10 Signs Your Cat Might Have Urethral Blockage and How to Help
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- Опубліковано 30 тра 2024
- Given the severity of a complete urethral blockage and the fact that it can be fatal if not promptly treated, it's important to know the signs and what to do if you observe them in your cat. In this video, Dr. Sarah Wooten, DVM, CVJ explains the causes, symptoms, and treatment of urethral blockage in cats.
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0:00 Introduction
0:24 About Urinary Blockage in Cats
1:53 Risk Factors for Urethral Blockage in Cats
2:21 Signs of Urethral Blockage in Cats
2:25 Sign 1: Straining to Urinate
3:13 Sign 2: Frequent Small Urination
3:58 Sign 3: Bloody Urine
4:27 Sign 4: Inappropriate Urination
5:00 Sign 5: Excessive Genital Licking
5:36 Sign 6: Failed Attempts to Urinate
6:32 Sign 7: A Palpable Mass in the Abdomen
7:31 Sign 8: Crying
8:08 Sign 9: Loss of Appetite and Hiding
8:24 Sign 10: Lethargy
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If your cat is showing signs of urethral blockage, please get them to a vet as soon as possible. Complete blockage is a life-threatening emergency and requires immediate treatment.
I have read and watched videos that blame kibble. They say dry food causes this kind of disease. Do You think so?
Rub Organic raw unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar with "the Mother" on their fur (cat's sides) or the top of their paws. They will lick it off. Use at least two tablespoons in a day or if necessary a few days in an emergency for cats. For very young cats reduce that amount to one tablespoon. For kittens use only a teaspoon. Rub the organic apple cider vinegar on each side of their fur or the top of their paws until you see them have relief. Remember to shake the bottle first. If you have a wild cat that doesn’t take orders, then douse him with a good bit in a small glass. A lot will bead of his fur. Also, they will not be able to lick off the entirety of it all at once. Organic apple cider vinegar will start to go into immediate action for the cat to get relief from the blockage. It saved my cat that was pissing blood and then could not pee while squatting all the time. Also, it helps get rid of UTI bacteria; Walmart sells it. Ideally, it is best to use organic apple cider vinegar because it tastes rather good and is much more tolerable for the cat to ingest it compared to the filtered kind which tastes horrible.
Remember only to use the organic apple cider vinegar as necessary. Too much too often could lead to an ulcer. From my experience a couple tablespoons a week has not hurt my cat. If it is a real emergency you could go beyond that just do not let it come to a habit of more than that each week. Keep in mind; you will likely have reoccurring bouts with this for a while. That is why I recommend some other preventative measures as you read on below:
Keep in mind that it is important to ensure cats, when feeling normal, get enough water to keep their system flowing. Ensure they eat wet cat food over dry for the moisture content, Consider temporarily stopping the cat from eating dry food or even permanently if necessary. Too much dry food leads to blockages with lack of hydration compared to canned cat food. Try putting some added bit of water in their wet food. Avoid salty meats if they are having this problem. Salty meats or salty canned food meats like tuna will stop up your cat for sure!
If you use clay litter make sure you use the unscented. Scented can irritate their pee track with synthetic chemicals leading to inflammation and UTI blockages. Never use clumping litter for cats; it can lead to blockages because cats can ingest it much easier. That can cause ingestion of sludge and bacteria leading to inflammation and UTI’s. Clumping litter is known to be extremely dangerous for kittens and not good for cats in general. Buy only fragrant free non-clumping litter, and then add one heaping tablespoon of baking soda mixed in per 10 pounds of cat litter that you use. It will naturally neutralize the smell; Just do not go beyond that because baking soda is really high in salt which is dangerous for cats if they ingest it more than a tiny amount by licking their paws each time using the litter box. I have used it for my cat and it works well, he actually prefers this litter combination. Baking soda is known to help aid and help get rid of UTI’s. Never give it to your cat other than in the litter! Additionally, use feline pine litter and add it to your litter with several handfuls to add a nice fragrant smell. A little goes a long way to just supplement the litter.
Also, consider buying "cranimals" from amazon. It is a cranberry extract that helps the kidneys and gets rid of UTI problems. Put 1/4 teaspoon in two small cans of wet cat food or equivalent to that with one big can. You can also wash out an old salt and peppershaker to sprinkle a decent amount in their food. Any amount more than that I have noticed they will not eat it. Putting cranimals cranberry powder in their food will help keep their pee acidic to break down crystals.
Additionally, "Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth" helps assist in UTI treatment sold on Amazon. It is a "diuretic" thus helps people and animals urinate 30% more to empty the bladder to keep crystals from forming. Completely safe for cats with no limitations of consumption and has no salt in it. Cats tolerate it because it has almost no taste. Just be careful not to breathe it in by getting it dusted up in the air because it is dangerous to breathe it in. Make sure to only use "Food Grade."Use at least about 1/4 teaspoon per small can wet cat food. Lastly, I have learned of a brand called "tinkle tonic" from chewy or amazon that some claim helped their cats.
Finally, consider your cat’s stress level. Stress could be another factor that can lead to inflammation of the bladder area. Try to ensure he has enough to do to keep happy.
Here are the links: www.walmart.com/ip/Bragg-Organic-Raw-Unfiltered-Apple-Cider-Vinegar-with-Mother-32-Fl-Oz/32590745 www.amazon.com/dp/B06X952WC5/coliid=I2Q1CPD92LEGLN&colid=QW0PD1V1M0CW&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FVWT9FE/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 www.chewy.com/animal-essentials-tinkle-tonic-herbal/dp/125479?msclkid=75bb3de4f5e11a67fb4f5ce884659d74&Shopping-Product%20Targets-Hard%20Goods-SSP-DDG&Animal%20Essentials www.petsmart.com/cat/litter-and-waste-disposal/litter/feline-pine-cat-litter---natural-non-clumping-13480.html
All about cats can you please help me out
With my comment that you replied to
I need more answers for the 2 more questions I asked you
What to do for prevention:
NO DRY FOOD!
Please add some water to their wet food in summertime, and on any hot days.(to prevent (not sure why she says blockage is more prevalent in winter,I have always seen it to be in the heat of summer.)
If you can get them to drink water,possibly a fountain/running water,that would be great. Filtered water or rain water is best- but absolutely NO filtered water with added "minerals for good taste". These minerals can cause blockages.
Carbohydrate free food is best,but,again,NO DRY FOOD EVER!
In my experience, dehydration is the main cause leading to blockages.(orange male cats are also genetically inclined to blockages)
One can test for dehydration by scrunching/gently lifting the fleshy skin behind their neck, and then releasing it. It should return to place quickly. if it returns slowly,your cat is/may be dehydrated,and needs immediate attention to correct this.
in cases of longer term dehydration,(days),saline solution injected under the skin is often necessary,as they can not absorb as much fluids as they need,in time, by just the food/water they could eat. This can be done at home,your vet can show you how to do it-but many vets will most likely want to board your cat with them and charge you beaucoup bucks for doing it.
