#urinary blockage

[p0ochy]

my poor cat is in the hospital :(

[the-august-one]

[sasstrick]

Click here to support Louie's Life Saving Surgery organized by Stephanie Husted

My first, and only cat, Louie, the piece of my life that makes me happiest, is facing a life-saving surgery for a urinary blockage that needs to happen or he will die. Recently Lou started acting very unlike his curious and affectionate self and I knew there was something wrong. For a few days...

My cat Louie has been in the hospital for a week now and we are now realizing surgery is necessary to save his life. Please share if you can, I would really appreciate any and all help.

Thank you.

[boetheyellowlab]

If it's not Boe, it's one of my cats lol

I had to take Harvey into work with me a little over a week ago because he was showing classic signs of cystitis (it ended up being a bladder infection). We checked his urine for crystals, saw none, gave him meds and that was that.

Yesterday, I walked out of my room to Harvey trying to pee in my hallway. He strained for a bit but didnt produce anything. He also cried out while trying to go.

Long story short, he ended up having a urinary blockage. His doctor got him all fixed up and he's on the mend now luckily.

[metazensae]

Gumi Update: Overview

So by now, I'm sure you're aware that Gumi has Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD). He has been suffering through incidents since late August last year. Since then: - 4 individual blockages have occurred: 1 crystal induced, two mucus plugs, and one blood clot - at least 7 UTIs. At least. I lost count. - 1 major surgery (perineal urethrostomy) to reconstruct his urethral opening - 3 other unblocking procedures + 3 day over night stays - not to mention all the medications with different time frames, supplements, and special dietary concerns We have spent well over $7000 at this point. Needless to say it has been a nightmare for everyone involved. It is now April, and we are contending with yet another flare up - about 1 week after we finished a third consecutive round of antibiotics following the last UTI event. This time tho, Gumi is displaying different symptoms - straining to pee but not yowling, bloody urine but in good regular-sized eliminations, clearly sick but presenting a playful energy that's strong enough to resist. It has been strange. We visited the vet this afternoon expecting to go home with another round of antibiotics (tho I didn't want to. He's been medicated too often and I'm fearing that he's built up a tolerance), but the vet tech came back with strange news. He showed me the video of the footage - red and white blood cells everywhere, but no bacteria, crystals, or stones. They called it sterile cystitis. Apparently Gumi can have a flare up like this without an underlying infection. That is terrifying but also good news; we don't need extra medication, but it also means that environmental factors trigger episodes with the same severity. In addition, we noticed Gumi's new urethral opening grows hair inside. We have to be extra careful and diligent to keep it clipped and sanitary. Bc S just started a new job, we think that change in routine was the most recent trigger. It's just overwhelming to walk on this many eggshells when we're already doing everything we can. I'd stopped posting the details of Gumi's suffering bc making these posts are both tiring and depressing for me and my followers, but recently someone reached out to me looking for advice on this. I figure if these posts can help someone feel less alone or get a heads up about what they may be facing, then maybe these difficult posts are worth making after all. Just know Gumi's life with FLUTD is one of the most severe and unfortunate cases my vets have ever seen. Not every cat parent has to go through what we have, so if you're reading this, don't lose hope. But also know that this can happen in the worst case scenario. For those who've lost fur babies to this awful disease, know that you've done everything you could have. No guilt. This is an expensive and difficult disease, and even the specialists don't have all the answers. S and I have had the talk about having Gumi euthanized. We said that if Gumi suffers another serious blockage, we will have to let him go. We were fortunate to be able to raise enough resources to help him this much, but it seems fate is not really on his side, and we've forced him to stay at our sides for long enough.

[oh-heckbro]

Support Yellow's Journey to Recovery

Donate to Support Yellow's Journey to Recovery, organized by Victoria Goodman

My cat Yellow has been in and out of the hospital in the last 48 hours due to ur… Victoria Goodman needs your support for Support Yellow's J

[dogscatsandnaps]

When clients drop off their cats for boarding at 530pm with a laundry list of information and requests, one being not to do treatments too involved or aggressive, but offhandedly mention the older male having urinary issues, and we then find he is blocked :)))

Needless to say, when Doc called them and stressed the life threatening situation their cat was in, they agreed to our aggressive treatment.

[nullalux]

Learning pet first aid. 😹