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Urinary blockages
Has anyone any idea how to prevent these problems in castrated cats? Spirit
will be the first castrated male I've had since the 1960s. I had a male with endless urethral blockage problems back then and I vowed I'd never adopt another male cat or have one "fixed." Now I find myself probably keeping Spirit who will be fixed at the vet clinic tomorrow. What is the recommended diet these days to help prevent his painful condition? I know the vet I worked for in the 70s believed it was due to poor diet and secondarily by the castration itself causing the urethra to shrink and narrow. Any ideas? Thoughts on this? Advice? I don't want Spirit suffering like that cat did for years. |
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Feed him a good quality canned food diet. The extra water in the canned
food helps to dilute the urine and prevent crystals from forming. I even add a little water to the canned food. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:36:48 -0600, "Kelly Green"
wrote: Has anyone any idea how to prevent these problems in castrated cats? Spirit will be the first castrated male I've had since the 1960s. I had a male with endless urethral blockage problems back then and I vowed I'd never adopt another male cat or have one "fixed." Now I find myself probably keeping Spirit who will be fixed at the vet clinic tomorrow. What is the recommended diet these days to help prevent his painful condition? I know the vet I worked for in the 70s believed it was due to poor diet and secondarily by the castration itself causing the urethra to shrink and narrow. Any ideas? Thoughts on this? Advice? I don't want Spirit suffering like that cat did for years. I've had six or seven fixed male cats during the last 25 years and only one of them had that problem: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-feli...y-blockage.htm The vet didn't prescribe a special diet for Espy after it happened, but I was at the local pet store and found this http://www.petco.com/product/105817/...-Cat-Food.aspx Oddly, my three cats all really like it so I asked the vet and he said that it was fine for them and might even help. I've very attuned to the problem (see the posting about litterboxes today) and have a surveilance camera over the Litter Robot so I can be sure that Epsy goes regularly. If a day goes by and I don't see that he went I pay real close attention. Sometimes they go out in the backyard though so I cut him a bit of slack on those days. He will pee outside if fthe urge strikes. |
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"---MIKE---" wrote in message ... Feed him a good quality canned food diet. The extra water in the canned food helps to dilute the urine and prevent crystals from forming. I even add a little water to the canned food. Yes I can do that. Would warm milk work also if he's not lactose intolerant? ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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"dgk" wrote in message ... On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:36:48 -0600, "Kelly Green" wrote: Has anyone any idea how to prevent these problems in castrated cats? Spirit will be the first castrated male I've had since the 1960s. I had a male with endless urethral blockage problems back then and I vowed I'd never adopt another male cat or have one "fixed." Now I find myself probably keeping Spirit who will be fixed at the vet clinic tomorrow. What is the recommended diet these days to help prevent his painful condition? I know the vet I worked for in the 70s believed it was due to poor diet and secondarily by the castration itself causing the urethra to shrink and narrow. Any ideas? Thoughts on this? Advice? I don't want Spirit suffering like that cat did for years. I've had six or seven fixed male cats during the last 25 years and only one of them had that problem: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-feli...y-blockage.htm The vet didn't prescribe a special diet for Espy after it happened, but I was at the local pet store and found this http://www.petco.com/product/105817/...-Cat-Food.aspx Oddly, my three cats all really like it so I asked the vet and he said that it was fine for them and might even help. I've very attuned to the problem (see the posting about litterboxes today) and have a surveilance camera over the Litter Robot so I can be sure that Epsy goes regularly. If a day goes by and I don't see that he went I pay real close attention. Sometimes they go out in the backyard though so I cut him a bit of slack on those days. He will pee outside if fthe urge strikes. Thank you for this information. I have both sites open on MozillaFF and will read them to the end as soon as I finish this group. I remember there was a small pill I had to give my cat back then to keep his urine more acid. He fought tooth and nail when pilled. The little pill helped but he had problems all his life. They didn't know as much about cat nutrition and diet related problems than as they do now. I've been reading on feeding more of a raw diet. What do you think of that? Getting a balanced diet into them using raw meat would be my main concern. |
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Kelly Green wrote:
