to have worked best to keep the crystals away in addition [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > > going to live till 40 if I can help it:) > > > Andr0 No, I don't know what cosequin is. Sebastian's first vet was a cat only vet and he wanted to put him on Ovaban for the FUS! That was when I decided to switch vets. I guess there are some good ones and some bad ones out there. Stacey > My vet also has me putting cosequin in george's food. Did you ever have > that reocommendation? It's so interesting comparing notes here. :) [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] > > > > going to live till 40 if I can help it:) > > > > Andr0 cosequin is glucosamine and condroiton...what humans take for arthritis...supposed to help the bladder lining. a. > No, I don't know what cosequin is. Sebastian's first vet was a cat only vet > and he wanted to put him on Ovaban for the FUS! That was when I decided to [quoted text clipped - 56 lines] > > > > > going to live till 40 if I can help it:) > > > > > Andr0 > My vet also has me putting cosequin in george's food. Did you ever have > that reocommendation? It's so interesting comparing notes here. :) [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Perplexing. I think a lot of vets do not keep up on feline research. FLUTD (formerly FUS and constantly mutating in name) seems to be constantly being updated. Apparently, this is something that they find worth researching because it seems similar in humans and felines (from what I've read.) Karen Hi Ava, Many thanks for your reply! It really helps;) Yes, ours said the same about science diet. Regards, Andr0 & >^^< > Hi andr0, > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > going to live till 40 if I can help it:) > > Andr0
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