My 5 Year Old Kitty, Pooh

[jadnifer]

Monday I had to take my friends cat to the vet because he was acting funny.

He wasnt being social like he usually is and was just laying around and he was crying while using the litter box. He was sensitive to the touch and shaking while I was holding him. I plopped him down on the floor like I usually do and he just fell on his side..not on his feet like most cats do. I knew that something was wrong so I called the vet.

The first vet told me to just try to get a urine sample and bring that in and I wouldnt have to worry about bringing the cat in. Me and my friend decided NOT to do that because we didnt want to hurt him.

We called another vet and they told us to bring him in. The vet said that he was blocked and couldnt urinate by himself so there was an involved procedure that they had to do. The level of toxin in a healthy male cat is rom 10-30 and Pooh's was 184!! The vet said that we did nothing wrong that this really couldnt have been prevented and we did the right thing by bringing him in right away. He also said that if it would have been an hour later Pooh probably would have died.

They called me yesterday and said that Pooh was dehydrated and that they wanted to keep him for another day. I told them that that was okay.

They called me back today and said that Pooh was reblocked and they would have to do the procedure again. I feel SO bad for this little kitty. He is going through SO much pain.

I pray that he pulls through this and if he doesnt that he goes quickly. Send some good vibes Pooh's way guys.

Anyone have anything similar happen with their cat?

[Onyx]

Yes, I had this happen with a male kitty I had. I didn't find out in time though and he ended up dying from it because his kidneys had major damage. It was years ago and I miss him so.

He will probably recover since you got him there in time. It's really a good thing you took him in right away. Be sure to ask the vet about what kind of food to feed after this though because I recall that cats prone to urinary blockage need a special food.

[Nienna]

I had this happen to a male kitty too. He did recover but it came back in a couple of years and he passed away. The vet told me (after the fact... of course) that he would have been better with a urinary health style food. *hugs* I'll send good kitty health vibes to you. I know how much this sucks.

[Steven]

change kitty's food!!!

Lilly was getting UTI's from her food, we had to switch to a food designed to prevent UTI's and its worked great. good luck.

[Homicidalheathen]

My kitty has to have expensive food too. Some people (with no heart or brain) get cats put to sleep when they start peeing all over the house.....after being box trained for years. They are trying to tell you something is wrong....that it hurts to pee or something.....

Cats have sensitive urinary tracts.

Good kitties are sooo worth the expensive food.

I am praying for your poo.

(that sounded wrong, but I am)

change kitty's food!!!

Lilly was getting UTI's from her food, we had to switch to a food designed to prevent UTI's and its worked great. good luck.

[Draco1958]

My friend has several cats, we may buy store brand food but even meijer's has a cat food that promotes good urinary health, we buy it and 1 cat that was starting to have a problem is doing great and her problem cleared up.

[SuZQZ]

Sending all my good vibes to Pooh! Keep us updated on how he's doing.

[TygerLili]

Sorry your kitty's having problems! I hope he's doing better.

My ex's cat went through some urinary problems.

[jadnifer]

Thank you all for the good vibes!

I havent heard anything back from the vet as of today. I will keep you all posted.

As far as the food..I think that he is already eating a special kind of food but I will have to ask the vet if it is still okay or if he needs something else.

I will post again when I find out more news.

Thanks to all of you again!

[Shade Everdark]

I'll tender my good wishes for the Pooh, too.

Here's hoping he makes a full recovery, and doesn't remember a thing.

[CandyQuackenbush]

I hope your kitty gets better soon.... I feel real bad for your Kitten. Mostly because animals cannot tell you what they are feeling, so that makes it 10000 times harder on the owner. Then they give you those huge eyes that say "I hurt" and *sighs* you just melt and want nothing but them to be better and back to the way they where.

[Fierce Critter]

I've been lucky enough to not have this problem with my cats. I hope yours comes through o.k.!

[GothicRavenGoddess (3)]

Male and older cats are more prone to this. Its the food that they eat... some need certain kinds, and you don't find that out until this happens... The food, like mainly ppl food will cause a reaction to the digestive system, and cause the urin to crystalize in the bladder. This is painful (hence the crying when in the litter box). If its not blocked, the crystals can actually cause bleeding, because they cut tissue. To help prevent this, DO NOT FEED YOUR CAT FOOD THAT WAS MEANT FOR PEOPLE. Also, feed them age apropriate food (don't feed kittens adult food, don't feed old cats kitten or mid adult food, ect) The best thing is to feed wet food once a day, dry food to nibble on, and PLENTY of water. Cats get their water from the food they eat, so the more they nibble, the more water they need. Cats dont eat until they are full, they like to snack, so keep that in mind... Hope that this is helpful.

And I hope that Pooh pulls through!!!! <3

[jadnifer]

Thanks once again for all of your support!!

[jadnifer]

I just got a call from the vet today about Pooh.

He re-blocked. Now they have to do an operation basically to make him female so that he can go to the bathroom on his own again.

He wouldnt eat and was in an extreme amount of pain. They were keeping him alive via intravenous fluids.

I hope he pulls through because I dont know how much more this little kitty is going to be able to handle.

I will keep you guys updated

[SuZQZ]

Ooohhh. That sucks! I'm so sorry for poor Pooh

[Destroit]

Make SURE you change his food. The number one problem with cats is either bad GI tract (i.e. needs hairball formula food) or urinary tract. Gitzie is supposed to have urinary tract food just because of her rare breed (i.e. stupid sorry couldn't help it, she dumb as hell). My mom feeds her cat, Kitty, and I feed Gitzie this stuff called Science Diet. It's a little more expensive, but it's worth your meow-face's health, I think you can find it at Petco and Petsmart. Good luck with yer little squish-tummy (I know, I have about 1,000 adjectives for kittehz).

Gitzie and I send luck to your little Pooh-sie.

[Fierce Critter]

Gads, poor Kitty & Jadnifer...

Let us know how things go.

[Nienna]

That's a common solution for boy kitties that have this issue. Hopefully he'll not have the same issue in the future as thins should help make his urine output area larger... or something. *hugs* Still pulling for him!

[jadnifer]

Last Thursday....dear Pooh took his last breath.

He had to be put down because the infection spread to his kidneys and he probably wouldnt have made it through the surgery.

He isnt in any pain anymore.

RIP Pooh!

[CandyQuackenbush]

I so sorry for your loss.

*hugs*

lilac_wine will be uber sad too I know.

[Homicidalheathen]

Feeling your loss. Hugs. Kitties make life worth living.

[Onyx]

(((hugs)))

I am sorry to hear of your loss.

[GothicRavenGoddess (3)]

aawwww sweety!!! im SO sorry.... but, pooh isn't suffering, so that's good...... *cries a little*

[jadnifer]

Thank you all for your support. Its helped much!!