I have a Maine coon named Milo. He is a big boy at 22 pounds and has had on and off urinary tract problems for several years. Just
recently it got so bad that he was completely blocked. I had no choice but to go to the vet and they catheterize him for the cost of a used
car. I didn't have a problem with them saving his life...putting a big dent in my finances. I love my cat and cannot complain BUT they only
removed the blockage. After they removed the block and gave the cat back to me, he still had the same problem. They did not give me a
solution to the problem. He could not pee pure and simple. I had to spend hours on the internet and another $200 in various suggested
remedies essentially experimenting on my own cat until I came to a conclusion as to the inherent problem and how to avoid it in the
future. A friend of mine by the name of Eric said to post on various forums so others could gain by me and poor Milo's experience so here it
is: PH is the most important thing in helping a cat with urinary tract problems. BTW the vet said my cat has FLUTD (Feline Lower Urinary
Tract Disease). To test for PH, it is of the utmost importance that you obtain PH Strips. I use the brand Hydrion ph 5.5 - 8.0. Believe me
this will be the most important part of your investment in SAVING your cat. A cat's normal PH is between 5.9 and 6.6 or just 6.0 to 6.5 to
remember easier. The cat must have a PH within those values. Too low a PH value is considered too acidic, for example, 5.5 is acidic
whereas a value of 7.5 is alkaline. If a cat's PH is too low or acidic, the cat can develop Calcium Oxilate stones. If the PH is too high then a
cat can get Struvite crystals. The only way to know is to check your cat's urine with the PH paper and see where it stands. If the PH is too
high or alkaline then I give my cat Vitamin C. If it is too low then I give my cat a bit of baking soda. I use a bottle designed to nurse
kittens and mix either the Vit C or baking soda with water then squirt in his mouth quickly and gently one squirt so he can then adjust and
not choke. Then I wait a minute or so and squirt again. If your cat vomits then I would get the homeopathic remedy nux vomica and let it
dissolve in the same water with either the baking soda or Vit C. Find recommended dosages for nux vomica online. Be careful feeding your
cats S/O and S/D or other urinary tract food because if it is designed to lower the PH to be more acidic then it WILL be counterproductive
to the cats who naturally maintain a healthy PH and is obviously no good for a cat who is already too acidic. The only way to know for sure
is to get and use the PH paper on their urine as they are either peeing or just finished and just wipe it close to where the urine exits the
body on the tip of the female or male body part. Milo had been too acidic and that is what has been causing his urinary tract problems.
The vet told me erroneously that I have to keep my cat on S/O the rest of his life. WRONG! They tested his PH but did not interpret the
results correctly or with the understanding I just explained. He is too acidic, not alkaline. S/O and S/D make him more acidic, not alkaline.
Is this how the Vet Clinics get to do so much business? But like I said the only way you will know for sure is if you test your cat's urine with
PH paper. IMPORTANT!!!! GET THE PH PAPER so you know for sure what you are dealing with. Check your cat after every pee if necessary
and adjust with either Vit C or baking soda. After I got Milo back and he started to strain - he never stopped straining once I got him back,
it took me awhile to figure this all out by researching endless hours on the internet. Finally the epiphany happened when he was getting
again to the point of being completely blocked. (I couldn't afford to buy another non-existent used car). I checked his urine and it was way
off the scale acidic. I mixed some baking soda in with water and gave it to him with the baby bottle (bottle for nursing kittens available at
any pet store) and 2 minutes later he had a evacuation of urine (a nice puddle) on my bed. The best present I could've ever had and it
made me realize finally what was going on. I am getting rid of the S/O and "urinary tract formulas" I had been using for years. It doesn't
work for my cat. He is already tooooooo acidic so why am I killing him by giving him something that is making him more acidic. Another
thing that happened when I got Milo back is that he was straining again so very very hard and nothing was coming out. I EXPRESSED him
which got him past that blockage which would again have completely blocked him if I hadn't. Expressed means applying a single or gentle
palpitations to the bladder and is not as hard as you might think. Youtube has videos that demonstrate how to do this. Please look it up
and learn it because it could save your cat's life. I also found homeopathic remedies helpful after I got him back. These are berberis
vulgaris, cantharis, staphysagria. All 30C. Uva Ursi was also extremely helpful and it is safe for cats. Also throughout all this I made sure
my cat was hydrated. I gave him water again using the kitten (nursing) bottle at least every hour or two. I also used Collodial Silver and
D-Mannose. Milo is coming out of this bad episode. He is slowly coming back to the land of the living. I have gotten rid of all the S/O, S/D
and "urinary tract food." It doesn't work for him, like I said he is already too acidic. I give all my seven cats including Milo good quality cat
food like Origen, Wilderness Blue, and Max Cat. If I used the cheaper types of cat food then maybe the urinary tract food would be helpful.
but please take from my little diatribe here that the only way you will know for sure what is best for your cat is to TEST his/her PH then
proceed from there. Please take this to heart. It could save your cat from endless years of suffering.
