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Cat Forum / General Topics / October 2003urine still blocked
Passed an op to get the urethera operation last week and now only Dr. available this week is $800 more for same procedure. Until it's all done, Simba will have cost me $4k since July 31. This puts me in a bad spot alreayd, but now I don't know if he can wait until next week and save $800 or not. He's completely blocked and nothing works anymore. I'm really pissed about this other doc being so much more, for one. I'm also in critical project phase at work. It might cost me $800 to keep him unblocked until next week. Can't keep spending $$ like this either. Between him and my ex, I'm losing 15 years of savings. :( Im appalled that the first vet wouldn't help this week. A blocked cat is deadly.. > Passed an op to get the urethera operation last week and now only Dr. > available this week is $800 more for same procedure. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > :( There's got to be more than 2 vets in your area, right? Ask around!  SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > There's got to be more than 2 vets in your area, right? Ask around! I did and I found a couple that were $800 less, but all of them were tied up until next week so I had to go ahead. He had a tablespoon of sand (struvite crystals) in his bladder and his urethera was stuck completely closed. Bladder was severely inflamed. Now, once he recovers, I have to do something to keep him from being stressed and depressed so the crystals go away. I've already tried five or six different diest, including goot wet food, so diet alone did not work. >> There's got to be more than 2 vets in your area, right? Ask around! > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >I've already tried five or six different diest, including goot wet food, so >diet alone did not work. Poor baby - that sounds like it really smarts! Many sincere purrs for his complete recovery. MLB "> Poor baby - that sounds like it really smarts! Many sincere purrs for > his complete recovery. MLB Thank > I've already tried five or six different diest, including goot wet food, so > diet alone did not work. Since it's struvite crystals, you have to look for foods low in phosphorous (or was it magnesium?). This link is good: http://webpages.charter.net/katkarma/canfood.htm You could also buy some methigel to help acidify the urine. Folks have also used cranberry juice in their drinking water as well. Remember, the key for dealing with struvite crystals is proper hidration (wet food) and urine acidification (DL-methionine, cranberry juice). Good luck! SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > > I've already tried five or six different diest, including goot wet food, so > > diet alone did not work. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Good luck! Thanks, I'll discuss this with the surgical specialist that did the operation. Apparently, he is the best there is around here, or at least by his prices he thinks he is. >> There's got to be more than 2 vets in your area, right? Ask around! > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >I've already tried five or six different diest, including goot wet food, so >diet alone did not work. I had a cat that suffered from this for six of her seven years. While I don't remember the name, my vet did put her on a medication that was supposed to reduce the crystals. Can't say how effective it was, but it is something you might want to ask your vet. Best of luck. Robyn Tom, Now that the crystals have been removed you want to try and prevent new ones from forming. Keep him on a good quality canned food. Acidifying the urine may or may not be a good idea depending on the type of crystals that were present. Check with the vet before making any effort to change the ph. Canned food will provide the water to hopefully prevent new crystals from forming. The cat may not drink much but the canned food is 70 to 78 % water and that should be enough. I rarely see my cats drink water. -MIKE |
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