Hi there,
A quick question about our little buddy. Sorry if it's a little long. Junior was at the vet for 3 days recovering from having a crystal blockage removed. He had the catheter and I.V. We got Junior home and he was fine for a couple of hours then he went into the litterbox and started to strain to pee again. He did this about a dozen times and my Wife and I got really nervous. We took him to a 24hr emergency that night and they recatherized him. It went in real easy with no signs of crystals or mucus. They left it and drained his bladder, they emptied I.V. solution that was still in his bladder. They then took the catheter out and gave him some anti-spasmatic medication to see if that will relax his muscles enough for him to pee on his own. We had him home for the day with no luck, no pee in his litterbox. We took him to the Vet before they closed and she felt his bladder and it was really small. She said that he will be fine for the night but if he doesn't pee by the morning we have to take him in again and they will express his bladder. He has been eating, drinking some, and lots of purrs and kisses but no pee. We are hoping that his muscles are still spasming causing him to think he has to pee. Is this normal for a kitty that has gone through everything that he has (catheter, I.V.) not too pee right away? He hasn't been drinking that much and his abdomen isn't sensitive when we touch it. We don't want to take him back to the Vet if we are over-reacting, but we will if we have to. We Love the little guy so much and we hope this problem clears up soon. Any advice or experiences will be greatly appreciated as soon as possible. Thanks.
A quick question about our little buddy. Sorry if it's a little long. Junior was at the vet for 3 days recovering from having a crystal blockage removed. He had the catheter and I.V. We got Junior home and he was fine for a couple of hours then he went into the litterbox and started to strain to pee again. He did this about a dozen times and my Wife and I got really nervous. We took him to a 24hr emergency that night and they recatherized him. It went in real easy with no signs of crystals or mucus. They left it and drained his bladder, they emptied I.V. solution that was still in his bladder. They then took the catheter out and gave him some anti-spasmatic medication to see if that will relax his muscles enough for him to pee on his own. We had him home for the day with no luck, no pee in his litterbox. We took him to the Vet before they closed and she felt his bladder and it was really small. She said that he will be fine for the night but if he doesn't pee by the morning we have to take him in again and they will express his bladder. He has been eating, drinking some, and lots of purrs and kisses but no pee. We are hoping that his muscles are still spasming causing him to think he has to pee. Is this normal for a kitty that has gone through everything that he has (catheter, I.V.) not too pee right away? He hasn't been drinking that much and his abdomen isn't sensitive when we touch it. We don't want to take him back to the Vet if we are over-reacting, but we will if we have to. We Love the little guy so much and we hope this problem clears up soon. Any advice or experiences will be greatly appreciated as soon as possible. Thanks.