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Hi all! I apologize for the lengthy post, but I am really needing some help. My baby boy Eli is a very anxious cat. I got him March 2020, so he is my Covid baby. I work from home and live alone, so we are extremely attached. I left him for a week vacation for the first time ever, with people here 1-2 times a day to see him, about a month ago. I came home to a nightmare.
He was peeing everywhere. I was freaked out and then I saw blood in his urine. Rushed him to the ER. They said no blockage but there were some crystals in his urine. Assumed it was a UTI from stress and gave him antibiotics and fluids. They sent me home with prazosin for 7 days and gabapentin. He seemed fine for a week! Peeing normally and acting like himself. I thought this was behind me.
3 days after we stopped the meds he became super lethargic and weird. Seemed like he wasn’t going to the bathroom. That night, I rushed him back to the ER. They said they didn’t see or feel a blockage. They pumped him with fluids and said if he doesn’t pee by morning, you must bring him back. Well, by morning he was growling and making horrible noises. I rushed him back, and now he’s finally blocked.
Thankfully, they unblocked him fast because it was discovered right away. His levels went back to normal quickly and they removed the catheter after 24 hours. A few hours later, I took him home. He was horrible for 1.5 days. Absolutely traumatized. They said he was not doing well there because of his anxiety. He finally started coming around and being himself, but it took a while.
We started him this past week on Royal Canin wet and dry prescription food. I’ve had him on phenoxybenzamine and gabapentin for 10 days post catheter and he is still not peeing right. He pees every time, but he goes in small spurts. Like little ping pong balls but flat I’d say? He goes a lot less than he was at first, but still way more than normal. The thing that’s worrying me is he is licking after he goes. Not for a long time, but he does it. He is sooo himself in every other way. We stop meds tomorrow (Monday) and the vet wants me to monitor him for 24 hours. He says if he still isn’t peeing full pees, he wants to do a catheter on him again. I truly cannot do this to him again. Has anyone had this happen? What was the outcome? Any advice? I’m a sick anxious mess over this. Please help me
He was peeing everywhere. I was freaked out and then I saw blood in his urine. Rushed him to the ER. They said no blockage but there were some crystals in his urine. Assumed it was a UTI from stress and gave him antibiotics and fluids. They sent me home with prazosin for 7 days and gabapentin. He seemed fine for a week! Peeing normally and acting like himself. I thought this was behind me.
3 days after we stopped the meds he became super lethargic and weird. Seemed like he wasn’t going to the bathroom. That night, I rushed him back to the ER. They said they didn’t see or feel a blockage. They pumped him with fluids and said if he doesn’t pee by morning, you must bring him back. Well, by morning he was growling and making horrible noises. I rushed him back, and now he’s finally blocked.
Thankfully, they unblocked him fast because it was discovered right away. His levels went back to normal quickly and they removed the catheter after 24 hours. A few hours later, I took him home. He was horrible for 1.5 days. Absolutely traumatized. They said he was not doing well there because of his anxiety. He finally started coming around and being himself, but it took a while.
We started him this past week on Royal Canin wet and dry prescription food. I’ve had him on phenoxybenzamine and gabapentin for 10 days post catheter and he is still not peeing right. He pees every time, but he goes in small spurts. Like little ping pong balls but flat I’d say? He goes a lot less than he was at first, but still way more than normal. The thing that’s worrying me is he is licking after he goes. Not for a long time, but he does it. He is sooo himself in every other way. We stop meds tomorrow (Monday) and the vet wants me to monitor him for 24 hours. He says if he still isn’t peeing full pees, he wants to do a catheter on him again. I truly cannot do this to him again. Has anyone had this happen? What was the outcome? Any advice? I’m a sick anxious mess over this. Please help me