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Our baby boy Chester who is around 2 years old, has now had a second blockage after just 3 months.
We have kept him on the strict diet, of Royal Canine SO Veterinary wet food, and the occasional dry food Veterinary version as well mainly as a treat.
We previously lived in an apartment and Chester was always an indoor cat, except for hanging out on the balcony.
He blocked back in July this year for the first time which shocked us as we had no idea what this even was.
The vets did a great job to unblock him and put him on the Strict diet which they said would be for life, or risk him blocking again.
Around a month later we moved to a small house, where Chester seemed happy, he now had a little garden to play in and hunt lizards, and generally looked happy. We have dogs on either side of us, but they are so friendly never bark at Chester, and he is not fazed by them.
So last week I noticed Chester was acting a bit strange, trying to urinate in the bathtub, on the laundry, but was apart from that acting normally. However last Monday in the morning he was licking his genital area and was vocalizing and crying just like the first time, we were shocked and felt so sad, and said oh no not again, after we had done everything right for him. We rushed him to the vet, who confirmed he was fully blocked again.
We agreed to help him and do the surgery again to unblock him.
He spent 2 nights in hospital, and when he came home, he looked a bit weak and sad but was slowly getting better, eating, playing, and doing good wee.
However yesterday he looked a bit down, and not happy, doing a few small wee's, but in the 24 hour period a good size wee.
When we picked him up, the vet said that he will probably block again, which our heart sank to hear.
We just feel that we are on borrowed time, and it breaks our heart that if Chester blocks again, that we may have to put him to sleep, which will be so hard for us, like it is for anyone, he is just a baby, and we hoped to have a long happy life with him.
The vet has suggested that there is a procedure called Perineal Urethrostomy, and the success rate is very high, while there are no guarantees that he won't block again, it will drastically reduce the odds in his favor.
He said the hardest part is the wearing of the the E collar ?? for 2 weeks after surgery, and also a risk of infections in the future, which can be cleared up easily.
We are just feeling helpless right now, just not sure what to do, the expensive costs put aside, we ask ourselves should we keep putting poor Chester through this pain and suffering, where there are no guarantees? or just pray that he won't block again, and if he does then, just put him to sleep.
Having studied this problem now, we see so many people go through this, but just wanted some advice, re the Perineal Urethrostomy, if someone has been in the same situation and went down this road? and would recommend it?
Thank you so much for any advice.
We have kept him on the strict diet, of Royal Canine SO Veterinary wet food, and the occasional dry food Veterinary version as well mainly as a treat.
We previously lived in an apartment and Chester was always an indoor cat, except for hanging out on the balcony.
He blocked back in July this year for the first time which shocked us as we had no idea what this even was.
The vets did a great job to unblock him and put him on the Strict diet which they said would be for life, or risk him blocking again.
Around a month later we moved to a small house, where Chester seemed happy, he now had a little garden to play in and hunt lizards, and generally looked happy. We have dogs on either side of us, but they are so friendly never bark at Chester, and he is not fazed by them.
So last week I noticed Chester was acting a bit strange, trying to urinate in the bathtub, on the laundry, but was apart from that acting normally. However last Monday in the morning he was licking his genital area and was vocalizing and crying just like the first time, we were shocked and felt so sad, and said oh no not again, after we had done everything right for him. We rushed him to the vet, who confirmed he was fully blocked again.
We agreed to help him and do the surgery again to unblock him.
He spent 2 nights in hospital, and when he came home, he looked a bit weak and sad but was slowly getting better, eating, playing, and doing good wee.
However yesterday he looked a bit down, and not happy, doing a few small wee's, but in the 24 hour period a good size wee.
When we picked him up, the vet said that he will probably block again, which our heart sank to hear.
We just feel that we are on borrowed time, and it breaks our heart that if Chester blocks again, that we may have to put him to sleep, which will be so hard for us, like it is for anyone, he is just a baby, and we hoped to have a long happy life with him.
The vet has suggested that there is a procedure called Perineal Urethrostomy, and the success rate is very high, while there are no guarantees that he won't block again, it will drastically reduce the odds in his favor.
He said the hardest part is the wearing of the the E collar ?? for 2 weeks after surgery, and also a risk of infections in the future, which can be cleared up easily.
We are just feeling helpless right now, just not sure what to do, the expensive costs put aside, we ask ourselves should we keep putting poor Chester through this pain and suffering, where there are no guarantees? or just pray that he won't block again, and if he does then, just put him to sleep.
Having studied this problem now, we see so many people go through this, but just wanted some advice, re the Perineal Urethrostomy, if someone has been in the same situation and went down this road? and would recommend it?
Thank you so much for any advice.
He gave it only today, 6 days following the obstruction.. and only upon my request after I spent these 6 days reading articles about the causes of blockage and how to help .. They all mention stopping the spasms.
