Jasper has difficulty peeing

I went in to see Jasper again tonight to bring a little tent he loves in. I found the nearby dogs were freaking him out so I thought he would feel more secure in his little pop up tent. He seemed more relaxed and ate a bit from our hands but still no pee on his own.

for you and Jasper. It's so good that you were able to take the advice here and bring him in asap. UTIs and blockages in male cats are nothing to mess around with. You probably saved his lfe!

Saki was straining to urinate a few months ago and I freaked out and took him into emergency. He wasnt blocked though as he would pee ok, but then keep going back into the box a few times after that and try to 'pee' more but nothing would come out. He has some crystals so thats what I think was causing him to strain. He's now on a special diet.

Can you ask them to move Jasper away from the dogs? Gosh that would not make me comfortable at all.

I have a kitty right now on antibiotics for UTI and am having some of the same questions you are. I posted in this forum about it, so hopefully we'll get some good answers! My Henry has had 2 UTIs in a month, so we're thinking he is going to be prone to them as well, and he'll have to be on the special food too.

Jasper is home!
They gave me Royal Canin Urinary SO 30 dry food for him to eat as he did not like the canned kind. As our cats have to eat out of the same bowl, they will both be switching over. I'm not impressed with the corn in the food but they both inhaled it earlier.

Jasper also has to take Clavamox twice a day and Ketoprofen once a day.

They told me he not peeing regularly so keep an eye on him. His pees are little drips. We have been home a half and hour and he has gone to the box 3 times to make his little drips.

But other than that, he seems really glad to be home. The first things he did when he got in were eat, drink, and play with a mousie.

I think he is bleeding a bit as I just found a drop of blood on the floor

Kara,
I am putting Henry on the SO too...I'm not impressed with the ingredients either, but I guess I'll have to deal with it for Henry's sake. Henry will eat wet food so I'm going to try just making him eat it, so I don't have to switch the entire crew. If I had 6 cats on expensive Rx food, I'd be broke. It amazes me that the Rx foods, that have such crappy ingredients, are more expensive than the super premium stuff I buy. I wish they would come out with a good Rx food, I would be willing to pay more for it. I have researched the ingredienst in all the prescription diets, IVD, Hill's , Eukanuba, Purina, and RC, and they are all about the same.

Originally Posted by KaraBear

I think he is bleeding a bit as I just found a drop of blood on the floor

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Considering the infection and everything going on in his bladder, some blood is relatively normal...but do keep a close eye and call the vet if you have any doubts, as he could easily re-block. I'm a little surprised that they released him without some better urination happening yet. In Beandip's case, she expected to keep him for 3 days but on day 2 Beandip removed his catheter and soaked himself, so she let him go.

You might ask the vet if they have some other urinary formula canned food (other brands/varieties) to try...if you think there is any chance he might like any of them. Getting moisture into him and thru him is one of the most important things.

Hi - Hang in there... I just went thru this with my male persian Simba. It can be upsetting. It was a full 3 weeks before he started to get better. He would be fine for a few days and then revert back to straining in the box with the little dribbles, so be prepared that this may happen. I had him at the vets 3 times within those 3 weeks because I was afraid of blockage, but each time he was ok. I guess the little dribbles coming out were enough; I don't know. As time went on the dribbles became nickel size, then quarter size, then by the end of the 3 weeks he was back to his original amount that he usually urinates. I'm hoping he will be ok... it has been over a week now that he has been fine. Please keep us posted.

Thank you 2furbabies. That really makes me feel better although I don't know how i can go through weeks of this.
The poor guy has decided just to hang out around the litter box he is going so much
On a brighter note, he did eat a few bites of the canned food from the vet's. My other cat loved it and scarfed down the rest.

Poor Jasper.. I hope he starts peeing normally again

Jasper's is having bigger pees today and I haven't found any blood drips. I have discovered he will eat wet food, only he does not like it in a bowl, it must be on a spoon. Oh my goodness, I have him spoiled. But I will do whatever it takes to get him to eat it.

Aww, Jasper, keep feeling better! But I know he's going to do great with such a wonderful, loving Meowmy to take care of him.

That's great news!

Jasper is doing much better. His pees are big once again. He is also back to chasing our other cat Kitty, which is a sure sign he is feeling better. I have discovered that he will drink more water if it has ice cubes.

That's great news...thank you for the update!

Jasper is back at the vets He was getting better and better and then he finished his antibiotics on MOnday and it seemed as if his pees were getting smaller and smaller.
This morning I checked the box and there was barely two drops in there so he went back in. They tried t o put a cathedar in but it wouldn't go because something is really blocking it up. They are going to do an xray to see what it is.
I"m so confused. The vet told us last time it was a spasm. I don't understand how he could be so blocked less than two weeks later.

I'm really scared

Originally Posted by KaraBear

I'm really scared

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I know it's scary. Since Jasper was still 'dribbling' this morning, I'm sure you got him there in time. I need to go back and re-read the thread...I can't remember the details. Did they tell you last time that he had 'crystals' in his urine?

Last time they found no crystal and told us they thought it might be a spasm.

The vet just called. She got the cathedar in but she really had to push. They took an x ray and found that he has several stones.

He is ok for tonight and we are going in tomorrow to discuss what to do next. The vet said we can either hope the stones will come out on their own or do an operation to open the bladder and remove them.