Hi all, I'm posting on behalf of my parents. I'll say upfront, my mother has mental health issues and is very attached to her cat, Tiger. My dad does not care for animals and will not spend anything over $50 for a Vet Service. This is key to the situation.
Tiger is a 7 yr old neutered male, and also very timid. He is bonded to my mom alone.
Tiger
About 2 months ago he started having UTI issues. They took him to a local Humane Society which charges next to nothing for limited service. Tiger has been given 2 antibiotic injections, got better for a bit, then back to the bloody urine, outside the box, etc.
The Vet and I both stressed changing to a Urinary Tract Health canned food, which was just done this week.
However, this week Tiger started passing these stones.
I did a free catch Urinalysis on 2 separate occasions. On both, urine was acidic and highly concentrated.
I'm thinking Oxalate Stones. Which I know my father is NOT willing to pay for X-ray much less any surgery to remove stones.
I'm trying my best to advocate for Tiger. This low cost Vet Clinic is only open Mon-Tues-Wed of each week.' I'm scared to death Tiger may block at any time. This is my opinion only and from past experience.
When trying to have a convo with my mother last night about quality of life and her making a standing appt for Wednesday, her response quite honestly floored me.
She is considering letting him back outside as he once was an outside cat and she thinks he would be happiest there. Also the Vet made an off hand comment that he didn't see these types of situations in outdoor cats. Aye aye aye!
Can someone share a good quality of life questionnaire? And any advice on how to handle this delicate situation is appreciated!!
And yes, I realize this is not my cat. However, he has no voice, and my opinion has been asked for. So I'm trying to advocate for him.
Tiger is a 7 yr old neutered male, and also very timid. He is bonded to my mom alone.
Tiger
About 2 months ago he started having UTI issues. They took him to a local Humane Society which charges next to nothing for limited service. Tiger has been given 2 antibiotic injections, got better for a bit, then back to the bloody urine, outside the box, etc.
The Vet and I both stressed changing to a Urinary Tract Health canned food, which was just done this week.
However, this week Tiger started passing these stones.
I did a free catch Urinalysis on 2 separate occasions. On both, urine was acidic and highly concentrated.
I'm thinking Oxalate Stones. Which I know my father is NOT willing to pay for X-ray much less any surgery to remove stones.
I'm trying my best to advocate for Tiger. This low cost Vet Clinic is only open Mon-Tues-Wed of each week.' I'm scared to death Tiger may block at any time. This is my opinion only and from past experience.
When trying to have a convo with my mother last night about quality of life and her making a standing appt for Wednesday, her response quite honestly floored me.
She is considering letting him back outside as he once was an outside cat and she thinks he would be happiest there. Also the Vet made an off hand comment that he didn't see these types of situations in outdoor cats. Aye aye aye!
Can someone share a good quality of life questionnaire? And any advice on how to handle this delicate situation is appreciated!!
And yes, I realize this is not my cat. However, he has no voice, and my opinion has been asked for. So I'm trying to advocate for him.
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