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Thanx guys.....he has an appoitment at 4:30....I will let you guys know how it goes......
Thanx for the support, and prayers
Thanx for the support, and prayers
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Prayers Please!! Here we go again!!!!!
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Prayers to you Emmett. Get well quick.
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We are heading to the vet now....I will let you guys know how it went when we get back......
thanx again
thanx again
Prayers and vibes for Emmett that it is something easy to cure!
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well we're back...........
Well they checked out Emmet and everything not having to do with his bladder is healthy....hes a bit overweight, but nothing that can't be tackled......
As for his bladder......she gave him an ultrasound and said his bladder was moderate sized...(which doesnt surprise me, because of how much it was stretched last year).....she took a sample of urine....and is at this moment doing a urinalysis to check for crystals and such.........
We caught it early she said...so if crystals are found she has a much better chance of treating them, before it turns into a medical emergency....Yaaaaaaay..........
On another point that isnt really important...but i thought I would bring it up....this whole thing today cost us a mere 116$, rather than the 1000$ it cost us last year, because of our ignorance of the situation....thats almost a 90% price decrease.....maybe this story will be a lesson for those out their who are cost effective when it comes to their cats health........
Emmets a little peeved right now......expected.....hes under the bed, but in the long run he'll be glad it happened this way......
I will let you guys know what she says about the urinalysis....she is supposed to call later today.....and I will let you guys know where we are going from there........
Thanx again...from the bottom of my
....I don't know what emmet and I would do without you guys.....
Well they checked out Emmet and everything not having to do with his bladder is healthy....hes a bit overweight, but nothing that can't be tackled......
As for his bladder......she gave him an ultrasound and said his bladder was moderate sized...(which doesnt surprise me, because of how much it was stretched last year).....she took a sample of urine....and is at this moment doing a urinalysis to check for crystals and such.........
We caught it early she said...so if crystals are found she has a much better chance of treating them, before it turns into a medical emergency....Yaaaaaaay..........
On another point that isnt really important...but i thought I would bring it up....this whole thing today cost us a mere 116$, rather than the 1000$ it cost us last year, because of our ignorance of the situation....thats almost a 90% price decrease.....maybe this story will be a lesson for those out their who are cost effective when it comes to their cats health........
Emmets a little peeved right now......expected.....hes under the bed, but in the long run he'll be glad it happened this way......
I will let you guys know what she says about the urinalysis....she is supposed to call later today.....and I will let you guys know where we are going from there........
Thanx again...from the bottom of my
I'm hoping for good news on the urinalysis
*hugs*
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I just spotted this thread....good news for you and Emmet!
That's great.
That's great.
Much knows exactly how Emmet feels. She's had times where she spent the whole day at the vet to give a sample and then they had to take one with a needle.Originally Posted by Nebula11
Emmets a little peeved right now......expected.....hes under the bed, but in the long run he'll be glad it happened this way......
I'm glad he's doing so well. You are so right on getting these guys in early because they can become seriously ill so quickly. I'm also a big fan of taking them in at a minimum of yearly checks. Much goes twice a year just so we can check her urine. We found the latest UTI through the test.
Look forward to hearing about the final results.
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ok so i heard from the Vet tonight....not the regular vet, but one on duty......
ok here it is..............
Well his urine culture is negative...so no bacteria, infection...so no UTI...........
in the next paragraph there will be lots of numbers...that i quite don't understand...and am hoping someone could give me a better explination id possible.......
Ok..his Ph balance is 7.3...normal is 6.5...she said this is high, but not extreamly high............
They did find tons of crystals, but his concentration is 10.45...normal in a 4 year old cat is 10.60, so she said the IVD wet is helping, getting him to drink more water and such, resulting in him peeing more and flushing out his bladder....
She told me though the IVD wet is doing its job, the nutro dry isnt helping, and though it is a great diet it may be negating the IVD.....so tommorow we are going there and picking up a bag of Hills S/D dry...which i know Emmet will eat, cause he had it last year.......After a bag of that we are supposed to put him on a constant diet of Royal Canine S/O...(no clue what S/O means as of yet).
So he is to stay on his diet of IVD, and just add the RC S/O as his dry food..he needs to go in for his rabies shot before the 22nd of November so i guess they will be checking it again then.....
Just wanted to let you know..that he does have lots of crystals, but as of now he is flushing them out...hopefully this new diet takes care of that......
anyone with more experience with these numbers or this situation, I would love to hear from you.......
