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Update - Purrs for Xoxo's dental
TED just called. Xoxo is going to be a gap-toothed old man, 4 of his
front teeth were removed. The main teeth were all ok and cleaned beautifully. He's waking up and will be ready to come home in a few hours. However, they got some urine and it was full of crystals. Xoxo had an episode of struvite crystals years ago and as a result we switched them all to a mostly canned food diet and that solved his issue. The pH was ok, which leads TED to think there may be a stone in his bladder. So she's going to get an x-ray and call me back. Purrs for these crystals to be nothing serious would be most appreciated. Regards. Victor |
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Update - Purrs for Xoxo's dental
On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:54:16 -0700, Victor Martinez wrote:
TED just called. Xoxo is going to be a gap-toothed old man, 4 of his front teeth were removed. The main teeth were all ok and cleaned beautifully. He's waking up and will be ready to come home in a few hours. However, they got some urine and it was full of crystals. Xoxo had an episode of struvite crystals years ago and as a result we switched them all to a mostly canned food diet and that solved his issue. The pH was ok, which leads TED to think there may be a stone in his bladder. So she's going to get an x-ray and call me back. Purrs for these crystals to be nothing serious would be most appreciated. Regards. Victor Purrs coming. |
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Update - Purrs for Xoxo's dental
Purrs are on the way.
-- Joy No amount of time can erase the memory of a good cat, and no amount of masking tape can ever totally remove his fur from your couch. - Leo Dworken "Victor Martinez" wrote in message ... TED just called. Xoxo is going to be a gap-toothed old man, 4 of his front teeth were removed. The main teeth were all ok and cleaned beautifully. He's waking up and will be ready to come home in a few hours. However, they got some urine and it was full of crystals. Xoxo had an episode of struvite crystals years ago and as a result we switched them all to a mostly canned food diet and that solved his issue. The pH was ok, which leads TED to think there may be a stone in his bladder. So she's going to get an x-ray and call me back. Purrs for these crystals to be nothing serious would be most appreciated. Regards. Victor |
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Update - Purrs for Xoxo's dental
Purrs on the way.
-- Ann in Connecticut see my cats at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ann791/sets/ read Sam's blog at http://kittens-3.blogspot.com/ * * * "Victor Martinez" wrote in message ... TED just called. Xoxo is going to be a gap-toothed old man, 4 of his front teeth were removed. The main teeth were all ok and cleaned beautifully. He's waking up and will be ready to come home in a few hours. However, they got some urine and it was full of crystals. Xoxo had an episode of struvite crystals years ago and as a result we switched them all to a mostly canned food diet and that solved his issue. The pH was ok, which leads TED to think there may be a stone in his bladder. So she's going to get an x-ray and call me back. Purrs for these crystals to be nothing serious would be most appreciated. Regards. Victor |
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Update - Purrs for Xoxo's dental
Victor Martinez wrote:
bladder. So she's going to get an x-ray and call me back. Purrs for these crystals to be nothing serious would be most appreciated. Update on the update. Xoxo is back home, resting. The x-rays revealed a tiny stone in his bladder. TED wants Xoxo on special diet (Hills s/d or equivalent), but reading the ingredient list made me cringe! And that food is supposed to acidify his urine, but his urine has a normal pH! Thanks for all the purrs! Victor, not sure what to do about Xoxo's diet. -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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Update - Purrs for Xoxo's dental
Nothing-Serious Purrs on the way!
