My 3 or 4 year old Siamese male cat has had two attacks of this, and the vet diagnosed him. He had blood and crystals in his urine, has sprayed right in front of me, straining to urinate, and was licking the tip of himself excessively.

He was on an oral rinse of Buprenoraphine for two days to help with the localized pain; also he is on Baytril and Phenoxybenzamine. He is on Hills c/d canned and dry foods, I guess forever. I can tell that he is a lot better, and his amount of urination is increasing. But he still has some difficulty urinating, or he can't tell when he is done, so he keeps trying to go.

My question is whether it is okay to give him some cranberry juice on a daily basis. The vet said that the pH of his urine is way to high. I gave him 0.5 ml today, but want to know if it can possibly harm him. I'm thinking he ought to have 1 ml several times a day, to stop the burning and discomfort. I think he is still having pain because he is still doing some minimal excessive licking. Thanks.

Holly

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