I give up

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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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

Bryan,

Wow, I can't believe you and your cat have had to go through this.

First of all, you have to find a vet you can trust. Sounds like the
first two didn't follow through or didn't know how to find the problem.
Where are you located? Maybe someone here knows of a good vet. You could
call a cat/animal rescue group in your area and ask for a
recommendation. Finding a good vet is going to solve a lot of problems
-- hopefully her peeing for one thing, but also the cost. If someone can
dig in and find the cause it's going to save you a lot of money rather
than continued searching with more tests.

You could also go to an internist vet, they are specialists. You
normally have to have a referral from a regular vet. Our vet suggests
one right away when she knows the problem is past her diagnostic
capabilities.

Good luck. Don't give up. You've had some bad luck but I think you can
turn it around.

Let us know what happens,

Rhonda

wrote:
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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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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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?!

My first advice to you is the same as everyone else's.

Your vets are idiots, change vets.

If they're not idiots then they are even worse because they're
obviously just seeing you as an ATM for them. More expensive tests =
more money for them.

I agree with Phil P (I always do I salute his knowledge of feline
health every time he writes something) it sounds like FIC, which is
treatable but only by a vet who isn't either incompetent or just out to
get as much cash as they can out of a concerned slave.

Try asking friends with cats for recommendations or ask the local
shelter- I don't know where you are but if by some unlikely miracle you
live in East London UK then let me know and I can tell you the vets I'd
recommend (Goddards in Burdett Road, Mile End have consistently cared
for my cats very well since 1999)

But CHANGE THE VET!

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

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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



I think you've encountered the new breed of veterinarians. They're all
about the money, not about the health of the animal.

"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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"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.




Not just veterinarians but M.D.'s as well. My ENT is making me crazy - I
have what is obviously an inner ear infection. Thus far I've been given
diuretics, tranqs, steroids, had a head MRI, etc. I can't wait to see
him again in a couple weeks because he's going to get an earful.

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.

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.
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That's why I haven't mentioned her name very much.
Bryan