Help needed and fast

Black Beard - has had problems with urinary blockage - Three times - he just had the surgery to remove his male parts 2 weeks ago -NOW he is squatting everywhere and peeing in everything!! No one in the house remembers seeing him have a bowel movement - Stores and vets closed tomorrow - WHAT DO WE DO TO RELIEVE HIM??????????

HELP AND FAST!!!!

You need to find a Er.
Hemight have something terrible wrong that needs the er now.

Originally Posted by furry4fury

Black Beard - has had problems with urinary blockage - Three times - he just had the surgery to remove his male parts 2 weeks ago -NOW he is squatting everywhere and peeing in everything!! No one in the house remembers seeing him have a bowel movement - Stores and vets closed tomorrow - WHAT DO WE DO TO RELIEVE HIM??????????

HELP AND FAST!!!!

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My Bear has that surgery August, so firstly I know it is very very hard to be in your shoes right now.

When bear got home from surgery I had to call the vet 4-5 times worrying about Bear, first was the issue of him not pooping. The Predinsone that Bear was on is what had him constipated for a week (meaning 1 week no poo!), and the vet said it is normal. I knew that I had to do something... so I thought: "what usually give cats diarrhea?" For me over doing it on hairball gel gets my cats soft poos, so I started giving bear a glob of hairball stuff 2x daily, that first night he made a small stinky poo, next day one very very very SMELLY diarrhea poo, over the next few days poos got firmer and less smelly. Not sure what had is so smelly though-that was the grossest crap smell ever.

The peeing everywhere was my 2nd call... Bear was dribbling pee everywhere (by everywhere I mean in his cage, I had him on cage rest for a little over 2 weeks after surgery-he would have torn his stitches from playing so much. And I have 3 other cats, separation him was the only way I could be sure he was peeing.) it was like he was unable to control his bladder. When I called the vet he said "that is normal, 95% of cats stop dribbling within a month." Sure enough, it got better and better every day until he was able to hold it. I figure that they just have to learn how to use their new parts and get the muscles use to working in new ways.

Now, if the peeing is him deliberately squatting and peeing, that is normal too. He may be associating the pain he had with the litter box. You will just have to reteach him how to use the litter box. Start by restricting him to one room, make it a room with no carpets, lol. For some reason when you restrict them to one room they usually start using the box again. After he has went for a few days with no accidents let him in the rest of the house with your supervision, when he is good with that increase the time he is out until he is always out.

Any more questions just ask, I know this is tough. Give your cat some scritches for me, I bet he has cute shaved 'pants' like Bear did, awwww!

I would still call the vet though, just in case ya know? Call him and explain what is going on. If not the vet the ER, but they will prob say bring him in-they always do.

ETA: What have you been using for litter since the operation? Regular litter would no doubt get stuck to the stitches and cause infection, so I took a stack of old newspapers and shredded a garbage bag full for Bear-at first I had to add a couple cups of reg litter on top of the shredded paper, because Bear had NO IDEA what the shredded stuff was for, LOL. Check your cats surgery site and make sure it is not infected (is/was he wearing a e collar?) that may bring up a peeing issue too. And make sure there is no litter on his surgery site...

Well, we took him in to the vets yesterday morning - they put a catheter in him and he was FULL of crystals and blocked again. This poor cat - he is not getting any breaks here. We are going to change food again, and see if this helps - the unfortuante part is - we have 5 cats, 2 dogs and two kids...we can't afford to spend much more on him - we are already over the $500.00 mark and not to mention how much pain he goes through when this happens - each time he is sick for about 2 weeks - poor guy. He is the only one who seems to suffer from this. Cross your fingers and send kitty well wishes and lets hope this clears up for good for him.

Poor little guy Hope he feels better soon

I'm the mom to a cat who has blocked twice and they are threatening with the same surgery as you just went thru. Something I just found out yesterday about catheters: they often cause a UTI so make sure you have antibiotics for him once the catheter is removed.

Every cat is a little different, but I've heard from 2 cat specialists of late that stress is a major contributor to recurrent bladder/blockage issues. With that said, most of these cats need to go thru a trial and error period to find the right medications that will control the problem.

If Blackbeard won't eat prescription food (to control crystals), there is medication that can control the acidity levels of the urine, often a cause for crystals. My Muddy is on Urikare for this part of the problem.

If stress is the issue (and poor Blackbeard has to be stressed out by the lingering pain from the surgery), then you need something to keep him calm. My friends cat was prescribed pain medication. My Muddy is on muscle relaxers. Eventually we'll get him on holistic meds, but not until we get his current problem under control (he blocked last week).

Then there are anti-inflamatories to control bladder inflamation, another trigger for crystals. Muddy's blockages are being caused by crystals, which they think are forming because the the inflamation of his bladder disease (interstital or idiopathic cystitus).

If Blackbeard doesn't eat wet food at all, sometimes supporting sub-q fluids will help to flush out his system. Muddy is also on these right now.

For pooping issues, try canned pumpkin. It very often helps with constipation. Just about a teaspoon mixed with their food (or straight if he'll eat it) for a few days will help.

For peeing issues, I agree, you need to retrain him to use the litter box. Use Cat Attract litter if you can find it (sold at Petsmart and online), or ask your vet if they have the Cat Attract litter additive (sprinkle into your existing litter). There is an entire thread in behavior that lists great ideas for inappropriate urination.

And to you to get thru this.