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[polly]

I mean his kidneys are knackered anyway and he's on ACE inhibitors for that, now they can cause susceptibility to UTIs so I'm kind of hoping it's something that can be treated with antibiotics rather than a more complicated blockage

Hope it's a uti, poor baby.

 

[Epona]

Just back from the vet.
He did a sprinkle of wee on the table while we were there, so he's not blocked but not weeing normally. Vet was able to get enough on a test strip to determine there was blood in his urine, but there wasn't enough in his bladder for a sample for full urinalysis.
So could be crystals, could be UTI, either way in cats a lot of the time it can be stress related. I couldn't think of anything right away, but on the way home I remembered we'd heard a dog barking next door a couple of times in the last week, so it could be that (doesn't seem to be a resident dog however, maybe a visitor).

So I've got some gabapentin for him (cos obviously the pain of such a thing causes stress in of itself) as he can't have NSAIDs, I'm to give him that twice a day, wet food only and add water to it, if he blocks take him back in immediately, and if there's no improvement by Friday the vet wants to see him then (hopefully with enough in his bladder for urinalysis).

Fingers crossed for the auld fella...

 

[ddraig]

Crossing all the fingers!!! all the best

 

[polly]

Having a UTI as a human when you understand what's going on is hellish enough, I really feel for him. Hope it clears up quickly.

 

[oryx]

Fingers crossed for Jakey.

We've got Paddy in the vet's tomorrow for a 'dental' - likely to need a few extractions. I'm worried about he'll get on with a general anaesthetic as he's about 15/16 with early stage kidney disease.

 

[Epona]

Fingers crossed for Jakey.

We've got Paddy in the vet's tomorrow for a 'dental' - likely to need a few extractions. I'm worried about he'll get on with a general anaesthetic as he's about 15/16 with early stage kidney disease.

Oh poor love - I hope the surgery and anaesthetic all goes well - it's such a worry and that only gets worse as they get older and health starting to deteriorate.

 

[oryx]

Oh poor love - I hope the surgery and anaesthetic all goes well - it's such a worry and that only gets worse as they get older and health starting to deteriorate.

It really does, doesn't it?

 

[Epona]

Can I just say £75 for 30x 50mg gabapentin tablets though.
Jesus fucking christ someone somewhere is eating well off of this sort of thing.
It's not our vets and vet nurses/assistants (who are apparently not paid well for the sector/London location).
(And who I should add were excellent as usual - squeezed him in to get him seen today, very efficient).

 

[Saul Goodman]

Can I just say £75 for 30x 50mg gabapentin tablets though.
Jesus fucking christ someone somewhere is eating well off of this sort of thing.
It's not our vets and vet nurses/assistants (who are apparently not paid well for the sector/London location).
(And who I should add were excellent as usual - squeezed him in to get him seen today, very efficient).

It's the veterinary practices that take the piss. They think they're in Hollywood.

 

[rubbershoes]

Nope. Can't find Katniss anywhere

 

[Callie]

Well wishes to you Epona and Jakey and oryx and Paddy. x

 

[Epona]

Nope. Can't find Katniss anywhere

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What a lovely photo

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Just back from the vet.
He did a sprinkle of wee on the table while we were there, so he's not blocked but not weeing normally. Vet was able to get enough on a test strip to determine there was blood in his urine, but there wasn't enough in his bladder for a sample for full urinalysis.
So could be crystals, could be UTI, either way in cats a lot of the time it can be stress related. I couldn't think of anything right away, but on the way home I remembered we'd heard a dog barking next door a couple of times in the last week, so it could be that (doesn't seem to be a resident dog however, maybe a visitor).

So I've got some gabapentin for him (cos obviously the pain of such a thing causes stress in of itself) as he can't have NSAIDs, I'm to give him that twice a day, wet food only and add water to it, if he blocks take him back in immediately, and if there's no improvement by Friday the vet wants to see him then (hopefully with enough in his bladder for urinalysis).

Fingers crossed for the auld fella...

Fingers crossed Jakey!

