I'll have to check on that food when I am sure Antonio is in the clear. The vet tried to tell me that if I ever took Antonio off of this diet, his crystals would come right back...and he told me that if I gave this food to everyone that they could get the other type of crystals. Everyone has been very good about adapting to a schedule - but I just feel like I can never go out to eat after work..or go by the store...or do anything because I feel like they are all just starving by the time I get home.
On 1/16/07, catatonya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Elizabeth, I just feed ALL my cats the prescription diet. I use royal canin s/o which is for both types of crystals. It's expensive, but I can't separate everyone's food.......... t *elizabeth trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: Thank you, Kerry. ***RANT ALERT (from a crazy nicotine addict in withdrawel)*** I've always been very happy with my vet's office....but I came very close to opening up a can of [EMAIL PROTECTED] a bit ago. Those slap-happy receptionist people are USELESS. If I had not asked a stream of questions I would have left there not knowing a d*mn thing about his condition or how serious it is. The [EMAIL PROTECTED] technician brought poor 22lb Antonio out ON HIS BACK (he NEVER likes to be carried that way)...and he was in SO much pain. He just peed everywhere, bless his little heart. He was screaming. This they did before I even had time to check out or talk to the vet or do anything. Once they finally put him down and let me hold him - he was a perfect angel and didn't even pee on my silk shirt. He loves his mommy. Then they forgot to give me the medicine he needs so I had to go back and get it. They wouldn't have given me the special food if I had not said -- doesn't he need some special prescription food too????? The whole time they are just as slaphappy as they can be yapping up a storm about how somebody did their hair or how cute some guy is or who did their nails. Little do they know just how close they were to a big can opening. I did my best to be gracious - but I am telling you - I STILL feel like going back down there! That's my BABY! It's serious because there are so many crystals in his urine that he could have a complete blockage at any time....so I have to watch him carefully and make sure he only eats HIS food and nobody else eats his food. Maybe it's just the 8 days without nicotine but I honestly wanted to shake all of them and just pop their heads together. Plus, it didn't help that my regular vet wasn't there. The one who was there is very competent...but refused to give Antonio anything for pain saying that the "anti-inflammatory was enough for his pain". I hope he gets this same condition and only gets a steriod shot. *** END RANT ALERT *** Sorry -- it's going to take a few minutes before I can be nice again. I promise, I'll try very hard. elizabeth On 1/8/07, MacKenzie, Kerry N. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sending positive vibes for your little Antonio--what a great and noble > name!-- to start to feel better now he's had the steroid and antibiotics. > hugs Kerryx > -----Original Message----- > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *elizabeth trent > *Sent:* Monday, January 08, 2007 3:46 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Antonio > > Thank you, Phaewryn. > > I just talked to the vet. Antonio has a lot of struvite crystals in his > urine...and a lot of red and white blood cells as well. No blockage - thank > goodness -- but I need to be on the lookout for that. They gave him a > steroid for the inflammation and a shot of antibiotics -- I think we'll be > doing antibiotics for at least 14 days. Wants me to change his diet to > prescription c/d....but it bothers me that the 3rd ingredient in this > catfood is corn gluten meal. > > Anyway - it's going to take some logistical ingenuity to figure out how > to feed one cat one thing -- and seven others something else. We had > recently switched to the chicken soup light formula...but the vet really > does not think that is what caused it. > > I'm getting ready to go get the boy - just can't focus here at work > without him. Dr. Jones saw him today and said that Antonio is SUCH a good > kitty. and he is. > > elizabeth > > > On 1/8/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Sending healing vibes and positive energy for Antonio! > > > > Phaewryn > > > > http://ucat.us > > > > The easy way out has a bad reputation. > > Why would anyone take the hard way out? > > "The door? No thanks, that would be the easy way out. I'm jumping out > > the window." > > > > Quote by: Les U. Knight > > > > > IRS CIRCULAR 230 NOTICE. 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