ChiChi's vet visit

Thanks.....
I hope Ms. C C is okay...
Any updates Sicycat?

Ok trying to get the information from my mom over instant message is enough to drive me insane.. lol.

Basically she said the vet said the first time he took the sample there was more 'red' in it .. this time it was lighter but there were some crystals in it?? He wants to put her on a special diet S/D with medication for a week or two then do another sample I guess he's not sure if its bladder related or kidney related or what.. but I dont know cuz he already ruled out infection, and that the blood tests showed the kidneys were fine so I have no idea what it could be.. anyone??!! This sucks.. but, at least she shows no signs of discomfort..

Arg it bugs me that he wants to put her on medication without even knowing for SURE what's wrong with her. I am telling my mom to find out what kind of medication exactly so I can do research. She's going to get the liquid form with a syringe. good luck getting any of it in ChiChi's mouth.

Bobbie had crystals too, but the vet said it was nothing that diet couldn't control....

I read in another post... Hissy mentioned this place called http://www.cathelp-online.com maybe you can try to get some info from there?

erm....
but other wise she's okay right?

our cat's are on walthams s/o... to clear up crystals and stuff but then they definetly had a UTI... so a bit different you know...

oh well...


At least it's no too serious right?

Thanks. I just talked to the vet myself. He said that there's definately no infection but that it could be the bladder or kidneys so we're going to try the perscription food and the medication.. (he told me what it was but omg I cant remember.. its such a long word something about steriods.. ) He said it COULD be FUS... I am going to read about that now. So we're supposed to give her the medicine and food for 2 weeks then bring in another sample. If there is still blood in the urine then he wants to do an ultrasound

*sigh* she seems fine.. I just hope whatever it is can be treated!

So anyone have experience with FUS? Anyone??

There are so many different causes Sicy...even crystals can be of different types.

Sylvestra had problems when she was younger - I had all the cats on Waltham's kidney diet because Macumba needed it and wouldn't eat enough of the Prescription diet K/D to keep weight on her. Poor Sylvestra got the "bladder stick" so many times. It turned out she had oxalate crystals and I had to feed her CD/o diet for awhile. I took everybody off the Waltham's and went back to K/D for Macumba, and CD/o for Sylvestra, and Science Diet for the others, what a chore! But then she cleared up quickly, and after a year or so without problems the vet let me switch Sylvestra back to regular Science diet & she hasn't had any problems since, thank goodness!

Kind of funny...The way I found out at first that Sylvestra was having trouble was that she told me! She walked up one day and squatted down right in front of me, then MEOWed at the top of her lungs and started trying to pee. I got the message & took her to the vet.

It's very important to control bladder & kidney infections, especially in older cats - I'm glad you're taking good care of Chi Chi. I hope she gets better soon.

Originally posted by tuxedokitties
Kind of funny...The way I found out at first that Sylvestra was having trouble was that she told me! She walked up one day and squatted down right in front of me, then MEOWed at the top of her lungs and started trying to pee. I got the message & took her to the vet.

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Wow!!!!!!!! What an awesome cat

Thanks.. yeah we'll see if this food and med. helps her..

hope the diet helps!

Hi Sicy,
Just wondering how sweet Chi Chi is doing today...
Hope she's getting better!

Thanks! We wont know until we do another urine sample in another week. Surprisingly she's eating the S/D. My mom is putting the medicine in her wet food.

I'm glad she's taking the food OK. At least you know the secret of getting urine samples now! Keep us posted!

Best wishes that ChiChi responds well to the medication and diet. I have one dearling who was diagosed with Chronic Renal Failure over a year ago, it's no fun when one of your cats is ill

So my mom has been trying to get another urine sample from ChiChi since she's been on the diet and medication for over 2 weeks now. My mom puts the litterbox with the lentil beans there during the day, then at night (when the vet is already closed) she puts her littermaid back. Problem is ChiChi waits till the littermaid comes back So I told my mom to leave the lentil box out for good, even if she pees at night just clean it out or else she will never go.

Well, today she just called me laughing. I guess my dad put the littermaid in the bathtub (why he did that I'll never know ) while the lentil box was in the spot that her littermaid was. Well, she FOUND the littermaid in the bathtub and went to the bathroom in it!!! *sigh* So I told mom to put it in the garage or something where she cant get it! My goodness ChiChi is a sneaky one!!

Now that's one determined kitty!
Keep us posted

Well my mom finally got another sample. The vet says its better looking than the last one but there's still blood in it. He still wants her to continue the special food. Now he wants to do an ultrasound to check the liver, kidneys and urinary tract. God.. she will NOT like that at all. It's already traumatic enough for her to even go to the vet. I wish he could tell us something just by looking at the sample. He still says its not an infection so I dont know what else it could be.

I'm sorry she's not well yet.

Ultrasound isn't really that bad, she'll probably be fine. Macumba had one done on her heart once, and she didn't mind it. They just rub the reader (or whatever you call it) around on her sides & belly, or wherever they need to look.

Sending lots of get-well vibes & prayers to Chi Chi


Perhaps you might want to ask the vet about giving her Rescue Remedy prior to a vet visit? It's a flower essence you can get at the health food store - you put a few drops in their water & it helps to calm them down a little bit.

Thanks. I had to take my RB cat for an ultrasound once. She did ok.. but Chichi I dunno. I think though she might be so scared that she wont move. She was pretty docile at the last visit.. I could tell she was SO scared though and uneasy.

I have Flower Essences. I use them for Zoey's biting problem. I am thinking of picking up some feliway though if I can find it.

Mom called. ChiChi had her ultrasound today.

So... what they found was a small something (??) around the kidney that shouldnt be there.. but it does not represent anything or any kind of specific problem (has ChiChi stumped the specialists?? ) Its not tumors, or cancer, or stones.. he said its so small that it shouldnt be much of a cause for concern. THat everything else looks fine. They just want us to monitor her and periodically bring in urine samples.

So yeah.. I guess that's good news.

hmmmmm...
glad it doesn't seem to be something serious!

Yeah, I mean, there could be worse problems she could have at age 14. If it were cancer or a disease or infection they would have found it by now. Plus like I said, she's happy, she eats, plays, purrs and uses her litterbox so she's not in any discomfort.