Had not heard that about Wellness before, may have to watch it because of Harley and Homey who is female, but does have problems with bladder infections. DAMN, WHY CAN;'T WE FIND A FOOD THAT DOESEN'T CAUSE PROBLEMS?
---- Shelley Theye <ve...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