If your cat is straining,and no pee is coming out,IMMEDIATELY take them to a vet,they can save their life through-
A. Inserting a catheter in their penis,and releasing the blocked urine.
B. Inserting a syring into their bladder and removing urine.
C. Giving them subcutaneous fluids with saline solution.
D. Often after this a cat may need to stay with the vet,with a catheter inserted,for a few days.
Sometimes you can convince them you can handle this(catheter already inserted by vet in kitty, but at home care) yourself at home,as it can be very expensive for a vet stay.
D.They will probably try to tell you to feed "Hill's urinary track formula prescription food"(or similar) afterwards/during catheter care-ONLY feed them the WET version .
After a while they can return to a quality WET food,-they usually do not need to be on this(prescription diet) the rest of their life (though the subsidized vets/cat food companies will try to tell you otherwise).
Best is prevention,much better to spend some money on getting your cat a quality WET food every day, than having to spend A LOT on emergency care.(yes,unfortunately I have spent thousands of dollars getting my kitties heathy by emergency visits, before i knew these things).
Unfortunately,some cats will not know,even after a life threatening experience,that they should not be out in the heat.....so sometimes I need to keep my kitties confined in a cool place when it gets really hot.
if they are panting after being out in the heat,please get them hydrated,too.
Stress is also a cause, please have multiple litter boxes if you have multiple cats,(so they all feel comfortable releaving themselves,no stress....and feed them separately if you need to,and/or do whatever is necessary to make sure they are stress free and well fed/hydrated.
Best wishes,may your cat(s) live long and healthy,happy lives.
Thanks so much.
I lost my cat to urinary blockage. It was horrible. I failed my little man. Brought him to see the same vet three times on this ongoing problem he had peeing. When he was at death's door, I brought him to another vet. He was IV'd, catheterized and kept overnight. He died during the night. What I learned was that I wasn't as aggressive and serious as I had to be to save his life, some vets are worthless, and never, never switch your cat over to dry cat food. Do not do it!
I'm so sorry...this sounds like a really painful experience. Thank you for sharing this to help others avoid going through what you did, and for what it's worth...you're already ahead of so many others simply because you brought your cat to the vet. You did your best. I'm so sorry it turned out this way.
@@AllAboutCatsYT I made a lot of mistakes with him. One thing I don't understand is why vets do not talk about the dangers of dry cat food. It's almost as if they are hypnotized not to see it. Knowing what I know now, if I were a vet seeing a cat prone to urinary tract distress, I would make it a point to tell the owner that dry food is totally off limits for that cat. Thanks for reading.
That's not your fault, it's the failure of the vets you took him too. I'm sorry for your loss
@@fafeem6333 I agree. I took my boy in several times with straining and literally the ONLY remedy he offered was $90 Hill’s DRY food. I finally took him to a new doc and he’s getting meds and a new diet plan. This is all new to me, and I’m wondering how many male cats who don’t have owners with thousands of dollars, die this horrific death. How does this work in nature? It’s like they’re cursed.
Sorry for your loss.
Just lost my little buddy 2 days ago.
I thought he had a stomach virus because he was throwing up.
I never had a sick animal and I definitely didn’t think it was a urinary blockage.
I scheduled him a vet appointment for Wednesday as no other vet was accepting new patients.
He didn’t make it to his appointment.
I took him to the emergency vet at 3am only to have to make the painful decision to have him euthanized.
I had him cremated and now I’m waiting to pick up his ashes.
I’m going through this now. He was happy and himself last night, then this morning, I noticed he kept going to his litter box but nothing was coming out. I thought he was constipated but the kicker was when his food arrived (he’s crazy about food) and he didn’t even touch it, just laid there. I knew something was wrong. Took him to the ER immediately. Procedure went well, very expensive, but had to be done. Doctor said we caught it very early and it was good we brought him in when we did. No more dry food for my little guy, just wet food, lots of water, and so so so much love ❤️ thank you for sharing this.
Okay, stop warning me about how bad it is, and tell me what to actually do!!!
Give your cat apple cider vinegar!
@@Yamaazakahow much?
1tsp then water
@@SkillOfGentleArt also it may not work. My cat passed and i gave ACV and brought him in
Take them to the vet, it is an emergency situation.
Why this video wasn't suggested me 4-5 days ago , i lost my cat today 😭💘 I love him alot May his soul rest in peace 🙏
I'm sorry for your loss. Take care.
Please take this information seriously and take your cat in at the very first signs day or night. My beloved male cat almost died from this blockage . I thought he was constipated because I didn't see signs of urinary distress. I took him in one day after seeing him in discomfort and it was almost too late. This problem can escalate quickly. Do not wait. Love to everyone and your pets
This is exactly what’s going on with my cat. Taken him to vet twice in the last 2 months
This happened to my tuxedo kitty, Sylvester and he had to be put to sleep. I know try to be very vigilant in catching these sorts of things on time. Thank you so much for giving us the knowledge that we need to fight this.
I almost lost my cat several years ago when he was only 5. He still greeted me at the door and tried to follow me around as usual but could barely walk. Then I saw a bulge in his abdomen and I knew. I took him to the emergency vet (it was 8pm), then to his regular vet the next day. I was told that had I waited, he would not have survived. I could never get him and his sister into wet food, but my new kittens are, precisely because one of them is male. I hope this video helps save another cat’s life!
Male or female all my female cats right now have wet food multiple times a day in small portions I even add extra water to the wet food and I had a pet safe broth to their dry cable and you know what that may make their breath a little stinky but then that is my responsibility as a pet parent to keep their teeth health in check so I even got a little teeth cleaner gel stuff to rub on it so they don't develop gingivitis I'm doing the f****** best I can prevent any issues from happening and every single day once a day in one of their wet foods they get a cranberry supplement I hope I'm doing everything I can to prevent UTIs blockage everything
@@jennikrbez6893 can I ask what you’re using on their teeth? I tried a cat toothpaste but they hated it. Also what cranberry supplement? Thanks!
I am so happy for your cat. My little 1.5 year old boy is having urinary blockage, we jusg fohnd out few hours ago and we r stressed for him. Did the vet mechanically unblock his urethra? or only gave him medicines? and did it reoccur?
@@me-zaan2285 honestly I can’t remember it was about 12 years ago, I know they put a catheter in him (and the cone collar of shame, poor thing) and kept him for a few days to watch for kidney damage, thankfully there was none. Then he had to have only prescription food. Hope your cat is ok.
I lost my little guy in 2005 from repeated blockages. After the last episode landed him a week in the hospital, the vets were very frank with me. He was never going to get better. I was about $7,000 in debt by that time and had to have him euthanized. My advice, say no to dry food and pay attention to your cat's urinary habits to catch it in time before too much damage has been done. RIP Cowboy.
I'm sorry about your loss. That's really rough.
I’m sorry so sorry for your loss RIP Cowboy.
This happened to my cay after we moved! I started noticing blood but wasn't sure. He ended peeing on the garbage bag right in front of me when i was trying to clean his little. He has never peed outside the litter and I was able to confirm that it was blood. Took him to the vet within the hour. He was prescribed anti anxiety medication, pain medication, and medicated food..Stress can trigger this!!
Thank you for this video. My main vet is on post-natal leave so I had to go to another clinic to check what was wrong with my almost 12 year old boy. Last year abdominal ecography was fine, good kidney's shape and normal bladder, very thin sediments, he was kept on his renal diet because of altered SDMA.
