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My cat has one. Yesterday, we noticed him standing strangely. When we went over to see if he was alright, he was increaingly irritable and angry with everyone, hissing and growling. Throughout the day, we noticed he would walk stiffly around the house and saw him stop to lick himself a lot. Later on, he started in with these awful moaning meows. It was obvious at this point that there was something wrong. We assumed he was constipated or something not too serious like that.
As the day progressed into the evening hours, he got worse, simply laying out on his side moaning loudly. I wasn't home at the time, but my sister told me he was pooping at odd places in the house ( not in his litterbox ), and I saw him vomiting a lot. I was worried, but on a Sunday, no veterinarian's offices are open.
After a worrying night, I went to school this morning and my sister took the cat to the vet. I got out of college at about ten fifty in the morning and found out that my cat had a serious UTI and that there were crystals forming that blocked his urinary tract.
I understand that this is a common problem in neutered male cats. Why? What causes it?
My stepdad surprisingly agreed to let the doctors continue with treating the cat, even though the treatment will cost four hundred dollars ( he isn't too fond of the cat and he said we'd, meaning my sister and I, would have to pay him back), and they told him that he would be in the hospital for a week. I'm worried about him, even though I'm more of a dog person...but I do love him, even if he is evil.
They said that this might be a problem that crops up again in the future, even if they cure him this time. Is there anything my family and I can do to ensure that he doesn't have another blockage. If there's another, I don't know for sure if my mother and step father would agree to let them continue with the surgery. ( Keep in mind, if it's a diet change he needs [ my mother buys him whatever the cheapest cat food is] that my dog eats the same food he does. )
If anyone is wondering. The cat in this thread is the same cat I'm talking about now.
As the day progressed into the evening hours, he got worse, simply laying out on his side moaning loudly. I wasn't home at the time, but my sister told me he was pooping at odd places in the house ( not in his litterbox ), and I saw him vomiting a lot. I was worried, but on a Sunday, no veterinarian's offices are open.
After a worrying night, I went to school this morning and my sister took the cat to the vet. I got out of college at about ten fifty in the morning and found out that my cat had a serious UTI and that there were crystals forming that blocked his urinary tract.
I understand that this is a common problem in neutered male cats. Why? What causes it?
My stepdad surprisingly agreed to let the doctors continue with treating the cat, even though the treatment will cost four hundred dollars ( he isn't too fond of the cat and he said we'd, meaning my sister and I, would have to pay him back), and they told him that he would be in the hospital for a week. I'm worried about him, even though I'm more of a dog person...but I do love him, even if he is evil.
They said that this might be a problem that crops up again in the future, even if they cure him this time. Is there anything my family and I can do to ensure that he doesn't have another blockage. If there's another, I don't know for sure if my mother and step father would agree to let them continue with the surgery. ( Keep in mind, if it's a diet change he needs [ my mother buys him whatever the cheapest cat food is] that my dog eats the same food he does. )
If anyone is wondering. The cat in this thread is the same cat I'm talking about now.