If not thanx again for everything.....
ok here it is..............
Well his urine culture is negative...so no bacteria, infection...so no UTI...........
in the next paragraph there will be lots of numbers...that i quite don't understand...and am hoping someone could give me a better explination id possible.......
Ok..his Ph balance is 7.3...normal is 6.5...she said this is high, but not extreamly high............
They did find tons of crystals, but his concentration is 10.45...normal in a 4 year old cat is 10.60, so she said the IVD wet is helping, getting him to drink more water and such, resulting in him peeing more and flushing out his bladder....
She told me though the IVD wet is doing its job, the nutro dry isnt helping, and though it is a great diet it may be negating the IVD.....so tommorow we are going there and picking up a bag of Hills S/D dry...which i know Emmet will eat, cause he had it last year.......After a bag of that we are supposed to put him on a constant diet of Royal Canine S/O...(no clue what S/O means as of yet).
So he is to stay on his diet of IVD, and just add the RC S/O as his dry food..he needs to go in for his rabies shot before the 22nd of November so i guess they will be checking it again then.....
Just wanted to let you know..that he does have lots of crystals, but as of now he is flushing them out...hopefully this new diet takes care of that......
anyone with more experience with these numbers or this situation, I would love to hear from you.......
If not thanx again for everything.....
The ph is probably high do to the Nutro...Most cats that have had urinary problems in the past Have a GREAT chance of getting them in the future!!! He got better after surgery and a food change last time.Originally Posted by Nebula11
ok so i heard from the Vet tonight....not the regular vet, but one on duty......
ok here it is..............
Well his urine culture is negative...so no bacteria, infection...so no UTI...........
in the next paragraph there will be lots of numbers...that i quite don't understand...and am hoping someone could give me a better explination id possible.......
Ok..his Ph balance is 7.3...normal is 6.5...she said this is high, but not extreamly high............
They did find tons of crystals, but his concentration is 10.45...normal in a 4 year old cat is 10.60, so she said the IVD wet is helping, getting him to drink more water and such, resulting in him peeing more and flushing out his bladder....
She told me though the IVD wet is doing its job, the nutro dry isnt helping, and though it is a great diet it may be negating the IVD.....so tommorow we are going there and picking up a bag of Hills S/D dry...which i know Emmet will eat, cause he had it last year.......After a bag of that we are supposed to put him on a constant diet of Royal Canine S/O...(no clue what S/O means as of yet).
So he is to stay on his diet of IVD, and just add the RC S/O as his dry food..he needs to go in for his rabies shot before the 22nd of November so i guess they will be checking it again then.....
Just wanted to let you know..that he does have lots of crystals, but as of now he is flushing them out...hopefully this new diet takes care of that......
anyone with more experience with these numbers or this situation, I would love to hear from you.......
If not thanx again for everything.....
I would suggest keeping him on the S/d and IVD for life, so you don't go through this again.. I hope I am making a little since.. PM me if you have more questions!!
click here to go to the page that gives you all the info on Royal Canin S/O (formerly Walthams I believe).
Glad to hear they feel he is flushing the crystals out.
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Thanx...that definitly makes sense....
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Just incase anyone was interested Royal Canin S/O is lower urinary tract support...it also does the same thing...dissoulution, acidifying urine.......
Thanx Pat and Alix for the link....very helpful
Thanx Pat and Alix for the link....very helpful
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Emmet Peeed today!!!!!! a really big pee...
He's loving the new diet, and he really peed a good one today.......
Hes still acting like his normal self, and he isnt cleaning "down there" as much, he isnt draggin his butt, or going in and out of the litter box........
The diet seems to have kicked in!!!!!!!!
He is going in, in another month to get his shots, and another urinalysis.....
I let you guys know how that goes.....
Pray for low PH and noooo crystals.........
Yaaaaay I am sooo happpy
He's loving the new diet, and he really peed a good one today.......
Hes still acting like his normal self, and he isnt cleaning "down there" as much, he isnt draggin his butt, or going in and out of the litter box........
The diet seems to have kicked in!!!!!!!!
He is going in, in another month to get his shots, and another urinalysis.....
I let you guys know how that goes.....
Pray for low PH and noooo crystals.........
Yaaaaay I am sooo happpy
I'm so happy to hear the good news on Emmet!
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Lots of kitty prayers and hugs and scritches for Emmett!