Charleen Aggie Marble Victor Velcro Tiger Tigger "Daniel Mahoney" wrote in message news On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:54:16 -0700, Victor Martinez wrote: TED just called. Xoxo is going to be a gap-toothed old man, 4 of his front teeth were removed. The main teeth were all ok and cleaned beautifully. He's waking up and will be ready to come home in a few hours. However, they got some urine and it was full of crystals. Xoxo had an episode of struvite crystals years ago and as a result we switched them all to a mostly canned food diet and that solved his issue. The pH was ok, which leads TED to think there may be a stone in his bladder. So she's going to get an x-ray and call me back. Purrs for these crystals to be nothing serious would be most appreciated. Regards. Victor Purrs coming. |
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Update - Purrs for Xoxo's dental
Victor Martinez wrote:
TED just called. Xoxo is going to be a gap-toothed old man, 4 of his front teeth were removed. The main teeth were all ok and cleaned beautifully. He's waking up and will be ready to come home in a few hours. However, they got some urine and it was full of crystals. Xoxo had an episode of struvite crystals years ago and as a result we switched them all to a mostly canned food diet and that solved his issue. The pH was ok, which leads TED to think there may be a stone in his bladder. So she's going to get an x-ray and call me back. Purrs for these crystals to be nothing serious would be most appreciated. Regards. Victor Poor Xoxo, more purrs on the way. -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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Update - Purrs for Xoxo's dental
aw, poor Xoxo. Glad to hear his dental went
ok. Purring and praying that the crystal problems get resolved soon. Lily & her mama "Joy" wrote in message .. . Purrs are on the way. -- Joy No amount of time can erase the memory of a good cat, and no amount of masking tape can ever totally remove his fur from your couch. - Leo Dworken "Victor Martinez" wrote in message ... TED just called. Xoxo is going to be a gap-toothed old man, 4 of his front teeth were removed. The main teeth were all ok and cleaned beautifully. He's waking up and will be ready to come home in a few hours. However, they got some urine and it was full of crystals. Xoxo had an episode of struvite crystals years ago and as a result we switched them all to a mostly canned food diet and that solved his issue. The pH was ok, which leads TED to think there may be a stone in his bladder. So she's going to get an x-ray and call me back. Purrs for these crystals to be nothing serious would be most appreciated. Regards. Victor -- Irulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time. |
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Update - Purrs for Xoxo's dental
"Victor Martinez" wrote in message
... TED just called. Xoxo is going to be a gap-toothed old man, 4 of his front teeth were removed. The main teeth were all ok and cleaned beautifully. He's waking up and will be ready to come home in a few hours. Yay! I'm glad he came through it all OK. I'm sure you'll give him loads of scritches and hugs to make it all up to him. However, they got some urine and it was full of crystals. Xoxo had an episode of struvite crystals years ago and as a result we switched them all to a mostly canned food diet and that solved his issue. The pH was ok, which leads TED to think there may be a stone in his bladder. So she's going to get an x-ray and call me back. Purrs for these crystals to be nothing serious would be most appreciated. Regards. Victor Ach! I know how worrying that can be - mega purrs coming that there is no stone or blockage! Hugs, CatNipped |
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Update - Purrs for Xoxo's dental
"Victor Martinez" wrote in message
... Victor Martinez wrote: bladder. So she's going to get an x-ray and call me back. Purrs for these crystals to be nothing serious would be most appreciated. Update on the update. Xoxo is back home, resting. The x-rays revealed a tiny stone in his bladder. TED wants Xoxo on special diet (Hills s/d or equivalent), but reading the ingredient list made me cringe! And that food is supposed to acidify his urine, but his urine has a normal pH! Thanks for all the purrs! Victor, not sure what to do about Xoxo's diet. Victor, I'd think about getting a second opinion. Also, I know you don't like rpch+p, but Phil P. over there has always had great advice about this subject and cat nutrition. The following is taken from his web site on the cat nutrition page: ------------------------------ A commercial cat food should not be selected only on the basis of its magnesium content. The quantity of magnesium required to saturate urine with struvite at alkaline pH is very small. As pH decreases below 6.4, the amount of magnesium required to saturate the urine with struvite increases exponentially. Conversely, as urine pH increases above 6.9, the amount of struvite that forms in the urine increases markedly. When urine pH is alkaline, the amount of struvite formed in urine is proportional to the dietary magnesium concentration. At urine pH values less than 6.1, struvite does not form regardless of the magnesium concentration of the diet. Thus, the tendency of struvite to form is a function of urine pH. The magnesium content of the diet only becomes important when urine pH is greater than 6.1. The food's caloric density, digestibility, and urine-acidifying properties should all be considered when selecting a commercial cat food for the prevention of struvite urolithiasis. Constituents of foodstuffs exert major effects on urine pH. Sulfur-containing amino acids, phospholipids, and phosphoproteins naturally found in a carnivorous diet naturally acidify the urine, whereas salts of organic acids alkalinize it. Salts of dietary organic acids, which come primarily from plant material and found in high quantities in dry food, have an alkalinizing effect. The percentage of magnesium in the diet is not as important as the total amount of magnesium that a cat consumes. Diets that are moderate in caloric density and are highly digestible will be consumed in smaller amounts, thus lowering both DM and magnesium intake. High-quality canned food is typically 90% digestible whereas equal quality dry food is ~80% digestible. The lower DM intake results in decreased fecal matter and fecal water and increased urine volume. Feeding a canned diet with these characteristics further contributes to increased urine volume and decreased urine specific gravity reducing the risks of urolithiasis while supplying the cat's dietary magnesium requirements. Although many brands of dry cat food may contain relatively low concentrations of magnesium, they are often lower in digestibility than canned and contain high levels of cereal grains. Because the cat's requirement for dietary magnesium is substantially lower than the amount usually found in cat food, a general rule of thumb is to select a high-quality, highly digestible, canned food that contains 0.12 % magnesium or less. ---------------------------------------- Hugs, CatNipped -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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