Now he had trouble urinating and had leeks on strange places. The new vet with the new ecography determined stones, not sure if on the bladder of kidneys, this was last wednesday and they still didn't gave me the results. SDMA was suddenly normal despite being twice abnormal last year. Prescribed tamsulosin, pregabalin and veterinary meloxicam. Couldn't perform the urinary test because he peed during the eco and his bladder was empty. I had to take him today because he doesn't want to eat the urinrary diet, neither wet canned nor dry, and he pee a lot on the bed and is dizzy. Another doctor saw him at the same clinic. She told me he needs to complete treatment but with food, anything but renal so I bought him wet cans for convalescent care, he ate. He only ate his churus. The urine sample was successful but she said he might be blocked DESPITE peeing all the time, because his bladder was supposedly full and he didn't wanted to expell the urine when massaged. She shot him tramadol and an antiinflammatory, told me to come back tomorrow to check him and probably have to put him a catheter. But then she called me 30 minutes before the clinic close and told me she talked to a colleague expert on felines and that I should take my boy to a vet hospital that has urgency 24 hours because he may be blocked now despite peeing, but that she didn't know! And I had to told them to send me the tests because they have everything, yet they didn't sent me the eco results. So mad!
I call another vet I used to go for minor issues, and I'm gonna take him tomorrow with a feline expert. Unfortunately they don't hospitalise because they are small but whatever that vet tells me I'm gonna do it because she knows and I trust her. I will go wherever she sent me even if it's expensive. I didn't brought my boy there because I knew he needed an abdominal ecography and the other place could do it and most of the test, but it's more complicated in the small clinic. I'm so mad at that doctor that having my boy there didn't told me he needed the catether right away, he could have stayed hospitalised. They think calling late is enough. They are the professionals and I've paid a LOT already. I don't care if I have to be in debt, but I expect them to be professionals!
I just hope everything goes well tomorrow with my boy. He is literally my life. ❤️
Sending good vibes to all.
When my male cat had this condition I put vinegar on his privates he licked it and was soon able to pee again! This was when he was a kitten eating dry food. Since then he's switched to wet food primarily with added RO water. Almost 7 years later no more UTI thank goodness 🙏
What is RO water?
@@user-ul8hu7bc6l reverse osmosis
Is yr cat neutered, & if so at what age did u have the procedure done?
@@m.hughes8605 Yes he is neutered since age 3
@@MURZBO Thanks for the reply.
So useful!!
Thank you for this
A few years ago, my little boy had to spend a couple of days in the emergency hospital. He’d had a problem once before that but we caught it immediately so it didn’t get bad. It scared me senseless; never want it to happen again.
Thanks for sharing all this information ! Appreciated !
Thanks!
Used ***Used apple cider vinegar 5ml..for two days .. twice aday... all clear.. saved so much money
Did u mix 1:1 w water.
How do you make your cat drink that. My cat absolutely hates it
Before and after my girls vet visit I've been mixing apple cider vinegar with their canned wet food with couple tsp of water. I stopped leaving them dry food for the entire day to eat. So they are force to eat their food (with acv) in the morning and evening.
Did you dilute the ACV?
Is it diluted or straight?
There is a brand on Amazon by Coco and Luna, urinary tract medicine. My cat was had blood in his urine and straining to pee for days. No vet medicine was working, so I had to pay for additional trips to the vet. I gave Coco and Luna to my cat, half a dose, and there was no more blood in the urine and no more struggling to pee all from one small dose. I kept giving it to him for 3 days. I now give it to him every few months.
Thank you for these videos Dr Wooten. They are super educational and straight to the point
Thank you 👍🏻💐😻
Thank you very much.
Thank you for this video. I had to take my male cat to the vet this morning and he is being put under anaesthesia as I speak. He had all the tell tale signs and luckily I picked up instantly that something was wrong as soon as I woke up. The only thing that I’am most horrified about it the cost !!!! Why on earth can vets charge so much. I know animals are more specialised than humans though they are just as important when treated as part of the family or used for those who have medical needs.
Wishing you and your cat all the best.
Hi Sarah, Can you do a video on preventing this?
Great video! Can you please make a video on urinary crystals? Thank you 🙏
Great video, important information. Knowing your cat and its typical behavior is essential in understanding when something is wrong, and your cat is trying to tell you.
Thank you.
I am sooo happy I got my little guy to the emergency room, when I got there, they were like this is an emergency, we need to save his life.. And to think I was planning on waiting another day…. seeing his so miserable, and that awe full cry made me get him there immediately
thank you so much for this. i subscribed last week, and i now watch each new video as they get posted.
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@@AllAboutCatsYT Can u elaborate & tell us what r the usual procedures that vets employ when cats have early stage UTI . Basically how do vets treat it from the earliest stages to the more life threatening ones? Thank you, u r providing life saving info here , much appreciated!
Thanks mam its very helpful for me my kitten is doing that first three sings
Thank you so much for making this video. My cat had to go to the vet yesterday because I saw the sign of him going to the toilet so frequently, losing appetite, and losing energy. Indeed it was one of the urine infections. I'm glad I was able to notice because I knew those were the signs thanks to you. I have one request! Can you please make a video about food minerals and urine infection? I was told by the vet that food can be the cause of this including high minerals etc. I'm just wondering how I can notice. I chose food based on the All About Cat review and gave him Instinct wet food, Tiki Cat sardines wet food, Weruva kitten wet food as a rotation + Fruitable as a treat for my 9 months old cat. I only checked the calories and never the amount of minerals. Could you please make a video of food minerals sometimes?? How to calculate, how to know when it's too much or too less for your cat's weight etc. Thank you so much!!
My cat had this. He started peeing and pooping on the couch. I thought it was a behaviour problem, but since it happened repeatedly I decided to take him to the vet. Literally the day before I had planned to take him, I noticed blood and crystals in his urine. I took him immediately to the vet. They did an ultrasound (or some other imaging, I don’t remember exactly) and it seemed he had already passed the stones because they couldn’t see any. They did put in a urine catheter and gave him some medication to help eliminate any left. He was kept in the vet for a couple of days. Afterwards I had to continue to give him medication and special food and was advised to switch his food permanently.
I recently had to put my kitty to sleep. He was 2 1/2 years old and dealing with leaking at times, then blockages. He had this issue for over a year. We switched him to the Purina prescription wet cat food for Urinary Tract issues. He was hospitalized 3 or 4 times -- the last time he was in the ER for 14 days. The vet didn't put the catheter in correctly for the first time -- causing major urine scolding on his rear end. They did the catheter correctly for another 7 days. A month later, blocked again. With his issue, PU surgery was not an option. His blockages and urethra damage was too far up close to the bladder. With multiple vet opinions, the only suggestion with the last blockage was to do the same 7 day catheter to help the urethra repair again. Our primary vet was honest with us and said that this option would help him, but wasn't sure if we would ever have a permanent solution to his blockages. In total, we probably spent upwards of $15,000 with all of these issues over the year (The 14 day emergency room stay was $6,500). Money was not a factor for my wife and I -- If I knew we could actually fix him and give him a good quality life, I couldn't put a price tag on it. With a lot of discussion, we decided it was best to put him to sleep. Feeling good for a weeks or a month, then blocking again, then lengthy procedures wasn't fair for him. It's been 3 days since we put him to sleep and I can't help but feel guilt like we didn't do everything we possibly could do. I did so much deep diving in google for ANYTHING -- I read up on stents, bypasses, etc. I truly don't think there was anything else we could. It would help me feel better if you could give you opinion on if we did everything we could. Thank you!
