expressing my cat's bladder

"Diane" wrote in message
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In article . com,
"Candace" wrote:

Here's a website complete with pics:

http://tinyurl.com/8lxgh

This may be a stupid question, but does this work only if the bladder is
relatively full and ready to go? I ask because when my veterinarian has
needed urine, he's felt the bladder and determined there wasn't much in
it. When there was a little something (but not a full amount), he ended
up using a needle to extract urine (which, interestingly, doesn't seem
to bother the cat all that much).

From what my vet said last time he tried to express some from my
cat, it works if there is even a little. He said "she is bone dry, I gave
her a few really good squeezes and got nothing. Why don't you leave
her here for the afternoon and I will try again after she drinks." He was
pretty jocular about it but I bet she did not think it was funny at all.

Hello--several years ago, our cat, Blackjack injured his tail, which
resulted in the destruction of the nerves around his bladder--so, we
had to express him twice a day. He was a very difficult cat to express
(he was cooperative--but it was hard to exert enough force to get the
urine out--like you, we were afraid of hurting him).

The vet perscribed a drug called "Prazosin"--it is often used in humans
(for men with enlarged prostates, who have trouble urinating as a
result). The Prazosin was a god send for Blackjack--it made expressing
him much easier.

--r3

thanks everybody for the help. the vet gave me a drug to help out -
but my cat has enormous bladder capacity apparently! i still have a
hard time getting it all out because he's such a big guy it's a little
difficult to actually palpate his bladder. anyway - we're getting used
to it. he's getting a little use back in his tail and his legs and
skin are becoming more responsive - he's getting acupuncture and i hope
that's helping!

his bowels are the next challenge. but that seems to be getting better
as well.

thanks again for the help.

he's getting a little use back in his tail and his legs and
skin are becoming more responsive - he's getting acupuncture and i hope
that's helping!


Here's hoping he makes as full a recovery as possible. I think it is
wonderful that you love him so much and take such good care
of him. Such kindness and generosity always comes back to us
tenfold.

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Jan. 8 to Aug 2003 - The testimony about Sambo our cat - (born July 1985) -
We can hardly believe the recovery Sambo is making. As of last July he had
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Update Dec. 19, 2003. We had to stop giving our cat the Feline Complete
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to get to enjoy our pet longer which pleases us very, very much.. Neil and
Patty Trammell



What they're talking about is Transfer Factor Plus. Non-toxic even in
megadoses. You can buy it over the Internet or some stores wll sell it. Give
with food.


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