Alright... a while back I posted of one of my cat's having problems with crystals in his urine. He's allergic to everything when it comes to food. He is on vitamin C now and although he still has crystals they are by far way less than what we originally flushed from his bladder. He doesn't have any stones and is doing great on the vitamin c. I put him on vitamin C so I could keep him on his regular food, but help acidify his urine.
Since then my other cat has started having problems. I brought him in and his urine was way bloody, he's been on Clavimox and Baytril as well as vitamin C. His first u/a he had some crystals. Now his urine is bloody with no crystals, no bacteria. His bladder is VERY angry and I noticed the other day he had an accident on one of my dog's beds. I feel so bad for him!
They are both on vitamin C and I just started giving them glucosemine which one of our Dr's said has been known to help with UTI's.
They were eating Cal. Natural Herring & Sweet Potatoe but I have switched them to First Mate Fish Flakes & Blueberries. It has a lower ash content and is higher protein, the blueberries are supposed to help with bladder health and are the 4th ingredient.
For the cat with bloody urine no crystals/bacteria the vet recommends c/d. I thought I would switch them both to an all wet diet[one on c/d one on first mate] however the cat with allergies will eat anything, the other cat WILL NOT eat wet food. I've been considering trying cranberry because it stops bacteria from sticking to the bladder wall but I'm not sure if it will help at this point. I just feel bad for the one cat because he has to be super uncomfortable... he uses the litter box a ton but I'm not sure what else I can do. Why is his bladder so angry? How do you deal with recurrent bladder infections with no bacteria/crystals? The last u/a I saw a lot of red blood cells and some white cells.
Has anyone had success with glucosemine, vitamin c, or cranberry? Has anyone had a cat whose bladder infection just won't go away?
Since then my other cat has started having problems. I brought him in and his urine was way bloody, he's been on Clavimox and Baytril as well as vitamin C. His first u/a he had some crystals. Now his urine is bloody with no crystals, no bacteria. His bladder is VERY angry and I noticed the other day he had an accident on one of my dog's beds. I feel so bad for him!
They are both on vitamin C and I just started giving them glucosemine which one of our Dr's said has been known to help with UTI's.
They were eating Cal. Natural Herring & Sweet Potatoe but I have switched them to First Mate Fish Flakes & Blueberries. It has a lower ash content and is higher protein, the blueberries are supposed to help with bladder health and are the 4th ingredient.
For the cat with bloody urine no crystals/bacteria the vet recommends c/d. I thought I would switch them both to an all wet diet[one on c/d one on first mate] however the cat with allergies will eat anything, the other cat WILL NOT eat wet food. I've been considering trying cranberry because it stops bacteria from sticking to the bladder wall but I'm not sure if it will help at this point. I just feel bad for the one cat because he has to be super uncomfortable... he uses the litter box a ton but I'm not sure what else I can do. Why is his bladder so angry? How do you deal with recurrent bladder infections with no bacteria/crystals? The last u/a I saw a lot of red blood cells and some white cells.
Has anyone had success with glucosemine, vitamin c, or cranberry? Has anyone had a cat whose bladder infection just won't go away?