I am sure he had a happy life while he was with you, please🙏try not to feel guilty 🙏, it would've been a hard life for him if he was still here (going to the veterinary stresses them even more 😞and make them more sick). I hope you and your wife feel a little better by now. Thanks for loving the kitties very much.
My cat is a boy he’s 10 years old this is his 3rd UTI . I went and bought him some Homeo Pet UTI medicine until I can get him to the Animal Humane Society, everything has been weird because of Covid. I hope this medicine helps my little guy out!😔💯
My male cat had a severe urinary blockage 3 years ago which was nearly fatal and a second one 2 years ago that I was able to stave off because I took him to the vet as soon as I saw signs (staining to pee, licking his butt, not eating, very sluggish). I just took him to the vet today because there was blood in his urine but it is a type of cystitis this time. I think my cats have the most stress free life I can imagine but cats are stressed by things we can't understand. Poor babies!
My sisters cat is going through this and I was the first one to notice because my sister barely takes care of her I immediately texted her and hopefully she gets it min min the cat started to barely pee only drops everywhere and on the bed I hope she can recover as we try to take her to the vet
A big thank you for this thorough explanation. I have a brand new kitten (we brought him home yesterday), a new male 2-month old.
So far, he hasn’t eliminated at all - although I’ve heard that young kittens can eliminate less often. So far it’s been about 24 hours. He did eat a bit yesterday and he had a little drink about 10 mins ago. I’m just keeping an eye on his kitty litter for now.
I did notice him meow once when sitting in his litter, but I feel that he might be just sitting in his litter for comfort - he’s been treating it more as a place to sit than a toilet, although he was at one point pushing the litter around - no elimination though.
If I don’t see anything by tomorrow I will take him to the vet, I already called them for a checkup in any case - I’ll just put more urgency on that appointment if I don’t see any action in his litterbox.
yeah, sorry for unloading my current situation on you - I’m just venting because I worry about my cats a lot - just ignore me :)
Hope everything turns out okay! Keep us posted.
Thank you for this video. My cat is now in hospital. It was so fast - from midday when he was licking his genitals a lot and I thought he was being weird, to 10pm when he was crying in pain and couldn't open his bladder and I took him in.
This video was why I took him tonight instead of leaving it until tomorrow.
I see you posted this 8 months ago. How did things turn out? Thank s he okay now? -sending prayers
Hope your cat is doing well ❤
Just lost my cat aswell, if your cat ever has any weird symptoms, take to the vet asap, get the samples done etc. poor cat was in so much pain
my cat has shown a few signs in a couple of weeks and I thought it was his nervous issue. but my cat shown all that 10 signs and even opened his mouth with the tounge came out 😢. I brought him to the vet and had emergency treatment straightaway. It costed me $3500😢. Now he is in recovery and back to home soon 😅. i've learnt a big lesson and glad that i got to save my cat.
Please do a video on after they come home from the hospital. My cat has been on SO for 5 years. He lays next to the water fountain for hours. Is rail thin , dull coat and listless. Is hungry all the time. His urine is like cement in the litter box. We good through a ton of litter keeping that cleaned up. He poops on the carpet and he doesn’t smell very good. I ask the vet and she says”oh yeah” Not an answer. Can’t he come off the SO?
Seriously people, if you think this is happening to your cat PLEASE bring them immediately to the emergency vet. I could have lost my baby boy Leo, but thank god we took him to the vet in time to unblock and get his kidney toxins flushed out of his system. He is on prescription cat food for the rest of his life, but I am endlessly thankful my baby made it through this.
Thank you so much and bless your heart no one never explained it to me as in-depth as you did I lost my cat 6 days 😔😞
I'm so sorry for your loss, and thank you for the kind words.
I'm going through this with my Cat for the second time in 3 month's. He's just be unblocked again on Saturday. Sent home on MetaCam, Gabapentin, Hypervase, Amoxyclav. He's doing relatively well, although he's in and out of his tray and doing smaller pees but frequently, and has this morning peed all over my bed. Called the emergency out of hours vet and they said to take him back later today for review, but don't need to rush him in right now as he's able to urinate and it's more likely inflammation from the catheter. It's been an absolute nightmare, and very expensive but he's worth every penny. I'll do everything possible to keep my little man alive, next option is P.U. Surgery, if you can do a video on that, it would be great. ❤
Our cat who is 1 year and 9 months had a urethral blockage a couple of days ago. We noticed he was going to the litter box more often than usual and just standing in there for minutes at a time, no urine or poop. I took him outside (he’s indoor with supervised outdoor time) and he was eating a bunch of grass, so I thought he just was constipated. When he came back in he was playful with his feather and still open to eating treats. A few minutes later he threw up, mostly grass and bile. Then he kept going to the box and we called the emergency vet who told us to bring him in right away. By the time we got to the office he was already fully blocked and had to be hospitalized for 2 nights. Doctor said we brought him at a critical time and saved his life. Long story short, it was the most stressful week so far with my little fat boy. He’s home now recovering and we are still worried that he’ll obstruct again. Are there tips for recovery and reassuring this won’t happen again? He’s still not pooping and not drinking water.
I recently lost my cat to this. As I have learned, cats do not have a strong thirst drive to begin with. My thought is that his not pooping may indicate he is dehydrated. That's worrisome for cats prone to urinary issues because you want your cat to do a decent amount of peeing to keep his bladder free of sediment build up. If he is eating any dry cat food at all, I would recommend switching him to an all wet cat food diet. His system will draw water from his food and this will help him poop besides cleansing his bladder out. Keep up the good work.
My cat was having kidney issues and the vet recommended a water fountain..within 2 weeks he was drinking normally. My vet also recommended a high calorie recovery wet food. Apparently cats can't resist this food and my cat ate and ate..promoted regular pooping. Cats can get addicted to this recovery food I was told so recovery food can only be used for a short time but it certainly brought him back to normal.
@@annmaries57 can u recommend the food, plz I don't know if my cat will make it
@Kenice Barrett ohhh I hope everything works out. It's "a/d Hills Urgent care wet food" :Prescription Diet a/d is clinically tested nutrition to support dogs and cats recovering from surgery, illness or injury. It’s made in the USA with global ingredients you can trust, and was developed by Hill’s nutritionists and veterinarians. This food includes increased potassium to combat depletion, and has exceptional palatability to both stimulate appetite in sick inappetent pets and encourage early feeding. It also has a consistency that is smooth, soft and moist. Stirring this food makes it more liquid for maximum flexibility in feeding, whether by hand, bowl, spoon, syringe or tube.
@Kenice Barrett once your pet is better you have to ween them off it fast. According to my vet, the food is addictive and because it's a high calorie food it can result in extreme weight gain. Good luck.
What is the course of treatment?