recently it got so bad that he was completely blocked. I had no choice but to go to the vet and they catheterize him for the cost of a used
car. I didn't have a problem with them saving his life...putting a big dent in my finances. I love my cat and cannot complain BUT they only
removed the blockage. After they removed the block and gave the cat back to me, he still had the same problem. They did not give me a
solution to the problem. He could not pee pure and simple. I had to spend hours on the internet and another $200 in various suggested
remedies essentially experimenting on my own cat until I came to a conclusion as to the inherent problem and how to avoid it in the
future. A friend of mine by the name of Eric said to post on various forums so others could gain by me and poor Milo's experience so here it
is: PH is the most important thing in helping a cat with urinary tract problems. BTW the vet said my cat has FLUTD (Feline Lower Urinary
Tract Disease). To test for PH, it is of the utmost importance that you obtain PH Strips. I use the brand Hydrion ph 5.5 - 8.0. Believe me
this will be the most important part of your investment in SAVING your cat. A cat's normal PH is between 5.9 and 6.6 or just 6.0 to 6.5 to
remember easier. The cat must have a PH within those values. Too low a PH value is considered too acidic, for example, 5.5 is acidic
whereas a value of 7.5 is alkaline. If a cat's PH is too low or acidic, the cat can develop Calcium Oxilate stones. If the PH is too high then a
cat can get Struvite crystals. The only way to know is to check your cat's urine with the PH paper and see where it stands. If the PH is too
high or alkaline then I give my cat Vitamin C. If it is too low then I give my cat a bit of baking soda. I use a bottle designed to nurse
kittens and mix either the Vit C or baking soda with water then squirt in his mouth quickly and gently one squirt so he can then adjust and
not choke. Then I wait a minute or so and squirt again. If your cat vomits then I would get the homeopathic remedy nux vomica and let it
dissolve in the same water with either the baking soda or Vit C. Find recommended dosages for nux vomica online. Be careful feeding your
cats S/O and S/D or other urinary tract food because if it is designed to lower the PH to be more acidic then it WILL be counterproductive
to the cats who naturally maintain a healthy PH and is obviously no good for a cat who is already too acidic. The only way to know for sure
is to get and use the PH paper on their urine as they are either peeing or just finished and just wipe it close to where the urine exits the
body on the tip of the female or male body part. Milo had been too acidic and that is what has been causing his urinary tract problems.
The vet told me erroneously that I have to keep my cat on S/O the rest of his life. WRONG! They tested his PH but did not interpret the
results correctly or with the understanding I just explained. He is too acidic, not alkaline. S/O and S/D make him more acidic, not alkaline.
Is this how the Vet Clinics get to do so much business? But like I said the only way you will know for sure is if you test your cat's urine with
PH paper. IMPORTANT!!!! GET THE PH PAPER so you know for sure what you are dealing with. Check your cat after every pee if necessary
and adjust with either Vit C or baking soda. After I got Milo back and he started to strain - he never stopped straining once I got him back,
it took me awhile to figure this all out by researching endless hours on the internet. Finally the epiphany happened when he was getting
again to the point of being completely blocked. (I couldn't afford to buy another non-existent used car). I checked his urine and it was way
off the scale acidic. I mixed some baking soda in with water and gave it to him with the baby bottle (bottle for nursing kittens available at
any pet store) and 2 minutes later he had a evacuation of urine (a nice puddle) on my bed. The best present I could've ever had and it
made me realize finally what was going on. I am getting rid of the S/O and "urinary tract formulas" I had been using for years. It doesn't
work for my cat. He is already tooooooo acidic so why am I killing him by giving him something that is making him more acidic. Another
thing that happened when I got Milo back is that he was straining again so very very hard and nothing was coming out. I EXPRESSED him
which got him past that blockage which would again have completely blocked him if I hadn't. Expressed means applying a single or gentle
palpitations to the bladder and is not as hard as you might think. Youtube has videos that demonstrate how to do this. Please look it up
and learn it because it could save your cat's life. I also found homeopathic remedies helpful after I got him back. These are berberis
vulgaris, cantharis, staphysagria. All 30C. Uva Ursi was also extremely helpful and it is safe for cats. Also throughout all this I made sure
my cat was hydrated. I gave him water again using the kitten (nursing) bottle at least every hour or two. I also used Collodial Silver and
D-Mannose. Milo is coming out of this bad episode. He is slowly coming back to the land of the living. I have gotten rid of all the S/O, S/D
and "urinary tract food." It doesn't work for him, like I said he is already too acidic. I give all my seven cats including Milo good quality cat
food like Origen, Wilderness Blue, and Max Cat. If I used the cheaper types of cat food then maybe the urinary tract food would be helpful.
but please take from my little diatribe here that the only way you will know for sure what is best for your cat is to TEST his/her PH then
proceed from there. Please take this to heart. It could save your cat from endless years of suffering.