Has anyone any idea how to prevent these problems in castrated cats? Spirit will be the first castrated male I've had since the 1960s. I had a male with endless urethral blockage problems back then and I vowed I'd never adopt another male cat or have one "fixed." Now I find myself probably keeping Spirit who will be fixed at the vet clinic tomorrow. What is the recommended diet these days to help prevent his painful condition? I know the vet I worked for in the 70s believed it was due to poor diet and secondarily by the castration itself causing the urethra to shrink and narrow. Any ideas? Thoughts on this? Advice? I don't want Spirit suffering like that cat did for years. Yes. Canned food. Preferably without a lot of stuff added that looks good to humans but is not part of a cat's normal diet. Also, if you don't already have a water fountain, think about one--and about putting water at various locations throughout your abode. -- Jean B. |
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Kelly Greene wrote:
"---MIKE---" wrote in message ... Feed him a good quality canned food diet. The extra water in the canned food helps to dilute the urine and prevent crystals from forming. I even add a little water to the canned food. Yes I can do that. Would warm milk work also if he's not lactose intolerant? You could use Lactaid. Seems to me that milk was forbidden for cats who have this problem (not that yours does yet_. I'd like to heat whether that is the case. -- Jean B. |
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I've been reading on feeding more of a raw diet. What do you think of that? Getting a balanced diet into them using raw meat would be my main concern. A raw diet would be excellent, provided it was a balanced diet. Grain- free canned is also good. Here are some links that might be helpful. Cat nutrition: http://www.catinfo.org/ Nutrition and raw diets: http://www.catnutrition.org/index.php A very good book, which discusses much on wet and raw diets is Your Cat. Here is a link to it in Amazon so you can see what it looks like: http://www.amazon.com/Your-Cat-Simpl...0911453&sr=8-1 FWIW, I fed my oldest dry for the first four years of his life. He had a UTI at age 1 1/2, then needed surgery for crystals at age 3. Since he's been on a grain free, wet diet, he's had NO urinary problems (and he's 11 now). |
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"Jean B." wrote in message ... Kelly Greene wrote: "---MIKE---" wrote in message ... Feed him a good quality canned food diet. The extra water in the canned food helps to dilute the urine and prevent crystals from forming. I even add a little water to the canned food. Yes I can do that. Would warm milk work also if he's not lactose intolerant? You could use Lactaid. Seems to me that milk was forbidden for cats who have this problem (not that yours does yet_. I'd like to heat whether that is the case. I'll use warm water then. No use taking a chance. With the info on those recommended websites I located a Petco less than 10 miles from my house that carries the canned Pro Plan Adult Urinary Tract Health Cat Food. I'm going out there Fri or Sat to pick up a case of it and another cat Tree-condo on sale for $149. I hope they have the condo-tree in by then. I want to start adding raw food to thier diet also. Unfortunately the local Wal*Mart doesn't have beef heart, kidney, chicken gizzards hearts and other such goodies. I have to drive to the other end of the nearest town and see if Publix or Kroger has organ meats. |
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"Rene" wrote in message ... . I've been reading on feeding more of a raw diet. What do you think of that? Getting a balanced diet into them using raw meat would be my main concern. A raw diet would be excellent, provided it was a balanced diet. Grain- free canned is also good. Here are some links that might be helpful. Cat nutrition: http://www.catinfo.org/ Nutrition and raw diets: http://www.catnutrition.org/index.php A very good book, which discusses much on wet and raw diets is Your Cat. Here is a link to it in Amazon so you can see what it looks like: http://www.amazon.com/Your-Cat-Simpl...0911453&sr=8-1 FWIW, I fed my oldest dry for the first four years of his life. He had a UTI at age 1 1/2, then needed surgery for crystals at age 3. Since he's been on a grain free, wet diet, he's had NO urinary problems (and he's 11 now). Wow! That poor kitty - and so young. I so fear Spirit suffering from such an awful and painful condition. I have no idea what he was fed before since someone just dumped him off out here. He will get no dry food here except a little "Wellness" or "Solid Gold" as a weekly treat. I am going to read the above sites if I haven't already. I've spent hours and hours online learning about cat nutrition. I want these 3 kitties to live long healthy lives. I don't mind buying raw foods for them. There has to be a grocery store here that carries organ meats. I'm going to start with chicken wingtips. The big boy, our newest cat "Spirit" (12 lbs of muscle) isn't out of the woods yet. His injury was deep and wide. I can only pray it doesn't get infected. He goes back to have the drain removed Saturday or Monday. I have to call them tomorrow for an appt. |
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