I lost a childhood cat to urinary blockage he was 1 year old. My parents couldn’t afford the surgery and he had to be put down. Doing everything in my power to do right by my cat I have now. Pet insurance and knowing when something is wrong before it’s to late.
I’m literally going through this right now I can’t afford it I’m crying my eyes out reading this
@@Alcoholpad 😔
@@isabelnsew I nursed him back to health he actually ingested a shoe lace and luckily with me force feeding and taking him to the potty he passed it and is still alive. 🫶🏻
Thank you for all the info! Why are neutered males more likely than unaltered males?
Not many people keep intact males. And neutered males are more likely to be overweight and indoor only which are both risk factors
Had 12 year old female cat diagnosed with bladder stones. I noticed small urine clumps. Change of diet to Urinary SO corrected this rather quickly. Diet does matter.
My cat has been on SO for 5 years. He is rail thin, dull coat and listless. He cries if he doesn’t get to eat all day. Taking him off it. Moving Hilton high quality wet food. I will monitor his urine out put. Vet is no help. Just blows me off.
@@Dumbluck14 Our boy cat had struvite crystals likely caused by too much kibble. He was put on the SO diet too. It reduced the frequency of crystals but he still got them occasionally. Found a home remedy: Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar. We use this about 1x a week for maintenance. Switched to a higher quality wet food and we add water to that. He looked really unhealthy on the SO diet, and now his coat is glowing and he has tons of energy. No crystals for over 5 years now. **This remedy works for struvite crystals, not for other issues causing blockages. Google for more info.
@@eh3477 Can I ask how much, how often, and how you give the ACV please? I have heard ACV is good for this 🙂
@Kellbell.85 We use a capful in 8 oz of water and give one fat baby syringe, for maintenance. If your cat will tolerate, I've seen 1/2 teaspoon in food as another option. You can use Google for similar uses of Cider Vinegar and pet home remedies, Earth Clinic is a good website. If the blockage is recurring or doesn't go away soon, please get to a vet. Use Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar, not the cheap brands. Also, minimize/eliminate kibble as that’s a huge contributor to struvite crystals..
I just had an episode with my 3 yr old neutered rescue boy about 3 weeks ago. He would dig and dig and posture then give a cry/moan when he couldn't go. The ER vet put him on amoxicillin and I started him on wet food in the mornings. He responded well. Unrelated story, in 1986 right after the last day of the fair Santa Rosa CA, my mule that I ponied racehorses with tore his eyelid half off. All the track vets had vamoosed to Cal Expo and Dr. Wooten came out and did an excellent job on him. Would he be related to you? Thanks for this video.
My cat, kol, was blocked about 3 weeks ago now. He was in the ER for 3 days with a catheter and by the end of his stay he got spooked and riped it out. The vets said he was okay and we took him home but ever since then he has been having some issues. We took him in because we saw blood in his urine, they told us it was normal and he was slightly inflammed. They prescrided him more drugs and then with one of the drugs he began to pee on himself uncontrollably. I called multiple times and asked a millon questions about the side effects. The vet who prescribed it told me to stop the drug. I called my primary and they told me they never used it in cats before personally and recommended stopping it as well and now were currently waiting for it to clear his system to see if he will stop peeing all over himself. I kept being told as long as he is peeing he'll be okay but this procress is just so hard to watch him go through. Im scared he'll get blocked again without the drug but i dont want these episodes of peeing anymore. My only theory is that him ripping it out to early caused him to have a cut or some sort of tear inside of him that is hurting him still. He strains and has some trouble but still ends up urinating and when he has these episodes he looks like he is in pain when he does pee. I dont mind helping him through anything, i just want actual advice instead of differences in opinions by everyone who checks him out. Im not sure if anyone has advice but any would help a ton. Hes my baby, i just want to see him better and healthy again.
My boy started to pee on himself too after a prescription from human drug. It's for the prostate in men but sometimes used to help pass big stones even in female human patients, a family member told me that worked in pharmaceutical industry for about 40 years told me when I told him that it was prescribed to my almost 12 year old boy. They hadn't put the catheter yet, I will have a second opinion tomorrow because the doctor today send him home and then called me 30 min before the clinic closed sending me somewhere else to do the procedure because a colleague of hers told her he might be blocked despite peeing on himself but that "she didn't know earlier" 🤦🏻♀️ of course the colleague didn't know anything else. I hope this helps.
Whatever you do,do not feed him any dry food.....even"prescription urinary tract dry food". Wet food only,even the cheaper stuff is better than dry food for this problem. You may already be doing this,but I wanted to mention it because so many people do not know.
Best wishes.
I got worried when his pee clumps turned to skittle size, came home for lunch and pet him on his back and he growled at me, knew something was wrong. Asap to vet and sure enough. Thanks for this!
Hope everything turned out okay!
hello, any update?
RUN, don't delay!!!!- to the EMERGENCY VET if you think this is it...don't lose your kitty...we did, he arrested on the table. Edited to add: very very expensive vet bill.
Thank goodness mine was female. It is kinda expensive but without question worth it. Gotta keep them well hydrated.
i need money ..
My gorgeous boy Oreo, a tuxedo boy, went out 5 days ago for his normal toilet visit and a patrol of the area like he has done since March 2017 when he moved in from living with a fox pack and his sister Cookie found him and brought him home. He's never had anything really wrong apart from fighting and the odd rodent bite that have always been treated at the vets ASAP.
So back 5 days, within the hour he was back but the smell from his rear was horrendous, I've worked with terminal patients in nursing and even cancer and rotting flesh wasn't this bad. He did have, what I thought was poop on him, I tried my hardest to clean him but I'm physically disabled and it wasn't easy. I'm also on chemotherapy and the amount of bites and scratches I got made me really worried because of my none existent immune system. My carer came later the day after and we tried to clean him and bathe him. It's not easy because my carer is not confident with pets, having never had them before. Days went by, he's eating, drinking and playing never like before especially the eating and playing. His diet is poached cod fillets, sheba flakes in jelly and gourmet in gravy plus purina one biscuits, he and my other 16 month old female Kenzi get treats but not over the top of Lick-e-licks and felix treats.
So the smell comes and goes and just today it looks like there's something just above his anus and his anus is swollen.
We are at the vet tomorrow but I'm really scared I might lose him. What is wrong with him? Anyone please 🙏 I'm very scared.
He needs his anal glands expressed, maybe?
It's more common in dogs, I believe, but still happens with cats. I've never experienced it, but I heard the smell is horrendous.
Can you call the vet and ask for advice?
I've lost my precious cat now 😭😭😭 i am blaming the dry foods that he was eating for 2 yrs. We tried to feed him with chicken or any wet foods but he dont like.. now he's gone.. he didn't pee for 2 days and he was crying for help.. i was planning to bring him to the vet clinic but it was too late 😭😭
The same thing happened to me. I cry every time i think about it. He was so special always, had a curly tail and happily greeted me each day. How these companies get away with the food they make. It's infuriating.
I blame myself everyday,for not having done my finances better and not reaching out to the programs that sometimes can help.
How long does it take for a mucus plug to develop and completely block the urethra?
