Balu has a urinary problem. HELP!!

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I noticed my neutered male cat was having difficulty peeing. The next day he had blood in the urine. I rushed him off to emergency and they said there was no blockage and sent him home. I took him to the vet and they kept him all day and couldn't get a urine sample. They injected him with an antibiotic and steroids and gave me Prescriptive canned food for bladder health. He's had dry food supplemented with wet.

4 days later the bleeding has stopped but is still still struggling to pee and is in pain. I mix water in with the wet food with a little tuna and he'll eat it most of the time but not today.

I've taken him back a couple of times to make sure he's not blocked and he's been ok. They took an X-ray and see no stones.

HELP!!
 

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All I can suggest at this point is to try another vet ASAP.  I can't believe they kept him all day and couldn't get a urine sample.  They could have expressed his bladder if he was not blocked, assuming he HAS urine, and if not, that's a more serious problem.  While x-rays did not show any stones, they could have missed a soft tissue problem like something blocking the urethra, such as serious swelling.  Is there a feline specialist in your area?  Is your vet hospital an AAHA approved hospital?  Not being AAHA approved doesn't mean it's a bad hospital, but the AAHA hospitals are at the top of the line, and if you can find one that also has a feline specialist, you will be in the best hands.
 
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I personally would change vets at this point; they are not very helpful. Too quick to give antibiotics and steroids when they haven't even done a urinalysis. The blood could have been from the bladder being inflamed making it difficult for him to urinate, maybe?

What foods have you been feeding your cat?
I would avoid any dry food, fish which can be inflammatory for some, no fruits, veggies, grains, or carbohydrate. If he's a dry food junkie then transition to a wet food very slow.
 
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He was at Banfield. I'm going to take him to a different vet tomorrow.
 
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I give him a combination wet and dry with water added to the wet. He has been stressed because I changed jobs and don't work from home anymore. He's also been pulling out his fur. I've started the feliway up again
 

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He was at Banfield. I'm going to take him to a different vet tomorrow.
Huh... Why am I not surprised they haven't been helpful?

My landlord keep trying to convince me to take my cat to Banfield, but I don't trust a "chain" hospital owned by a candy company (Mars in this case). I prefer a holistic/integrative vet, as they set their own standards for the type of practice they wish to be known for, & they are more willing to think outside the box and try what are considered "alternative measures, like acupuncture or *gasp* feeding species appropriate diets instead of that Science Diet garbage. My landlord's Shetlie is grossly over-weight and is being fed dry food for... kidney stones! A real vet would have told him to stick to wet food.

Banfield's website also calls raw homemade diets a "fad."

I would try to find a holistic vet who actually wants to solve your cat's urinary issues, not just mask the symptoms wih more medication.
 
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