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Hello all, my kitty Clayzie seems to be having urinary issues. I am wondering if anyone out there might read this in the next half hour or so and would know if he would be okay til I can take him to the vet tom am. He is urinating frequently and seems to be straining to go too. I have had a cat not urinate for 24 hours in the past, then brought him into emergency and when he got there they stuck in a catheter and removed whatever might have been blocking his urine and he was fine for the next 5 years til I was no longer his owner. Since Clayzie is urinating, I am hoping it can wait til the a.m. cause the emergency vet out here is way expensive! Thanx for any help in advance...
 
Re: Non diabetic related, but about 1 of my non diabetic cat

I am so sorry that no one had responded earlier, Stephanie.

I have not had this problem myself, but I have always read that a blocked cat IS definitely an emergency. However, you say that Clayzie is urinating, but doing it frequently and straining. I would think he is uncomfortable, perhaps even in pain, and that you should scoop him up and take him in if it appears that there is no urine passing.

I understand the cost of the ER vet, but at 2AM your time, I would think that you should continue to watch him because there's about 7 hours until a daytime vet would open, and perhaps even another hour or so before he could be seen.

I know. Not too much help. (((Clayzie and Stephanie)))
 
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Get him into the vet today definitely! Sounds like a UTI but I'm not a professional, just guessing. Straining is never good.
 
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Agreed. He and I made it through the night, so I am having my mom come get my 3 year old and taking him to the vet asap. Between both of these kitties and a 3 year old, I am exhausted to say the least. Not quite the winter break from school I was looking for!!!
 
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How's he doing?

I've had one of mine do this, producing urine, but small amounts frequently. He had sterile cystitis (sp?) -- essentially an inflammation of the urinary tract without infection present. Pain relievers, added water and time treated his issues. As an aside, we also discovered that he seemed to be allergic to fish, and since I've removed fish from his diet, he has not had a recurrence.

Good luck! Let us know what you find out!
 
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oh, and Stephanie, I just wanted to tell you that we used to live in the Antelope Valley -- we were in Acton for three years before returning to the east coast. :mrgreen:
 
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They took a urine sample and said they would have the results in 24-48 hours so in the meantime they gave me a kitty antibiotic and I am feeding him wet unrinary tract food...
 
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I hope they got the urine via cystocentesis. a needle into bladder. anyway
make sure this cat is put on wet food also and add water to the food. this will keep him from blocking up also. males are very prone to this when on dry food.
 
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dian and wheezer said:
I hope they got the urine via cystocentesis. a needle into bladder. anyway
make sure this cat is put on wet food also and add water to the food. this will keep him from blocking up also. males are very prone to this when on dry food.
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I think they got it via cystocentesis because he had just gone pee before I brought him in, or at least the little bit he was able to make. I guess I'm just gonna take away the dry food all together for the other cats too then since they are all males except for the diabetic who has her food monitored anyway and is eating diff food from the rest. A question tho, because I leave the dry out all the time, when is a good feeding time for the cats and how often so i don't leave wet food out all day long that my dog might get into...
 
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My bunch gets fed 4 times a day: Basically 7am, noon, 6pm, and then a small snack before we go to bed so the last is usually right around 10pm. But then again my diabetic is diet controlled and off insulin so I don't have to worry about when he eats in relationship to when he gets his insulin or is being tested.

So you may have to adjust at least your diabetics food schedule around that. Its kind of funny my dog was always getting into the cats dry food when they were still on that junk, but since they have been switched to canned food he shows no interest in finishing their leftovers. Now if I could just get him to show no interest in using their litter boxes...lol (not raid them for "cat cookies" but he actually tries to use them like a cat" :oops:

I do add about 1/3 of a can of water to every can of wet food I put down for the kitties, since like you most of mine are males. The addition of the extra water also seems to make my gravy lovers happy even though they aren't getting gravy coated catfood. I make it about the same consistancy as applesauce, and they love it.

Mel, Max & The Fur Gang
 
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My cats are free fed wet all day long. In the morning, I put out about 3 oz of wet food per cat and I add a couple of tablespoons of warm water to the food. The I put out more 12 hours later. Maybe you could leave the wet out a little higher somewhere that the dog can't get to it. Good luck!

Here's what Dr. P has to say about urinary health and food:
http://catinfo.org/?link=urinarytracthealth

Jenny and Sue
 
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I have a cat who has had PU surgery due to urinary problems. Since the surgery, he pees pees a little less than my girls and goes a couple more times per day. Prior to the surgery, once the diagnosis of blockage, I had them all on dry food for urinary problems. I had a Himalayan who had these problems most of her 19 year old life so i thought there must be something I was doing or something in the water that caused it. While my Himalayan was alive, I figured out that she had her urinary problems when I gave her fish cat food or right after I had to go out of town. So stress and fish, caused her problem. Also she did not drink enough food and ate a lot of dry. Anyway once my other boy was diagnosed with diabetes, we went to total wet canned food. I also changed everyone to high protein even though that was not what the UTI problem needs since my diabetic wanted to eat the UTI cat's food and vice versa. Another vet I spoke with, said that adding water to the canned food was good and would help flush out any bacteria and would keep him hydrated since he did not drink enough. So far so good on the high protein food. I think that he really is doing good even though the food is not the type that is usally prescribed. Just my experience....
 
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