My Micha is going through this right now. She was Ok yesterday but today I noticed she started peeing only small amounts at a time and went many times to the litterbox. She's otherwise doing well, has been eating her favorite pâté (wet food) and is otherwise normal but I know she's not Ok. She's an older cat and she has been having issues lately. I'm crying as I'm writing this because I know that I'll have to call the vet early morning and schedule her passing. I don't have the money for the procedures required and it breaks my heart. She's the sweetest cat and her loud purring always makes my day. I don't want to lose her but I can't let her suffer either. To whomever reading this, I'm wishing you and your furry friend all the best.
So sorry to read this. My heart goes out to you and your Micha 💔
We had three blockages in a short period of time with our Bud. Just horrible. Vet recommended removing his penis so the opening would be larger. He has survived 8 years past the surgery but he was left with kidney disease. He is 12 years old.
Glad we had the money to so this. We had no idea he had issues until it was very late. He was always bigger than his brother and hard to get him to lose weight. His urine balls are massive. Not sure how much longer he has. He is starting to wheeze when he sleeps. But still active and eating.
Thank you for posting the video!! I took my cat to the vet because I noticed he wasnt peeing well and they gave him an antibiotic and steroid shot and made me put him on a veterinarian urinary diet, he seems to be eating fine and I give him wet and dry food every day and always out lickable treats on top of the dry food. I notice when I run his belly more so towards the bottom part it's like solid, not rock hard but solid, doesn't feel like a ball but it just doesn't seem right. I was told he had crystals in his urine and to try and get him to drink more water, should I take him to the vet again to get checked out? I think I should based on the way his tummy feels
If you can afford it, I'd strongly recommend going in. It never hurts to get a second opinion.
my cat has similar symptoms. Isn’t peeing well and his belly was a little hard in the bottom for a couple of days. The local vet said he had parasites so I treated him with the medication they prescribed. It didn’t help so an online vet told me to stop. His belly is soft now and he was peeing well too but just now he peed a little. I put acv with his food he is napping now hopefully will pee after he wakes up. I also can’t take him to a good vet until wednesday so I just wanna make sure he is going to be okay by then.
My kitty is 5 years old, she's had the UTI stuff going on for a while. She is in the hospital right now. They have to do surgery on her bladder. They tried the antibiotics and pain medicine, did everything. The first x-ray didn't show any thing, today they did an ultrasound x ray. They found a large crystal in there. They are operating now. I switched her food, but it gave her diarrhea, I hope she pulls through. They put a catheter in her for now and just the wait. Prayers for my kitty Clary Bell.
She has been a huge blessing for my family. Please everyone don't feed them dry kibbles and snacks. It's horrible to see them go through this.
Any updates?
@@death.for.breakfast why would you have a name like that? It really made me laugh 🤣😂
@@oklahomafreedom5536 Hope your cats ok...it's actually a line from James Bond lol
She's doing great 👍 now 😊
@@oklahomafreedom5536 amazing!!!
My almost 3-year-old male cat has PKD. He pees in small balls (it used to be big balls) but he is on chronic prednisone (for his IBD and asthma...), and I read that's a side effect of the pred? Should I worry about the small pee amounts? He also has some little pee leakages (no intentional, but tiny leakages). His last urine test showed traces of protein but no crystals, but that was 4 months ago. He is on an all-wet diet, so he is good hydration-wise, but he has all the other risk factors you mentioned: an indoor cat in a multicat household who is a little fearful and anxious (pred not helping here). I was watching this because I'm worried it will become full-blown urinary blockage and I won't realize... Will be on the lookout for more signs apart from the small pee...
My cat had urinary blockage and he was on catater for few days Vet gave him antibiotics to reduce infections. Antibiotic didn't work much so Vet perform surger to clean but nothing was found. My cat is urinating but he takes long to pass his urine. Please help what should I do now I am worried.
one of my female cats has been going through this for the past ~3 days, and i just realized this now. She is the only indoor cat we've ever had of many and now this happens to her at 6 yrs old, just unfair and so random. It's unlikely she'll survive these next 2 days, I'll update when she passes most likely😕
update: unfortunately, after only 6 hours, she passed away. Thankfully she wasn't alone in her final moments.😢
I'm so sorry for your loss. I just lost my boy a couple months ago. He had an intestinal obstruction. He was turning 6 this Halloween. It's not fair. I feel like we aren't taught enough about cats to really be able to take care of them properly. We have to keep learning, but sometimes we learn the hard way 😢
Sure was! I couldn’t let our baby suffer but i caught it fast
I saw another video online saying that giving them a 1:1 mixture of water and apple cider vinegar can relieve blockage if you can’t get to a vet quickly. Would you recommend this?
Hi! Dr. Sarah can't respond to comments at this time, but I'll step in and give my impressions. Not veterinary advice! This is a popular home remedy that hasn't been studied very well, but there's a chance that it may be able to help if your cat has struvite crystals (caused by over-alkalinity of the urine). If you're in a tight spot, a small amount mixed into the food may help, but I wouldn't recommend it as an alternative to rushing to the vet. - Mallory
The urinary food I’m giving my 12 year old cats is 100.00 a seventeen pound bag from the vet is there a cheaper option ?
This is so concerning... My first male cat is almost 5 now, he was hospitalized 3 months ago and came home not completely rid of the blockages. We changed his diet, he seemed to be doing fine, and now he spent a full day without even attempting to pee.
I'm not sure if this is more or less concerning than trying and not peeing.
My cat doesnt urinate for 2 days already but i dont see these signs in her she rarely drink water also but eats food a lot
So we just took our cat to a veterinarian hospital for pretty much everything you described and they said we could catheter him and watch him for 2 days and that would be about $3,000 but most likely this problem is going to keep coming back because of DNA and that we should have a surgery to enlarge his urinary tract and it will be about $8,000 to 10,000 does this sound right we can't afford that and we definitely can't afford $2,000 visits every couple of weeks this is the first time he's ever had the problem
Something else that happened with our blocked cat, he leaked. We thought he was peeing on the bed, but he was leaking since he couldn't urinate. Lost him after months of treatment. Miss him everyday.
My male cat 'max'. Age : 1year7month old.
On 31march2023, 11p.m. started going to litter continually, 25times in 10min. But he didn't do urine properly, only few drops. All night he went to his litter but wasn't able to do it easily. Next morning he eat some dry cat food and drink little water.
1april2023, 4p.m, visited vet, he gave max injection cettriaxone 125mg 1/4 . Max had no fever , max bladder was empty, max weight was normal.
Vet gave medicine: syrup cran-max 2ml (1 - 1 - 1) for 7days , syrup cetspan 100mg 2ml (1-0-1) for 4days.
4april2023 11:45p.m. he is not well. After taking medicine he is not well. He start having loose motions too.
I don't know what to do now.
Key point: after checking with vet, I think enjection was effective. He did pass urine normal way for 3-4 hours.
I hope you’re still active today and could help! I just took my cat to the vet yesterday for these symptoms and he said he didn’t have blockage it was just bladder irritation from a skin infection. There wasn’t blood in the urine yesterday but today there is. They treated yesterday by injecting steroids and antibiotics. My cat (male about 6years) has been peeing on the couch and and I just noticed the blood after I put him in the bathroom and saw it on the floor. There was little pools of urine with some blood and then one pool of a bit more urine. He has been eating but not drinking, not hiding or anything. Idk what’s going on 😢
I was just at the vet yesterday, should I take him back or just assume what the doc did will work?
