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How do I know if he is reblocking?
I am absolutely paranoid since experiencing my first blockage with my cat
last weekend. He has been doing great. I just got home from work and the first thing I do is go to the litter box. At that time, my other cat was using it. So, when he was done, I cleaned it and there was two total pees in it from the day. After a little bit, my little guy who was blocked used it and he did not pee all that much, although it was not much less at all than my healthy cat. There was no straining and he is no exhibiting any other symptoms like he did last week. I would say that the pee in the litter box amounted to about the size of a golf ball. Does this sound like he is reblocking? You know, before he blocked, I never paid attention to the size of the pees in the litter box, so now I don't know what is normal. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone! -- Message posted via CatKB.com http://www.catkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...ealth/200610/1 |
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How do I know if he is reblocking?
I have never had a blocked kitty - thank God - but my 4 year old pees
twice a day an oval about 4 inches long and 3 inches wide. He is on canned food. MoMo via CatKB.com wrote: I am absolutely paranoid since experiencing my first blockage with my cat last weekend. He has been doing great. I just got home from work and the first thing I do is go to the litter box. At that time, my other cat was using it. So, when he was done, I cleaned it and there was two total pees in it from the day. After a little bit, my little guy who was blocked used it and he did not pee all that much, although it was not much less at all than my healthy cat. There was no straining and he is no exhibiting any other symptoms like he did last week. I would say that the pee in the litter box amounted to about the size of a golf ball. Does this sound like he is reblocking? You know, before he blocked, I never paid attention to the size of the pees in the litter box, so now I don't know what is normal. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone! -- Message posted via CatKB.com http://www.catkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...ealth/200610/1 |
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How do I know if he is reblocking?
"MoMo via CatKB.com" u27647@uwe wrote in message news:67b9b159b8f0f@uwe... I am absolutely paranoid since experiencing my first blockage with my cat last weekend. He has been doing great. I just got home from work and the first thing I do is go to the litter box. At that time, my other cat was using it. So, when he was done, I cleaned it and there was two total pees in it from the day. After a little bit, my little guy who was blocked used it and he did not pee all that much, although it was not much less at all than my healthy cat. There was no straining and he is no exhibiting any other symptoms like he did last week. I would say that the pee in the litter box amounted to about the size of a golf ball. Does this sound like he is reblocking? You know, before he blocked, I never paid attention to the size of the pees in the litter box, so now I don't know what is normal. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone! Add a little salt to his diet- it will increase his water consumption and won't hurt his blood pressure or kidneys. Phil |
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How do I know if he is reblocking?
Phil P. wrote: Add a little salt to his diet- it will increase his water consumption and won't hurt his blood pressure or kidneys. Phil What?! Are you actually suggesting that he add salt to the cat's diet just to be happy about the size of his pees? --tension |
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How do I know if he is reblocking?
"tension_on_the_wire" wrote in message ups.com... Phil P. wrote: Add a little salt to his diet- it will increase his water consumption and won't hurt his blood pressure or kidneys. Phil What?! Are you actually suggesting that he add salt to the cat's diet just to be happy about the size of his pees? Yeah- That's right. The urine concentration of solutes- especilly calculogenic crystalloids, depends on urine volume. The higher the urine volume the more dilute the urine and the lower the risk of crystals forming. Any more questions? |
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How do I know if he is reblocking?
Phil P. wrote: Yeah- That's right. The urine concentration of solutes- especilly calculogenic crystalloids, depends on urine volume. The higher the urine volume the more dilute the urine and the lower the risk of crystals forming. Any more questions? Thank you for your response. Yes, indeed, I have more questions. First of all, are you a DVM? I'll be much more reassured, though it wouldn't be necessary if you can explain the mechanism sufficiently as you did. I am aware of the value of diluting the urine to reduce the precipitation factor of crystalloids, but this is not generally a method for increasing water intake with humans (including babies who like cats cannot be told to drink more) and so my next question: Second of all, I am very curious to know what it is about a cat's physiology that would protect him from hypertension and renal disease from too much salt intake? Third of all, is there really nothing that could be added directly to the water to make it more palatable to the cat without having to make him thirsty or altering the balance of his fluids and electrolytes? Fourth of all, since you are asking for questions, what is the most common calculus composition in cats? --tension |
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How do I know if he is reblocking?
"tension_on_the_wire" wrote in message oups.com... Phil P. wrote: Yeah- That's right. The urine concentration of solutes- especilly calculogenic crystalloids, depends on urine volume. The higher the urine volume the more dilute the urine and the lower the risk of crystals forming. Any more questions? Thank you for your response. Yes, indeed, I have more questions. It was a rhetorical question... Seems like you have a lot of research to do... Are you related to Treeline by any chance? |
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