Post bladder obstruction behavior

My four year old cat ming was released from the vets where he stayed overnight yesterday for bladder blockage. He had a catheter inserted and the his bladder drained. Vet said he was peeing normally and was doing well. He has peed a decent amount since I brought him home. The vet gave him a special diet of food that will help prevent crystals and or sediment building in his urethra. He is on an antibiotic and a steroid for a while. My question is he seems to be more lethargic than normal is this normal post this kind of event for a cat?

He really should not have been sent home that soon as the bladder could possibly re-block. Why was he blocked? Due to mucous or crystals? Usually they stay for about 3 days then catherter is removed then observed to see if cat can pee then sent home.

Whatever you feed, do not, I repeat do not, feed any dry. This is a sore spot for me as I just recently, 3 days ago lost a cat due to blockage, his kidneys went on him.

I did forget one thing, was he given fluids to help flush his bladder internally and did they run a urinalysis?

He was orgianally rushed to an emergency vet on Sunday night the gave him fluids cathed him an did a urinayalisis they however wanted clost to $1800 to keep him which I could not afford they got him unblocked they said sediment was in his urethra. The following day I took him to a vet a friend recommended. They cathed him and kept him overnight with a catheter said he was all clear and could come home. He is peeing. Doesn't seem to be in any pain or exhibit any signs like he was originally on Sunday night he just seems very lazy and not quit himself.

Urinary Obstruction in Male Cats

https://www.acvs.org/small-animal/urinary-obstruction-cats

Well, sounds good, that bill is high, I am glad he is doing better. Keep a good watch on him and again please don't feed any dry food, even the rx dry food. I only fed rx canned for two weeks but then I read, this page, www.catinfo.org   I now feed just strictly wet food, I've had two cats, male, block in about 7 months time, so for now on no, not one bit of any dry food.  The last one, did not make it.  I was feeding him, 50/50 wet and dry, but it wasn't enough. I feed my previously blocked cat, canned friskies mixed with about 3 tb of water per feeding as it helps keep the bladder flushed, the site I listed up there is written by a Vet and it truly does make sense. I hope your kitty does really well.

What I did mean about that up there, the first line, that it sounds good what they've done for him but the bill is a bit high, I know it doesn't really read like that but this is what I meant.

P.S did they run a blood test on him to test the toxins in his blood? Is he eating his food? If he is eating, I would not worry too much.

I'm guessing he's been sedated while at the vets. It can take a little time for the sedative to completely leave their system. He's probably still not feeling 100% - you wouldn't either if you'd been through what he has. So long as he's eating and drinking a little, I wouldn't be too concerned just yet.

As to food:- I totally agree with N nansiludie to stick to wet food only. If you can mix a little extra water into the wet food then that's even better. I would suggest that you feed the wet form of prescription diet until Ming's fully recovered - whilst the ingredients aren't ideal, they are specially formulated to break down any remaining crystals and keep things clear. Once he's fully recovered and stable, I'd probably look at a gradual change to a better quality (ideally grain free, but at least low grain / carb) high meat wet food. Its better to avoid, or at leaat limit, fish based foods as they can exacerbate crystal based utis. Going slowly will allow you to monitor whether any problems are restarting. What matters is to find the diet that works for him.

These articles may help too:-
http://www.thecatsite.com/a/feline-lower-urinary-tract-disease-flutd
http://www.thecatsite.com/a/tips-to-increase-your-cat-s-water-intake
http://www.thecatsite.com/a/can-i-feed-my-cat-a-fish-based-or-fish-flavored-diet

Thank you all for the information. I have bought and have been feeding him nothing but wet food the science diet brand c/d type it is suppose to help break the crystals up. I called the vet to double check about his unusual laziness today they said to give it a day or two as long as he is eating and peeing. Which he is peeing. He isn't eating as Much as normal but they said that is also normal but should improve. I'm just trying to find the fine line between me maybe being to overly cautious and if there is any major concern because the vet that is affordable is over an hour away.

My boy had crystals some years ago. His bladder was close to rupture by the time we realised. He was hospitalised for a few days. It took him about a week to be fully back to himself - of memory serves his appetite was the last thing to normalise. As long as he's eating a bit and his fluid input and output are good I really wouldn't panic too much. If he's not eating a huge amount, it might be an idea to boost his fluids with 'yummy' water - the one that never fails for me is to poach some skinless chicken fillets and offer the poaching water (once cooled, obviously) as a treat. It's never failed for me. As I'm sure you realise, plenty of water to keep everything flushed out is really important at this point, and is the best preventative I can think of. Hope he feels better soon

Please keep us posted on how he's doing.

He is more lively today still not normal but more. Should two questions. First he threw up after he ate today could that be the antibiotic and steroid I mixed into his wet food? And second he hasn't pooped since I brought him home except a tiny drop is that a concern?

I would phone the vet. It might be that he has too much medication for him. Did you mix both medicines at the same time in the same meal? That might have caused an issue. The antibiotic may be causing him to constipated.

Whether or not the meds caused his vomiting, I think you need to call the vet. If it was a drug reaction then his meds need changing (either type/quantity or administration method). As he's not been eating much, the apparent constipation could simply be that there isn't much to come out. I think it's unlikely that the antibiotics caused the constipation - to the best of my knowledge, if the antibiotics cause a reaction, they usually have the opposite result.

If it were me, I'd call the vet for advice. It's probably nothing major, but if he can't keep the meds in you'll need to change tactics. I doubt he'd have been prescribed meds if they weren't needed.