I would just contact the vet and ask for their insights; they know more about your cat's diagnosis and what may be the underlying cause.
My male Persian cat (age 11month) not neutered yet. passing urine small amount 1 to 2 times until he complete his urine perfectly. He shows no discomfort or strain to pee. Only go to litter box, quick pee small amount, then go to play with his brother and later come back again to pee perfectly. Pee colour is normal. But recently he is been doing this, passing small amount 1, 2 and 3 times until he pass urine big amount (i mean normal urine amount) is it also sogn of problem? He is eating and his activity is fine
Something I’ve noticed with my male cat is I guess he sits so low into the litter box that he will have litter stuck inside his hole and I’ll have to get it out I wonder if that’s a reasoning for it happening to indoor cats more
Do all cats exhibit one of these signs? Or can it happen with no signs at all? We recently lost our baby (cat 1 yr old) but the days leading to his death, we didn’t notice any of these signs. He was acting like normal, and even playing with his siblings. We went on vacation and left them with a pet sitter that dropped in twice a day. When we came back, he was already gone. 😢 Our vet says it could’ve been a sudden blockage, but I can’t stop blaming myself that maybe we just didn’t see it.
We were never informed about male cats being at risk for this until it actually happened to us. So, I’m wondering, what other things are indoor cats (both male & female) at risk for?
Infection in Virginia in female cats ..pls help
My cat got crystals in his bladder. He is half Siamese, half American rag doll. He got put on purina pro plan, and was lethargic and just stares at stuff. Now he is on for a 10 urinary and is doing much better but I’m scared he will die.
so what is the recommended age for cats to be sterilized to avoid urinery tract blockage and so forth?
Hi there! Dr. Sarah covers this in her recent video on spaying and neutering cats: ua-cam.com/video/-y_kPapMjIs/v-deo.html
I have all what u said to my cats im feeding him moringga olefera juice and he run to litter box and finnally peep but little.
Can I ask you a question?
Please help me my cat Stewie has been back-and-forth to the vet for a urinary blockage:(
I don’t know what to do if I’m drowning in the bills and I just keep taking him back and they just keep putting a catheter in him… I almost l lost him the first time I bought him in.. he is eating , pooping , acting normal
But he still is peeing only a few drops some are bigger than others do I need to worry again dr please
Hi there. Dr. Sarah can't respond to comments at this time, and I'm not a vet, but I would say that peeing only a few drops at a time is definitely a problem. I know it's expensive, but you do need to treat the blockage first and then start thinking about prevention. Is your cat getting enough moisture in his diet? This is probably the easiest and best first step to keeping this from happening again. Check out our article on the best cat food for urinary tract health. allaboutcats.com/best-cat-food-urinary-tract-health
Ok what should I expect after he’s been into emergency? How should he be behaving when iv brought him home after the vets have had him and done what they can?
Good question. Your cat might be a little bit groggy after full anesthesia, but in general, they should behave normally. Here's a nice PDF with instructions for caring for your cat after they've gone through treatment: www.birchwoodvet.com/storage/app/media/pdf_files/CatUrinaryObstuction.pdf
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My cat had the same problem when he was five years old he’s been on prescription diet cents and all is well but recently I’ve been thinking about just feeding him his prescription canned food mixed with RAW balanced cat meat. What do you guys think about this? Is it risky?
Meat requires more water to digest. I think UTI prescription food is low protein for this reason
I just tragically lost my 1.5 year old cat last night. He was perfectly healthy two days ago and went downhill so fast. He had never had a health problem before this. My heart is so broken. I knew this could happen in male cats, so I fed him wet food daily and had a water fountain and multiple water bowls for him. It didn’t help. I didn’t even get to say goodbye.
I am so sorry for your loss.
Desperate parent (needing help) , ten days ago I notice that my cat(female , 11 years old spayed ) has discomfort and her vagina is wet and she can't take a piss . I jumped to take her to the vet , but she was afraid of the box , and fight like a wild cat against me getting her to vet and even she cut some of her nails , no matter how hard we try we could not get her , I was desperate . I took the matter into my own hand and when I see there is a day that there is no sonography , I began to give her coamoxyclav ( for its taste and being in pill shape and has clave preventing bacteria from getting resisted to the drug ) . after 10 hours her situation get better and at least she could relieve herself in two or three trial , and after 24 hours , she could pee normally again but she prevent eating until the third day , and I still can't get her she fight to death not to go to the box.
all her UTI symptoms gone after two days and she seems well and normal , but I am not relieved , I got to check her knowing what was the problem for sure , and be able to get her to vet ,, she has a bad encounter to the vet when she was 1 year old , but she never get wild , ( even because I took her at 4 months of age as a Farrell cat ) she always afraid of other people . and only trusts me ,, if I took her out she don't want to go , but at the same time she won't come back, and took me for 13 days under the tree , until I gave up and frowned upon her and stop speaking the way I normally speaks to her , and then in less than 1 hour she jumped into her cage and beg me to take her to the home and didn't move 1cm away from me for a week . I think her biggest fear is to lose me , and for that she never trust even me . when she gets wild and scream at me , after two minutes she sticks to me and wanting to show that she is sorry for that , but she can't let me to go her outside and lose her.
I can not travel , I love her more than life itself , and the only thing that is important for me is not to fail as a parent . and i don't know what to do , Is it possible to knock her down somehow and take her to the wet , I'm desperate , I really am.
Please consider trying organic apple cider vinegar, mixed 1:1 with water. Get a small plastic syringe from the vet. Squirt it into their mouth gently. I paid 3000 for my cat getting him unblocked…. He got blocked again twice in a short amount of time. (‘was using dry food, I’m poor).
After the second time he began to show signs again and I did a huge amount of digging on google for hours and found this home remedy. I tried it and it seemed to fix the problem within a day or two!
Also, if you can’t afford the UTI food, get a coffee grinder and grind up the dry food and mix it with a lot of water. If they won’t eat it, just wait them out a day or two. They will eventually lap it up.
This method has prevented him from getting an obstruction again. Recently he showed signs again and I used the ACV and it went away. Again.
Last thing, keep the litter box nearby and within sight so you can hear when your cat tries to urinate. This way you can tell if it’s helping and how bad the obstruction is. If you have multiple cats separate the one from the others and give them their own litter box. If you use clumping litter you can easily tell how much they urinate.
I hope this helps someone who can’t afford the thousands of dollars in bills at the vet. I can’t be sure but I think it really works. The main thing I have learned is that you have to get them to drink more water so make sure you mix their food with a lot of water. They’ll pee a lot more but it’s fine for them. Good luck,
Why winter months? it’s winter, my cat is having issues so am investigating. My cat prefers dry food but I usually give her 1-2 wet servings, I skipped 3 days plus we had guests which stressed her out. All of the sudden she has trouble peeing, didn’t poop all day, goes all the time plus peed for the first time on a carpet in front of me. First we thought she is marking and is stressed out but this is either a UTI or something is going on…
My male that is only 7 months has done sorta of the same things an I don’t know wot to do he’s funny eater but peed in front of me a few days ago for the 1/st time
What is the difference in uti Nd blockage? I’m desperate
A UTI is a urinary tract infection, while a blockage refers to any case of urinary disease that completely blocks the urethra. This can include a variety of issues.
