Thread goodbye ETFC, hello Penelope Mew
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Ya, it's always been his urinary issues. He makes so many crystals that his body can't flush them in time so he gets UTI's either from stuff getting into his surgically made urethra or the crystals scratch on the way out making a UTI/inflammation. Which then can cause him to block up and then die within 48 hours.
It's great fun. He's feeling much better today, purring, and loving on us. We've had the hard talk about when to put him down because this gets out of hand so fast, but then two days later he's back to being himself again. It's a rollercoaster with him.
So sorry
We've been there with old pets too and it's never fun at all. We had a cat that had a gall bladder attack so bad it nearly killed her. She recovered eventually and lived a few more years before she went through renal failure. We had that same up and down and it's so hard. Right now we have a cat that is losing weight - just shy of 15. We don't know why yet. So I'm mentally preparing for the worst as we watch her closely to try to figure it out. If I can stop her losing weight, we won't have to go through a load of tests in a month or two since she has no obvious symptoms. We just put her through a tooth removal last year though and she was losing weight then, but her basic blood looked normal which gives us no clues so we wait and see. Hope he's feeling better soon though.
The pets tear at the heart strings. He's only eight too.So sorry
Hope he's feeling better soon though.
That does make it worse. At least with Gwen now, she's close to 15 so it's not like she seems young. Under 10-12 makes it so hard. I really hope he bounces back soon!The pets tear at the heart strings. He's only eight too.
Yes, having a diet high in water helps. Prescription c/d is supposed to help. Getting the P/U surgery is supposed to help. This cat is just an anomaly, it's worse than any vet has ever seen. If he can't get better this time around, we are out of options.
We've had vets tell us it can happen from fixing a male cat too early in life, before the urethra is finished growing and that it's more common in black male cats. Double wammy, ETFC.
If she's vaccinated, possibly thyroid? That's easily fixable with meds.So sorry
Hope he's feeling better soon though.
This shit is so fucking stressful. I aint gonna lie, I shed a couple tears last night.
That's what we lean towards if the higher calorie food thing doesn't work out. We can tell it isn't diabetes and likely (though could be wrong) not kidneys or liver. So we're watching her for 3 months with me giving her higher calorie food and reminding her it's there to eat too. Don't ask why but we think the nose/taste is off for her. She has no real obvious symptoms of anything else.
So if she stays the same weight we don't put her through lots of tests, but if she loses we'll do it and see if it is fixable. If not... well we'll deal
I almost hate to ask this question, but why not find out at the vet and maybe stave off damage to internal organs? A hyperactive thyroid is really hard on kidneys, which is usually the first thing to wear out in a cat anyway...That's what we lean towards if the higher calorie food thing doesn't work out. We can tell it isn't diabetes and likely (though could be wrong) not kidneys or liver. So we're watching her for 3 months with me giving her higher calorie food and reminding her it's there to eat too. Don't ask why but we think the nose/taste is off for her. She has no real obvious symptoms of anything else.
So if she stays the same weight we don't put her through lots of tests, but if she loses we'll do it and see if it is fixable. If not... well we'll deal