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Cat Forum / General Topics / March 2006Bladder Problems?
My cat has been acting funny the last few months. She meows quite often for no reason- usually when she comes into a room. 2 months ago she started to urinate on the floors or on piles of clothes/towels on the floor. I've noticed that many times, whether she's outside or inside, she squats to urinate, but nothing comes out. She doesn't act funny, or in pain or anything otherwise. We have the clumping litter, and I know she IS urinating based off the clumps in the litter box. Is there a reason to be concerned, or, is she just being a funny old cat? She was a stray, so I believe she's about 7 years old now. Any help is appreciated... On Tue, 07 Mar 2006 17:01:21 -0800, azspecter wrote: > My cat has been acting funny the last few months. She meows quite often > for no reason- usually when she comes into a room. 2 months ago she [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > a stray, so I believe she's about 7 years old now. Any help is > appreciated.. Why don't you help her by taking her to the Vet?MLB I have an appointment tomorrow- just wanted to make sure I wasn't overreacting >I have an appointment tomorrow- just wanted to make sure I wasn't >overreacting No, you're definitely not overreacting; she sounds like she is in discomfort most likely due to a bladder problem; this can become serious (blocked bladder) if left untreated. Glad to see you have an appointment. NanCe On Tue, 07 Mar 2006 18:27:41 -0800, azspecter wrote: > I have an appointment tomorrow- just wanted to make sure I wasn't > overreacting Great! Be sure to let us know how it goes. Purrs that she will have a quick recovery. MLB She has some bladder stones. Urine tests also shows a PH of 6.5 and a large amount of blood is present. The Vet said that the PH level is typically indicative of the type of stones that cannot just be flushed out or treated without surgery. However, she did say that the PH can fluxuate throughout the day and that's not a solid test. I'm not sure why they made me get the test when they cannot have any hard results- but whatever. Either way, she's on some pain meds the next few days, and some anti-biotics for a week. Hopefully during the next month she'll be ok, no more signs of problems. However- the vet said that if it prolongs, then surgery will be required. Unfortunately, $1000 for surgery isn't an option, so I'll need to put her down at that point. But, let's keep our fingers crossed that the meds take care of the problem all together. She also suggested getting her on wet food to help increase fluid intake- maybe even use one of those water fountains since she loves drinking out of the sink soo much. Thanks for the help guys! Keep your fingers crossed for my little Daisy!!! Our Tink had this problem when she was about 9mnths old. The vet put her on Hills Feline C/D dry food. She is now 16Yrs old and dashing about like an idiot. We leave the C/D available 24/7 together with some normal dry stuff. Tink only eats the C/D and Smudge the normal stuff? They both also have a little tinned/pouch/foil food twice a day. The water dish is available 24/7 and changed twice a day. Cheers Neil. > She has some bladder stones. Urine tests also shows a PH of 6.5 and a > large amount of blood is present. The Vet said that the PH level is [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > drinking out of the sink soo much. Thanks for the help guys! Keep your > fingers crossed for my little Daisy!!! UPDATE Spoke with the Vet- she suggested CDX or CDOX for her food- to mix it in with existing food. But- she said she had no crystals to make a decision over. She highly doubted that the food/medicine would flush out the stones,and she would require surgery to do it. She said there's another procedure where she forces the stones out by hand- but there's a good chance that wouldn't work and she'd need the surgery anyways. In which case, I gotta put her down. So, Im not sure if the food will help her pass these stones or not? Can anyone tell me? Also- does anyone know if places like the Animal Welfare League can take in cats, give them the proper care and adopt them out? Thanks >Spoke with the Vet- she suggested CDX or CDOX for her food- to mix it >in with existing food. But- she said she had no crystals to make a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >a good chance that wouldn't work and she'd need the surgery anyways. In >which case, I gotta put her down. There are struvite crystals - those are the kind of crystals that can be dissolved using food such as Hill's s/d and then the cat is maintained on Hill's c/d. Then there are calcium oxalate crystals. Surgery is the only thing that can get rid of those. Then the cat would be put on Hill's x/d so that she doesn't develop them again. >So, Im not sure if the food will help her pass these stones or not? Can >anyone tell me? Also- does anyone know if places like the Animal >Welfare League can take in cats, give them the proper care and adopt >them out? Why? Are you thinking of giving her up because of this? Some veterinarians will let you work out a payment plan with them so that you can pay a little each month, or you can give up some other things in order to save money for her operation, if she needs one. We were considering giving her up before this. However, a $1,000 surgery just doesn't work for us. The vet thought they were the oxalate crystals, and is suggesting to do either the surgery or the other procedure to take care of it. I just can't rationalize the $1500 in total on this cat at this time. So- is there anything we can look for here in the next couple weeks to see if she does start getting to feel better? I'd hate to put her down if she doesn't need to be- and the vet isn't giving me a direct answer as to if she can pass these on her own or not. She's saying that based on PH and the way the stones look- they look to be oxalate. But, without surgery, there's no way to know. I just cannot justify the cost of the surgery, and her suffering isn't an option either. Thanks >We were considering giving her up before this. However, a $1,000 >surgery just doesn't work for us. The vet thought they were the oxalate >crystals, and is suggesting to do either the surgery or the other >procedure to take care of it. I just can't rationalize the $1500 in >total on this cat at this time. How can she flush out the stones "by hand"?? If she requires surgerys, have you asked her if there is a way you can pay for it in installments? I doubt very much that a shelter would like to receive a cat that requires surgery as they usually don't have a lot of money. >So- is there anything we can look for here in the next couple weeks to >see if she does start getting to feel better? I'd hate to put her down [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >of the surgery, and her suffering isn't an option either. >Thanks If your vet can't give you answers, perhaps it's time for a second opinion. Why can't you justify the cost of the surgery? She's only 7 years old; she has a lot of years left in her, it's not like she's 17 and only has a few years left. >We were considering giving her up before this. However, a $1,000 >surgery just doesn't work for us. The vet thought they were the oxalate [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >of the surgery, and her suffering isn't an option either. >Thanks Our cat had a blocked bladder which ended up costing $700. We put it on our Visa card and paid it off when we could (and no, my husband and I aren't rich; I had even just recently lost my job, but you find a way if you have to) . Anna Let's just leave it at that $1000 for a surgery doesn't work for us. If someone here wants to hand out $1k, that's great and I'd be very grateful. However, I know that'll never happen, so case closed. Now- the vet had some medical name for the other procedure- where it's not surgery, but she can manipulate the bladder by hand to force out the stones- but she said there was a chance it wouldn't work. Not sure the proper name, but that's it. What do you guys think about the food supplement? Is it worth it- or, in the end, are my choices still going to be the same- surgery or put her down? Thanks for the help- I really do appreciate it. |
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