I don't post often these days. I know. Sorry. I'll try to be better about it.
Those of you who have been on here for at least 6 years or so might remember that my rescued feral kitten Ally (who is now 6 years old and on my lap) had a companion that I adopted: Ollie. Those of you who have been on here for at least 3 years and a month or so may remember that Ollie died on his 3rd birthday. I've not gotten over that loss.
You may also remember that I adopted another red tabby: Alfie to help fill the void for both Ally and myself.
Now, 3 years later, he too had to be rushed to the animal hospital. Fortunately, whereas Ollie had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and threw a massive clot, it appears, according to the vet that Alfie has a urinary blockage.
We just heard back about the blood work and it looks like his kidneys aren't damaged due to him being very good with communicating what's going on to me - letting me know very quickly that he was in pain. In other words, we caught this early.
He'll be hospitalized for a few days I'm told, and they're doing the catheterization right now under anesthesia.
I am asking two things:
1. Please pray for him. I'm not terribly religious, but the way I see it - it can't hurt and might help. I don't think I could handle losing him too.
2. The vet asked what brand I feed him. I feed him Wellness. She said she didn't feel that's a quality brand and says that she wants me to switch to Hills. Hills? I don't buy that brand because it seems like it's mostly grains and meat byproducts. I've never heard "Hills" and "quality" put together like that. Am I wrong in how I perceive Hills? I also felt it strange to discuss switching his food right after she told me that switching foods can cause urinary blockage. I'm concerned her motives aren't pure - they sell Hills Prescription Diet food there. Any thoughts on this?
Thanks.
Those of you who have been on here for at least 6 years or so might remember that my rescued feral kitten Ally (who is now 6 years old and on my lap) had a companion that I adopted: Ollie. Those of you who have been on here for at least 3 years and a month or so may remember that Ollie died on his 3rd birthday. I've not gotten over that loss.
You may also remember that I adopted another red tabby: Alfie to help fill the void for both Ally and myself.
Now, 3 years later, he too had to be rushed to the animal hospital. Fortunately, whereas Ollie had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and threw a massive clot, it appears, according to the vet that Alfie has a urinary blockage.
We just heard back about the blood work and it looks like his kidneys aren't damaged due to him being very good with communicating what's going on to me - letting me know very quickly that he was in pain. In other words, we caught this early.
He'll be hospitalized for a few days I'm told, and they're doing the catheterization right now under anesthesia.
I am asking two things:
1. Please pray for him. I'm not terribly religious, but the way I see it - it can't hurt and might help. I don't think I could handle losing him too.
2. The vet asked what brand I feed him. I feed him Wellness. She said she didn't feel that's a quality brand and says that she wants me to switch to Hills. Hills? I don't buy that brand because it seems like it's mostly grains and meat byproducts. I've never heard "Hills" and "quality" put together like that. Am I wrong in how I perceive Hills? I also felt it strange to discuss switching his food right after she told me that switching foods can cause urinary blockage. I'm concerned her motives aren't pure - they sell Hills Prescription Diet food there. Any thoughts on this?
Thanks.