Update on Blocked Cat

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

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

This makes me sick. No vet should be sending dry food home with a cat
that has been blocked. Please get your cat on a *high quality* strictly
canned food diet fed on a 12 hour schedule. This is the best way to
avoid future problems. Wellness canned food is an excellent choice and
is almost identical in promoting the urine ph that c/d does. This is
what I feed several of my cats that had past urinary tract issues and I
haven't had a problem since. You can find a store locator at
http://www.oldmotherhubbard.com

You can read more about why dry food is bad for cats he
http://catsincanada.com/articles/feeding.html

You can also find more good articles and info about cat nutrition he
http://www.catnutrition.org

Megan



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animzmirot wrote:
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!

Didn't the vet recommend a canned diet? Cats with urinary tract
problems really need to be on an appropriate diet and kibble isn't it.


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

I'm glad to hear your kitty is home. IMO a cat is worth MUCH more than
a sofa.

Lauren

On Sat, 14 May 2005 14:42:39 -0400, "animzmirot"
wrote:

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


I'm very happy your cat is home and well. The bill was a bit high but
it's a free country.
The cause of the blockage is the cat's body's inabilty to handle ash
(magnesium and the like) in food. Canned food is lower ash than most
dry food.
If I were you I would look up and discover who makes the lowest ash
catfood (probably canned) and stick to that brand. Prevention is
cheaper than the cure.

"animzmirot" wrote in message
...
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.

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

This makes me sick. No vet should be sending dry food home with a cat
that has been blocked.

Oh yes, Marjorie is going to take your advice over her vet's.
Jesus, Megan. Did you even finish high school?

"PawsForThought" wrote in message
ups.com...
animzmirot wrote:
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!

Didn't the vet recommend a canned diet? Cats with urinary tract
problems really need to be on an appropriate diet and kibble isn't it.


This is my understanding too. I hope Marjorie will ask her vet
about this.

"John Ross Mc Master" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 14 May 2005 14:42:39 -0400, "animzmirot"
wrote:

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

The cause of the blockage is the cat's body's inabilty to handle ash
(magnesium and the like) in food. Canned food is lower ash than most
dry food. If I were you I would look up and discover who makes the lowest
ash
catfood (probably canned) and stick to that brand. Prevention is
cheaper than the cure.

Apparently C/D is prescribed for the management of struvite crystals.

http://webpages.charter.net/katkarma/dry.htm

"FLUTD is a condition often associated with the formation of crystals in the
urinary tract that can cause numerous painful symptoms for your cat. The two
most common types of crystals that form in the cat's urinary tract: struvite
and oxalate. Prescription Diet® Feline c/d is formulated to provide
nutritional management of cats with struvite-related FLUTD. Prescription
Diet c/d contains reduced building blocks of struvite and produces an acid
urine pH, lowering the chance that struvite crystals will form. The
nutritional formulation of Prescription Diet c/d® may also be useful for
pets with a variety of conditions. "

This must be the reason the vet sent this food home with Marjorie.

Oh yes, Marjorie is going to take your
advice over her vet's. Jesus, Megan. Did
you even finish high school?

My advice is based on research and first hand experience, and is no
different from what your idol Phil would say. In your desperation to
attack anything I say, you are obviously more than willing to denigrate
sound and accurate advice and put a cat's health and potentially its
life at risk. You're a sick and disgusting individual and if the OP does
even a minimum of googling of your posts, they'll quickly realize the
same thing.

Megan



"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
nothing."

-Edmund Burke

Learn The TRUTH About Declawing
http://www.stopdeclaw.com

Zuzu's Cats Photo Album:
http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22

"Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one
elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and
splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then
providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision,
raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and
material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his
way."

- W.H. Murray

wrote in message
...
Oh yes, Marjorie is going to take your
advice over her vet's. Jesus, Megan. Did
you even finish high school?

My advice is based on research and first hand experience, and is no
different from what your idol Phil would say. In your desperation to
attack anything I say

Now this is rich. Had I recommended less food, you would
have said I was recommending too little. The OP wanted a
ballpark idea, and that's what I have him. 10 oz per day
when he is currently feeding 14 oz and hoping his cats
will lose weight was a good recommendation, particularly
since they are not eating all of the food he puts down.
You silly asshole.