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Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FUS)

astilover May 25, 2006 01:25 PM

I have a 2 y/o DSH male (Chopper)who just went through a urinary blockage. The emergency vet could tell me for sure if he had crystals, but saw no bladder stones.
Needless to say I want to keep him well since a Sunday evening emergency visit cost me $1050.00 (yes, decimal is in correct place)for 12 hours of care with no real diagnosis/prognosis. A few years ago I had a male cat suffer from this for 19 years and 7 surgeries. Being better informed and more inof out on the web I am looking for natural remedies to avoid crystals developing. I am switching to canned food, all natural NutroEvo but are there any herbal remidies that would compliment this dietary change? At this point all 4 of my cats will now be eating only moist canned natural food.
Thanks!
Colleen, YokoGari, Chopper Boogotti,
Honeybunny Boo and Claude LeMeiux
also my foster kitty with CH "Twinkle"

Replies (1)

PHKitkat May 26, 2006 01:24 PM

Hi There,

I find it a bit puzzling that the ER vet couldn't tell you if your kitty had crystals. All you have to do is spin down a urine sample, make up a slide, stain it, and put it under a microscope to tell if crystals are present. Just takes a few minutes and your cat was there for hours.......

Anyway, IF your cat has crystals the best diet would be one that would work to dissolve them. In this case a prescription diet would be best, at least for the time being. To my knowledge, natural diets won't dissolve crystals.

What I would do is take your kitty to your regular vet for a urinalysis to find out if he has crystals before deciding on a diet for him. If his urine is clear, you can ask about giving him a urinary acidifier of some kind.

Take Care,
PHKitkat

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