Hi Bonnie, Great that you are taking him in, good luck at the vet visit. Hope he gets some relief.
This is just anecdotal, but numerous folks on the FLUTD list have had their cats block while feeding Wellness brand. Probably best to avoid that brand, or if you use it, rotate with other brands so he doesn't eat it exclusively. The thought is that some of the fruits, etc. might be raising the pH too high in cats that are susceptible to FLUTD? Canned is better than dry, because the more dilute the urine, the better I think. flushes out the bladder, and keeps the pH more neutral. At least that is what I have read. This website is great because there is so much info on urinary tract stuff- http://www.catinfo.org Shelley On Sep 11, 2013, at 11:19 AM, Bonnie Hogue wrote: > Gosh, thanks so much for the encouragement. I just called & made an > appointment to take Lucky back to the vet in 45 minutes. > And I’ll join the FLUTD group – that will be helpful. > He’s on Uroeze because he didn’t like CD food formulated to help with > this….maybe just straight canned Wellness or something. Guess I can > re-arrange feeding stations to accommodate a special dieter! > I thought the surgery he had three years ago would take care of all this but > guess not. He’s 14 years old and a very special cat to me – used to be my > mother’s cat and she passed away almost 3 years ago, so he’s “my family.” > He’s a great tuxedo guy too, really smart. > Anyway, I’m worried and really want to help him. He’s sure helped me and my > family through tough times. > Thanks again, all. Really appreciate your help! > Bonnie > > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Beth > Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 7:41 AM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Male Cat Urinary Crystals > > I agree, left alone the condition is lethal. > > > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org > > > From: Shelley Theye <ve...@bellsouth.net> > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 7:46 AM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Male Cat Urinary Crystals > > Hi Bonnie, > > So sorry that Lucky is having urinary issues. If he is going in the litter > box and crying, and not producing urine, I would take him > back in or call the vet immediately. > > Did he have the surgery to remove his penis, can't think of the name of it, > sorry, > or did he just have a blockage that was unblocked previously?? > > If he can't pass urine, that is an emergency, or he could just have a lot of > inflammation and/or bladder spasms, but this > could lead to another blockage, so the sooner you treat this the better. Is > he urinating at all? > > My cat, Jack, had a blockage about 4 years ago. He only liked Royal Canin > Urinary SO canned of the 3 major brands that the vet suggested, including CD > and Purina brands. He had to go off of the canned Royal Canin because he has > Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and that food had way too much salt in it. > That's when I joined the yahoo group > on FLUTD cats and decided to go off of the vet formulas, and just feed > canned, non fish or grain foods. > > Here is the link to join http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/FLUTD/ you > have to join to see messages. > That group has great info and support, I would encourage you to join. It's a > very active group, and a few of the most > knowledgable folks answer your questions very quickly. > > Anyway, now I have Jack on canned meaty food, which I add even a little extra > water too, no grain, and he does great on it. > There are other things to look at besides the crystals. Like you said, > stress, there is also just inflammation without bacteria, that > many cats are thrown on antibiotics for, even though they don't really have a > UTI, bladder spasms, weak bladder wall, etc. > The yahoo groups has a lot of super info on all these subjects and different > treatment, many holistic. > > Hope he starts to feel better soon, please call the vet to let her/him know > what is going on. > Shelley > > > > On Sep 10, 2013, at 11:37 PM, Bonnie Hogue wrote: > > > Poor Lucky. He had a bad u.t.i. about 10 days ago. Went to the vet; > > crystals in urine (it’s happened before, in fact he had surgery to widen > > the urethra). Vet prescribed antibiotics (he just finished them today). > > Also a pill called “Uroeze” to help keep crystals from forming (3x daily!). > > But he is still having problems – pee spots around the house, he’s > > restless, just tried to pee in the box but nothing. I feel so badly for > > him -- he must be uncomfortable. And he looks at me a meows! I hate to > > just run to the vet (it stresses Lucky, he pants on the way home), but > > don’t know what to do. He won’t eat the CD food designed to reduce > > whatever causes the crystals. > > Any ideas? I’d sure appreciate it, and so would Lucky! > > Thanks > > Bonnie > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
