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I just need to vent. I love my cat so much, but she's peeing everywhere
(including in her box where she KNOWS she's supposed to be going). There's blood in her pee. It's bright red and she only goes little tiny droplets at a time (tract infection?). I've taken her to 2 different vets and spent over $1,500 on her. She's putting me in the poor house!! This problem has gone on for the better part of two years. The vets have run tests and they continuously tell me nothing is wrong with her. Are they ****ing idiots?! She's ****ing blood!! Even a five year old child could tell something is wrong here. I would gladly spend the money if it would make my cat better. But I can't afford to keep bringing her in just to have these boneheads tell me "she's fine" OR "it's a behavior problem". Blood stained urine is a behavior problem? That's a new one for the medical books. I wish I didn't have to get rid of her, but my house is really starting to wreak of urine. Has anyone else ever been in this situation? Bryan |
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wrote in message oups.com... I just need to vent. I love my cat so much, but she's peeing everywhere (including in her box where she KNOWS she's supposed to be going). There's blood in her pee. It's bright red and she only goes little tiny droplets at a time (tract infection?). I've taken her to 2 different vets and spent over $1,500 on her. She's putting me in the poor house!! This problem has gone on for the better part of two years. The vets have run tests and they continuously tell me nothing is wrong with her. Are they ****ing idiots?! She's ****ing blood!! Even a five year old child could tell something is wrong here. I would gladly spend the money if it would make my cat better. But I can't afford to keep bringing her in just to have these boneheads tell me "she's fine" OR "it's a behavior problem". Blood stained urine is a behavior problem? That's a new one for the medical books. I wish I didn't have to get rid of her, but my house is really starting to wreak of urine. Has anyone else ever been in this situation? Bryan Bryan this is not a behavioral problem your vets are idiots if they have not sent you to a specialist if they can't figure it out. Where do you live so one of us can give you information for specialist or a vet college that can try and help you out Vent all you like I would be ripping their throats out if they were being stupid with me. So would a lot of us. May I ask what test they have run and the treatments they have preformed if you can remember |
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wrote in message
oups.com... I just need to vent. I love my cat so much, but she's peeing everywhere (including in her box where she KNOWS she's supposed to be going). There's blood in her pee. It's bright red and she only goes little tiny droplets at a time (tract infection?). That's a classic description of Feline Interstitial Cystis (FIC). She may have defect in the glycosaminoglycan (GAG) layer that coats the bladder wall that's allowing urine to penetrate the urothelium and cause inflammation. Crystals or small calculi can also irritate and inflame the bladder wall. Inflammation in the bladder and/or urethra causes a nervous sensation that mimics the sensation a full bladder even if the bladder is empty. The nervous impulses that control urination are constantly stimulated by the inflammation so that she has the urge to urinate constantly whether her bladder is full or empty. So, even if her bladder is empty she'll still try and strain to urinate. Bleeding can be caused by irritation from crystals or calculi, and/or tearing the bladder mucosa from straining to urinate. She's peeing all over the place because she's associating the painful urination with the location- she's trying to find a place that doesn't hurt her when she pees. I've taken her to 2 different vets and spent over $1,500 on her. She's putting me in the poor house!! This problem has gone on for the better part of two years. The vets have run tests and they continuously tell me nothing is wrong with her. Did they check her urine for crystals and bacteria? Are they ****ing idiots?! Just average, mediocre vets that don't bother to think past the numbers. If nothing abnormal shows up on the tests- the cat must be ok... even if she's peeing, pooping, and vomiting blood... Unfortunately, there are a lot vets like that around who treat the numbers instead of the cat. She's ****ing blood!! Even a five year old child could tell something is wrong here. I would gladly spend the money if it would make my cat better. But I can't afford to keep bringing her in just to have these boneheads tell me "she's fine" OR "it's a behavior problem". Blood stained urine is a behavior problem? That's a new one for the medical books. I wish I didn't have to get rid of her, but my house is really starting to wreak of urine. Has anyone else ever been in this situation? Bryan You don't have to get rid of her- she can be treated. Surrendering a cat to a shelter for an inappropriate urination problem is an automatic death sentence. The first order of business is feeding her only canned food. Canned food will increase her water intake and dilute the noxious substances in her urine. It will also result in more frequent urination- which in turn will decrease bladder contact time with urine and eliminate crystals and small calculi before they can irritate the bladder wall. Also, speak to a vet about a glucosamine/chondroitin supplement- such as Cosequin- to help repair and maintain her bladder wall. Finally, you might want to speak to a vet about Amitriptyline. Amitriptyline is tricyclic anti-depressant that also has anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties and has helped many cats with FIC. Keep the faith, Phil |
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"T" wrote I think you've encountered the new breed of veterinarians. They're all about the money, not about the health of the animal. It isn't a new breed. As with inept/unethical people in all professions, they have always been there. Choose your vet carefully, based upon talking with others who have used them. |
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I had this same problem with my Moonshines, Urinary Tract problem for 2
years, vet after vet. I finally got the vet I had been asking for but by the wrong name. I told him the situation and asked him to make up a treatment plan for her, but not the same old antibiotics because she was having recurrences before the antibiotics were even done. He put her on steroids for a few weeks, decreasing the dosage little by little. He also put her on Science Diet prescription for Urinary tract and she was cured. She lived another 10 years after all that. -- Barb Of course I don't look busy, I did it right the first time. |
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Thanks everyone for the replies! I'm located in Middleton,
Massachusetts. Can I buy Science Diet without a doctor's presription? Today I stopped giving her the dry cat food. From what y'all are telling me it sounds like FIC is exactly what's wrong. The vets did a blood test, urine analysis, stool analysis, and suggested an MRI but they "couldn't guarantee it would show anything seeing as the other tests came back fine". So that's where I drew the line (mainly because we ran out of money!). Nonetheless, we did have the cat on Clavamox for 2 weeks and she seemed to do better, not peeing everywhere (as much) and when she did, the pee had little or NO blood in it at all. This made us think maybe it was a behavioral issue, until the blood returned. But this has gone on since we got her in 2004. Also, she's always licking her crotch...she must be in alot of pain down there. By the way, her name is Pussums. ·._.·´¯`·._.·´¯`·.·´¯`·._.·´¯`·._.· That's why I haven't mentioned her name very much. Bryan |
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