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Levi and the emergency hospital, and what foods are best for struvitecrystals?
He's okay now, but I wanted to drop in and let you know that this
group probably saved his life... or at least saved him a lot of pain and suffering. He was straining to urinate in the wee hours this morning but I didn't really "get it" until he tried to pee in the sink. Instead of getting upset and putting him in the litter box, I immediately realized, because of this group, that he was probably associating the litter box with pain and there was trouble. I slowly backed out of the bathroom and let him keep trying. He was unable to pass urine for nearly 20 minutes. Off to the hospital we went. I didn't even bother with my regular vet because I envisioned a lengthy hospital stay and I wanted him someplace where they are staffed with vets 24/7. They took him in right away (I called on my way and said I thought he might have a blockage) and thankfully they were able to squeeze some urine out. They did find blood and struvite crystals. We're waiting on the culture results, but the xray didn't show any problems, thank goodness. He was passing urine with no problem after getting SubQ fluids so he is home with me now. They also gave him an enema to help him pass some pretty dry stool (side effect of dehydration). While he was in the hospital (all day), I bought him a water fountain (which he already loves!) to encourage him to drink more, and did some very thorough research on food. He has been eating Evo dry and wet, but lately more dry (I could kick myself), and lately he has been under a lot of stress due to a home remodel (so probably not drinking enough). The Evo wet looks good with the exception of a surpisingly low protein content relative to the prescription foods. I plan to discuss food with our vet next week when he has his follow-up, but would greatly appreciate some recommendations from those of you with experience in this area. I am only considering wet food, and naturally have a strong preference for a brand that didn't have problems during the nightmare recalls. Ideally I would like to leave him on what I know he will eat (Evo wet only now), but not if it's going to make the problem worse. Suggestions and advice would be greatly appreciated. Also, what is your opinion or experience with the supplement for acidifying the pH, Methioform? His was on the high side and the emergency vet said I should add it to his diet if we stay on the Evo wet (or any commercial food). WOW. The little kitten who swallowed the latex teat is going to be 2 in August and he still clearly cannot handle stress, so we're also gonna start using Feliway for my little boy. I hope you and your cats are all doing well!! |
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