 

[Epona]

I gave him his dose for this evening and he's out of his gourd

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Nope. Can't find Katniss anywhere

there used to be a kitty who lived near the station when i was commuting regularly, and one summer, the council were a bit slack at grass cutting on the grass verges.

one day, i saw kitty doing the 'i are mighty hunter prowling through teh jungle' thing. until they saw me and then stopped and looked slightly embarrassed...

 

[Epona]

He's just been and done a wee in the litter tray though!
Hopefully the drugs are doing their thing and making it less painful and reducing any pain related stress he might have been having about using the trays.
He's wandering round the room currently like he's seeing/smelling everything with new eyes/nose.

 

[Epona]

Now he's watching telly, which he doesn't normally do

 

[LeytonCatLady]

He's just been and done a wee in the litter tray though!
Hopefully the drugs are doing their thing and making it less painful and reducing any pain related stress he might have been having about using the trays.
He's wandering round the room currently like he's seeing/smelling everything with new eyes/nose.

That sounds positive Epona. Hopefully the meds do the trick.

 

[Epona]

It was really funny because bang on 20 minutes after I'd given him his pill, he sat bolt upright, put a paw on my chest, and stared into my face looking slightly discombobulated.
Reminded me of raves back in the day

 

[Epona]

He's now worryingly floppy, I was warned this might happen, bit alarming

 

[Puddy_Tat]

(((( floppy kitty ))))

 

[LeytonCatLady]

He's now worryingly floppy, I was warned this might happen, bit alarming

(((Jakey))). Get well soon mate!

 

[RubyToogood]

In a moment of madness I've applied to adopt a very beautiful Burmese that came up on a local rescue's Facebook page.

I've been having an internal conversation for ages about why I'm not going to get another cat... Well a kitten would be nice... No bad idea... Etc.. . She is 1.

 

[Saul Goodman]

In a moment of madness I've applied to adopt a very beautiful Burmese that came up on a local rescue's Facebook page.

I've been having an internal conversation for ages about why I'm not going to get another cat... Well a kitten would be nice... No bad idea... Etc.. . She is 1.

You'll love her... Mostly.

 

[Epona]

In a moment of madness I've applied to adopt a very beautiful Burmese that came up on a local rescue's Facebook page.

I've been having an internal conversation for ages about why I'm not going to get another cat... Well a kitten would be nice... No bad idea... Etc.. . She is 1.

Oh good luck! 1 is a wonderful age, they're still kittenish in that they are adaptable and playful, but not demonical like a 4 or 5 months old.
And Burmese are just lovely

 

[Epona]

Jakey still can't walk in a straight line and is falling all over the place after nearly 4 hours, I think I might phone the vet before I give him his morning dose tomorrow to see whether to just give him a half instead, he's liable to hurt himself in this state.
I know they get used to it, but a slightly slower titration might be in order!

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Jakey still can't walk in a straight line and is falling all over the place after nearly 4 hours, I think I might phone the vet before I give him his morning dose tomorrow to see whether to just give him a half instead, he's liable to hurt himself in this state.
I know they get used to it, but a slightly slower titration might be in order!

Hope he's stable soon.

 

[LeytonCatLady]

 

[RubyToogood]

Oh good luck! 1 is a wonderful age, they're still kittenish in that they are adaptable and playful, but not demonical like a 4 or 5 months old.
And Burmese are just lovely

I suspect competition will be fierce and the rescue may not fancy my garden but fingers crossed

 

[Epona]

Jakey update: He's still wobbly after the gabapentin he had at 8pm last night.
I phoned the vet and he said start again tonight but just give him half a pill instead of a whole pill at 12 hourly intervals thereafter.
There are little patches of wee everywhere so he's not blocked.
Poor fucking love, he's never been that scrupulous about going in the tray, but this must be doing his head in my poor poor sweetheart.
Weeing everywhere in dribbles and not able to stand up due to the drugs and probably in pain too.
I hope he gets over this quickly (at all tbh, it all seems a bit horrific for the poor lad and if it doesn't clear up pronto or is likely to be a regularly repeated thing I'll have to consider his quality of life given his age and health conditions).