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Well that was a mix bag of sadness and joy. I'm so sorry to hear about the Vet and very respectful of you to consider not spreading rumors or / and someones personal business by naming them. XOXO I tip my hat to you big time.
The good news is JD is treatable!!!
Having had a cat with a UTI and then two lots of crystals I can tell you - this is totally doable. You've going to have be helicopter daddy and Mommy a bit though.
- Make sure he's getting lots of fluids - this is a time where you want a cat to pee. You want him to pee to help get rid of the infection and flush it out of the system so keeping him hydrated is important. Extra water, kitty milk, wet food. That kind of thing. Adding pumkin to wet food is a good idea too. DOn't drown him though - we don't want to kill him with kindness lol.
- Low stress. Try as best as you can to keep his stress level low while you're trying to help him.
One reason a cat will not eat is when they are a bit constipated, and what no one tells you, (Vets forget all the time) is that can sometimes be a UTI. When it's painful to pee, they hold everything in, including poop. That then causes constipation and in turn causes them to not feel well enough to eat. It's a terrible cycle.
I don't know what your budget is like but this is something I add to my Charlies wet food with a bit of pumpkin for UTI's - it's not cheap (33.00 a bottle US but I don'yt know if you are in the US or a Canada or...) but it lasts 3 -4 months so works out cheap due to how long it lasts. It does make them pee more so again we go back to hydration is important.
They look awesome those two! XOXOXOX
I'm still holding you hard in my positive thoughts but this is very promising.
PS remember the links that Furballsmom gave above about for Vet help if you are in the USA and need it. :-)
The good news is JD is treatable!!!
Having had a cat with a UTI and then two lots of crystals I can tell you - this is totally doable. You've going to have be helicopter daddy and Mommy a bit though.
- Make sure he's getting lots of fluids - this is a time where you want a cat to pee. You want him to pee to help get rid of the infection and flush it out of the system so keeping him hydrated is important. Extra water, kitty milk, wet food. That kind of thing. Adding pumkin to wet food is a good idea too. DOn't drown him though - we don't want to kill him with kindness lol.
- Low stress. Try as best as you can to keep his stress level low while you're trying to help him.
One reason a cat will not eat is when they are a bit constipated, and what no one tells you, (Vets forget all the time) is that can sometimes be a UTI. When it's painful to pee, they hold everything in, including poop. That then causes constipation and in turn causes them to not feel well enough to eat. It's a terrible cycle.
I don't know what your budget is like but this is something I add to my Charlies wet food with a bit of pumpkin for UTI's - it's not cheap (33.00 a bottle US but I don'yt know if you are in the US or a Canada or...) but it lasts 3 -4 months so works out cheap due to how long it lasts. It does make them pee more so again we go back to hydration is important.
They look awesome those two! XOXOXOX
I'm still holding you hard in my positive thoughts but this is very promising.
PS remember the links that Furballsmom gave above about for Vet help if you are in the USA and need it. :-)