Bladder Stone

My 4 yr. old female cat was just diagnosed with a bladder stone. I have been dealing with her symptoms for about 2 months. She has been on 2 rounds of Clavamox prescribed by her regular vet, which did nothing. I took her to an emergency vet just before Christmas that said she probably had cystitis & gave her a pain killer, an antiinflammatory & amitryptillyne. She did well on this but her symptoms returned one week after going off these. I tried homeopathic remedies such as cantharis & also tried Cosequin, Duralactin & UTI-free from Native Remedies. With all of these the symptoms would disappear momentarily but return. I finally took her to a more expensive vet who did an ultrasound & found 1 tiny stone. She suspected hyperthyoidism because her heartrate was fast & she has lost 3lbs. in 2 months, but the bloodwork came back fine. She gave me Science Diet S/O in wet & dry, but my cat will not eat the wet. I have been trying during this time to transition her over from dry to wet, but she hates the wet which is why I believe she has lost so much weight.

I suppose my question here is how long will she have to be on this diet before I see improvement with the litterbox symptoms & her pain? She was up & down last night in her litterbox & crying in pain. I have dealt with this so long & my nerves are just shot. I can't stand to see her in pain & our relationship is strained because of the vet visits & the meds. I asked the vet assistant how long before seeing improvement & she said 6 weeks. I can't believe that there is nothing else that can be done. I spent $500 + $23 for food in 2 days of vet visits last week & my cat is no better. Am I being impatient? I just can't stand this. It is torture.

Any help or encouragement anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated.

I'm not sure how long the diet is supposed to take. My Lucy had a bladder stone and the vet actually did an operation to remove it so he could determine the type of stone it was (it was struvite). We've been using Purina ST/OX and all three of the cats like it.

Maybe someone with more experience with the diet only can help.

Thank you for the reply katachtig.

I should also add I had a dog that died in November. I just came home & found him. I believe that was a trigger for this situation with my cat because she looked for him constantly for weeks. That is also why I am so emotional about this situation. I am so afraid of coming home & finding another animal gone.

Originally Posted by lynn757

Thank you for the reply katachtig.

I should also add I had a dog that died in November. I just came home & found him. I believe that was a trigger for this situation with my cat because she looked for him constantly for weeks. That is also why I am so emotional about this situation. I am so afraid of coming home & finding another animal gone.

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I'm so sorry about you losing your dog .

If you think it's stress related, it probably is. Have you talked to the vet about going back on the anti-inflammatory and/or the Amitriptyline? I have a cat with similar issues, and while I understand the long term risks of some daily medications - the benefits have been outstanding and outweigh the risks for me and Beandip.

The food helps (we use it) but it's not the cure, IMO. If she doesn't like the canned food, then I wouldn't push it. That just adds more stress. As much as she needs more moisture in her diet, she doesn't need any more stress.

I know this can be very frustrating, for you and your kitty. Hang in there

I just called the vet's office because I have been thinking about an anti-inflammatory too. They said they will have to see her again before thinking about that. That is so ridiculous. They just saw her on Friday. I don't know what I am going to do.