Cat with bladder infection, crystals

in article , Julie at
wrote on 12/31/04 9:04 PM:

My cat was showing signs of a bladder infection yesterday, my normal
vet is on vacation, so I took Fluffy to a new vet we'd never seen
before. Anyway the urine analysis showed a bladder infection with some
crystals. Apparently they weren't very many, but they are quite large.
They gave him some subq fluids then sent me home with a bag of Hills
c/d and said I should watch to ensure that he's able to urinate, if
not then to take him into an emergency vet tomorrow or Sunday.

I've never had a cat with this problem before, so is just a dietary
change normal? I kinda expected that he'd get some antibiotics or
other medication to help clear things up.

What causes this type of problem? Fluffy eats innova dry and wellness
canned food, so I thought I was doing pretty well. Looking at the
ingredients list for the C/D it frankly looks to have pretty poor
ingredients.


Well, it is the standard food issued. It does seem to work and since you
caught this early, I would sure go with it. What you feed is high grade and
should be OK, but with crystals and urinary stuff it's really important to
at least try. I had a persian that unless he ate the c/d he got crystals.

I know certain cats are prone to crystals in their urine. I have a young
male cat (1 and 1/2 years) who had recurring cystitis (crystals in his
urine). He is now eating the Hills C/D canned food and taking Albeta one
pill daily. Even eating the Hills CD, he was still getting these infections.
On the Albeta, he is doing well (it makes the urine acidic). Make sure your
cat has a number of water dishes available.
Gail

"Julie" wrote in message
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My cat was showing signs of a bladder infection yesterday, my normal
vet is on vacation, so I took Fluffy to a new vet we'd never seen
before. Anyway the urine analysis showed a bladder infection with some
crystals. Apparently they weren't very many, but they are quite large.
They gave him some subq fluids then sent me home with a bag of Hills
c/d and said I should watch to ensure that he's able to urinate, if
not then to take him into an emergency vet tomorrow or Sunday.

I've never had a cat with this problem before, so is just a dietary
change normal? I kinda expected that he'd get some antibiotics or
other medication to help clear things up.

What causes this type of problem? Fluffy eats innova dry and wellness
canned food, so I thought I was doing pretty well. Looking at the
ingredients list for the C/D it frankly looks to have pretty poor
ingredients.

http://www.winnfelinehealth.org/heal...ary-tract.html One of many
articles on the subject.
Gail
"Gail" wrote in message
nk.net...
I know certain cats are prone to crystals in their urine. I have a young
male cat (1 and 1/2 years) who had recurring cystitis (crystals in his
urine). He is now eating the Hills C/D canned food and taking Albeta one
pill daily. Even eating the Hills CD, he was still getting these
infections. On the Albeta, he is doing well (it makes the urine acidic).
Make sure your cat has a number of water dishes available.
Gail

"Julie" wrote in message
...
My cat was showing signs of a bladder infection yesterday, my normal
vet is on vacation, so I took Fluffy to a new vet we'd never seen
before. Anyway the urine analysis showed a bladder infection with some
crystals. Apparently they weren't very many, but they are quite large.
They gave him some subq fluids then sent me home with a bag of Hills
c/d and said I should watch to ensure that he's able to urinate, if
not then to take him into an emergency vet tomorrow or Sunday.

I've never had a cat with this problem before, so is just a dietary
change normal? I kinda expected that he'd get some antibiotics or
other medication to help clear things up.

What causes this type of problem? Fluffy eats innova dry and wellness
canned food, so I thought I was doing pretty well. Looking at the
ingredients list for the C/D it frankly looks to have pretty poor
ingredients.