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expressing my cat's bladder
my cat suddenly became paraplegic. he's very old and i have little
hope of recovery. i have to manually express his bladder - he's a big guy and i have a hard time telling what's what in his belly. i'm afraid of hurting him or doing it too much and causing him worse distress. does anyone have any tips or has anyone hurt their cat doing this? |
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wrote in message oups.com... my cat suddenly became paraplegic. he's very old and i have little hope of recovery. i have to manually express his bladder - he's a big guy and i have a hard time telling what's what in his belly. i'm afraid of hurting him or doing it too much and causing him worse distress. does anyone have any tips or has anyone hurt their cat doing this? What does your vet say? |
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What does your vet say? to do it twice a day and that i probably can't hurt him. have you done this? |
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wrote in message oups.com... What does your vet say? to do it twice a day and that i probably can't hurt him. have you done this? No, but I am wondering why your vet did not show you how to do it. |
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they showed me how to do it. i'm not an expert yet and i'm afraid of
hurting him. |
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thanks!
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"Candace" wrote in message oups.com... wrote: my cat suddenly became paraplegic. he's very old and i have little hope of recovery. i have to manually express his bladder - he's a big guy and i have a hard time telling what's what in his belly. i'm afraid of hurting him or doing it too much and causing him worse distress. does anyone have any tips or has anyone hurt their cat doing this? Read a post from the past about this: http://tinyurl.com/e3wtg I'm so glad you found this, I had no idea how to help but was worried to death about it. |
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wrote in message oups.com... they showed me how to do it. i'm not an expert yet and i'm afraid of hurting him. I understand. I see Candace posted a link. Good luck with it and I'm so sorry it has happened. Please share with us as you help your kitty through this, if you want to. You could help others who find themselves in your position. |
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thanks! Here's a website complete with pics: http://tinyurl.com/8lxgh Google "express cat's bladder" and a lot comes up. Don't be discouraged. It sounds as though it's just one of those things that takes a little time to be comfortable and good at and then it will be no big deal for you or your kitty. It's very nice you are helping your cat in this way, some people would not do so. Candace |
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