Heh...no, they didn't swish....all I could ever figure out was somehow the
vet way shortened the urethra path.



"Mary" wrote in message
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"Hopitus" wrote in message
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Hey, I'm not getting into the food arguments....but I'm curious about
something: when my male cats got blocked (long time ago, in 80's and
90's)
vets in s.FL did some kinda surgery that (not to get obscene here)
actually
"made him a girl" and forever made blockage extremely unlikely....former
boycats peed like girls after the whole thing (I personally never
understood
what this surgery consisted of, just happy cats' lives were saved). Did -
for all that $ - vet "make him a girl" urinary-wise?

I have heard of a procedure like this, but don't know the details!
Did he begin to swish when he walked?




"Mary" wrote in message
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"animzmirot" wrote in message
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Got our kitty back from the vet this morning. $1129.14 poorer, I
might
add.
He was in the vets for 3 nights, Highlights of the bill were
hospitalization charges including "biowaste management" ($3.99 ea) at
$122.40 per night, $120 for a CBC and chemistries, $114 for 1/2 hour
anesthesia, $122 for the urinary obstruction, and $102 for the saline
IV.

They did give us a 10 lb bag of C/D food complementary. Big whoop!

The cat feels a lot better and is in his 'room' sleeping (the linen
closet
is known as his room), and he did spend some time on the screened
porch
looking at the birds, etc.. But he is still woozy and fell off the
porch
railing and our dining room sideboard.

I'm glad he's home, but his new name is "sofa", which is just about
what
this ordeal cost.

Marjorie



You're a fabulous cat slave. You certainly saved his life, and of
course you know that he will bring you more joy and comfort
than the most expensive couch. Good on you.