Update on Blocked Cat

wrote:

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.

Um, Mary, this is getting sad and is just more proof of your stupidity
and desperation. Your response above is posted to the wrong thread and
has nothing whatsoever to do with the importance of increasing water
intake in a cat that has had blockage/urinary tract issues.

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in article ,
PawsForThought at wrote on 5/14/05 2:08 PM:


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

Lauren

Me too. I'm glad he is home. Put a LOT of water dishes around the house.
Put some by favorite birdwatching windows (I find this spot is HIGHLY
successful). And remember, a couch doesn't purr or look at you adoringly.

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?


"Mary" wrote in message
...

"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.

Re the sofa: I actually have an Ethan Allen custom-made
leather sofa (bed) in l.r. all vulnerable parts covered by thick cotton
large-sofa throw (sofa against wall in back)
which is now covered w/two cats' worh of shed winter fur (gotta wash that
sucker soon!) and they are both snoozing on it now. I keep their claws
closely clipped no kidding and there is not one claw mark in its leather.
When company comes (most frequent company is deadly allergic to cats
dander/fur) cats go into bedroom
during visit and cover/throw is whipped off sofa. Leather was kinda hot in
FL but not here. Anyway, bottom line
is YES cats are worth far more than any sofa AFA giving
love and comfort to our lives.


"Hopitus" wrote in message
...
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?


"Mary" wrote in message
...

"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.

"Hopitus" wrote in message
...
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
...

"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
...
wrote:

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.

Um, Mary, this is getting sad and is just more proof of your stupidity
and desperation. Your response above is posted to the wrong thread and
has nothing whatsoever to do with the importance of increasing water
intake in a cat that has had blockage/urinary tract issues.


lol! It's Megan, the Energizer Bunny, going back for that
football every time. Sitting there, with your 23 cats in your
1-bedroom apartment in between cleaning toilets, dispensing
advice. Heh.

"Hopitus" wrote in message
...
Re the sofa: I actually have an Ethan Allen custom-made
leather sofa (bed) in l.r. all vulnerable parts covered by thick cotton
large-sofa throw (sofa against wall in back)
which is now covered w/two cats' worh of shed winter fur (gotta wash that
sucker soon!) and they are both snoozing on it now. I keep their claws
closely clipped no kidding and there is not one claw mark in its leather.
When company comes (most frequent company is deadly allergic to cats
dander/fur) cats go into bedroom
during visit and cover/throw is whipped off sofa. Leather was kinda hot in
FL but not here. Anyway, bottom line
is YES cats are worth far more than any sofa AFA giving
love and comfort to our lives.


You figured out how to have a nice leather couch and
cats too! Good for you!

On Sat, 14 May 2005 15:56:38 -0400, "Mary" wrote:


"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.


The vet knows what she's doing. Good.

On Sat, 14 May 2005 17:42:34 -0400, "Mary" wrote:


wrote in message
...
wrote:

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.

Um, Mary, this is getting sad and is just more proof of your stupidity
and desperation. Your response above is posted to the wrong thread and
has nothing whatsoever to do with the importance of increasing water
intake in a cat that has had blockage/urinary tract issues.


lol! It's Megan, the Energizer Bunny, going back for that
football every time. Sitting there, with your 23 cats in your
1-bedroom apartment in between cleaning toilets, dispensing
advice. Heh.

23 cats? That's the archetype of the ideal woman!

"John Ross Mc Master" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 14 May 2005 15:56:38 -0400, "Mary" wrote:


"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.


The vet knows what she's doing. Good.

Quite often it is easy to forget that they generally do.
Still, I think canned food is a good idea if only because
of the water content.