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Hello everyone:
Two years ago, neighbors moved and never took their cat with them. (Well, they got dogs, threw the cat outside. I felt sorry for him, fed, watered and got him a heated kitty tube). They moved and I searched frantically for him & even called them to see if they wanted him & needed help finding him (they didn't).
I thought they changed their minds and took him - but no, he'd been in a fight and was pretty banged up when he finally showed up on my patio a week later.
Long story short - he had very less than a year bad abscesses, needed multiple surgeries, but he pulled through. I figured it was meant to be and now he's my (indoor only) cat.
I named him King Henry - after that famous English king with all of those wives. Plus, he's a big orange tabby & looks like his namesake.
Fast forward to today - Henry was diagnosed with bladder stones. He was going to the litter box frequently for the last two weeks or so (I thought he had diarrhea & was giving him probiotics and flagyl) but this morning he was lethargic, not wanting breakfast and lying on the kitchen floor.
This cat is so food motivated, I can't free feed anymore - he eats everything.
I also saw he was at the litterbox but peed in front of it. When I wiped up the pee, I saw blood.
So I dropped everything and we went directly to the vet - fast.
Long story short - no obstruction but not a UTI either - bladder stones. So Henry will have surgery to have the stones removed on Monday.
How do I prevent him having bladder stones in the future?
Two years ago, neighbors moved and never took their cat with them. (Well, they got dogs, threw the cat outside. I felt sorry for him, fed, watered and got him a heated kitty tube). They moved and I searched frantically for him & even called them to see if they wanted him & needed help finding him (they didn't).
I thought they changed their minds and took him - but no, he'd been in a fight and was pretty banged up when he finally showed up on my patio a week later.
Long story short - he had very less than a year bad abscesses, needed multiple surgeries, but he pulled through. I figured it was meant to be and now he's my (indoor only) cat.
I named him King Henry - after that famous English king with all of those wives. Plus, he's a big orange tabby & looks like his namesake.
Fast forward to today - Henry was diagnosed with bladder stones. He was going to the litter box frequently for the last two weeks or so (I thought he had diarrhea & was giving him probiotics and flagyl) but this morning he was lethargic, not wanting breakfast and lying on the kitchen floor.
This cat is so food motivated, I can't free feed anymore - he eats everything.
I also saw he was at the litterbox but peed in front of it. When I wiped up the pee, I saw blood.
So I dropped everything and we went directly to the vet - fast.
Long story short - no obstruction but not a UTI either - bladder stones. So Henry will have surgery to have the stones removed on Monday.
How do I prevent him having bladder stones in the future?