Hello , please answer me. My cat's back legs were paralyzed by accident and he can't pee or poop and there's a big egg like thing in his belly , when i press it , urine comes out and it's normal and clear ( no blood ) , he drinks a lot of water but doesn't eat a bit ( doesn't vomit ). I went to the vet 4times , they give injection but it doesn't change anything , still can't pee or poop ( i live in a very small village so i can't take him to a better doc cuz there's only one animal doc here ) it's been a week after accident , 4 days without peeing and my cat looks so exhausted. It this urinary blockage ? you show 10 signs but i'm not sure with him. Please , what should i do !!??
100%, that is a problem. Toxins from the urine will be building up after 4 days, and it is a life-threatening situation. A catheter may be necessary. Please get your cat into a vet ASAP.
@@AllAboutCatsYT One thing i forgot to mention is he didn't pee by himself but i gave him " expressing the bladder " 3 times a day. Will it be okay to keep doing that? I'm in a really difficult situation to go see another vet. Sorry for my bad English.
I brought my cat to the emergency room and they said he didn't have blockage but he's still not peeing normally and crying, so how long after medication does it take?
It depends on how your cat was treated; I would recommend contacting your vet again.
My cat Cece was spending a lot of time in the bash room sink which we thought was normal cause he loves sleeping there but when we notice he barely could walk and jump on things which he usually does we got worried, we took him to the vet and ya it cost us $3000! But I wanna save my cat! He only turn 1 years old 12 days ago! He's too young to pass! I love him to much and iv been crying all day..Im so scared right now
Has he received treatment? The vet's treatment should turn things around, since you caught it pretty quickly, but in the future, I would strongly recommend focusing on a hydrating diet. I went through a similar situation with my cat when he was young, and switching to a wet food for life has prevented further recurrences.
Please consider trying organic apple cider vinegar, mixed 1:1 with water. Get a small plastic syringe from the vet. Squirt it into their mouth gently. I paid 3000 for my cat getting him unblocked…. He got blocked again twice in a short amount of time. (‘was using dry food, I’m poor).
After the second time he began to show signs again and I did a huge amount of digging on google for hours and found this home remedy. I tried it and it seemed to fix the problem within a day or two!
Also, if you can’t afford the UTI food, get a coffee grinder and grind up the dry food and mix it with a lot of water. If they won’t eat it, just wait them out a day or two. They will eventually lap it up.
This method has prevented him from getting an obstruction again. Recently he showed signs again and I used the ACV and it went away. Again.
Last thing, keep the litter box nearby and within sight so you can hear when your cat tries to urinate. This way you can tell if it’s helping and how bad the obstruction is. If you have multiple cats separate the one from the others and give them their own litter box. If you use clumping litter you can easily tell how much they urinate.
I hope this helps someone who can’t afford the thousands of dollars in bills at the vet. I can’t be sure but I think it really works. The main thing I have learned is that you have to get them to drink more water so make sure you mix their food with a lot of water. They’ll pee a lot more but it’s fine for them. Good luck,
How I wish I saw/watched this video a week ago…my cat now admitted in the hospital because of urethral blockage…
I'm sorry. Hope everything turns out well!
How much days can stay without urinating 6 month cat ?
I’ve been going back and forth with the emergency vet and primary vet, last few days my cat is straining to pee and I’ve been treating her with pain pills, they told me her bladder looked inflamed, just noticed she hasn’t peed in 24hours now these doctors have given her ultrasounds and X-rays and they told me it looked normal at the emergency vet at my primary they said they weren’t able to collect a sample of pee and they sent me home with this special litter called “nosorb” , I have to collect a sample for them. I m fucking scared
My male cat had cystitis and a blockage in his bladder, took him the vets, they did an emergency operation, then started to flush his kidneys etc 24 hours and they wanted put him down I begged for another day but still no change, i had to make the difficult choice to make the call to have him put down, heart breaking, surely his kidneys wasn't that bad but they were insistent on putting him asleep, were they right?
Gosh, I'm sorry you went through that. It all happened so fast, and you weren't given enough information to really understand what happened. I would ask the vet if you can see the records of the testing that they used to determine his kidney condition and for more details on how serious it was. Wishing you peace.
I really need help with my cat! So my *GIRL* cat got hit by a car as a kitten and already broke her back legs so she's internally damaged but so she got blockage for not pooping so we got her this thing to help her poop because we can't afford the vet, for some reason she can't stop pooping, everytime she sits and every minute she just poos.. we cant afford a vet. Please tell me what to do before it's too late😭😭😭😭
Please call a vet. You don't have to pay for a phone call, and it may give you a better sense of what's going on. The answer really depends on what kind of laxative you gave her and how much.
@@AllAboutCatsYT we give here about 1 syringe of it a day, we skipped it today because she just won't stop going to the bathroom
@@AllAboutCatsYT And also is there anything we can do at home for her? Like for her to get a little better? For now we have just cut down of the eating slightly and giving her more water, we also have had to keep her in a big cage because you know..,...
She just can't control it...
you missed the how to help part
:( I can't afford taking my cat to the vet. Just gave him cranberry juice and lots of water. He is on dry food only, as everything I tried he rejects. Today I wet his food with water and put our several water bowls. He urinated and defecated outside the litter box, and licking himself much more than usual.
Sir only Vet can save the cat now.
So how do you prevent this??
I was waiting for her to at least mention something about that too. But I know the amount of fluids that the cat intakes is a huge deal.Cats would naturally get the majority of fluids from the prey they would kill but now the majority are feed only dry food. So an all wet food diet if at all possible especially for a male cat like she said. Whatever amount of wet food that you can feed your cat the better. A water fountain for cats seems to intice a lot of cats to drink more water. I hope that helps.
@@genawagoner255 I lost three cats this week. They got something. I don’t know what. Even the vet couldn’t help!!!! I wasted money I still have more cats. I’m guessing it’s a virus.
Hi, first off, I'm so sorry about your cats. Moisture is critical in preventing urinary tract disease, as is a healthy diet with an appropriate pH. Controlling stress can also help. Some cats may have a genetic predisposition, and if your vet finds that your cat is prone to urinary issues, a therapeutic diet may be able to help.
@@AllAboutCatsYT my cats died of something else. One of those viruses perhaps. I still don’t know. The symptoms were the same. The vet never even considered that it could be a virus. They just sent me home with meds. Now I worry about my other cats. I have 15 of them in my yard. All but three are fixed. Now is it true they only got three vaccines they recommend for outdoor cats? Rabies feline Luke and that other one with abbreviation. Fvrp or something. And yes urinary tract I hold dear. It was one of the things my very first cat had he tried peeing and couldn’t. I had to put him down. It was in 1993. I never had another cat again till 2020 with these I have now and now that I’m older I’m trying to understand how to keep these cats safe. It’s just too expensive and so many diseases to look out for. Ugh. I feed my cats friskies can food daily. I heard wet food helps with urinary tract thing. The cats that died didn’t have that problem. They just stopped eating diarrhea and throwing up and no energy.