Hi,
My middle-aged cat had PU surgery performed after two full obstructions and a partial obstruction about 2.5 months ago. The site has healed well but about 1.5 months ago he started having foul smelling discharge and irritation from the PU site. He's able to urinate fine but has been licking at the area frequently. I've taken him to several vets, including the surgeon who performed the PU and an internist specializing in urinary issues, and they are unable to determine the cause or a solution. I've been told that he has a lot of skin folds internally around the PU site that may be resulting in hotspots for bacterial growth but antibiotics are not helping and I'm trying to avoid having a revision surgery performed to reduce the skin folds. Has anyone else experienced this issue post-PU surgery?
My middle-aged cat had PU surgery performed after two full obstructions and a partial obstruction about 2.5 months ago. The site has healed well but about 1.5 months ago he started having foul smelling discharge and irritation from the PU site. He's able to urinate fine but has been licking at the area frequently. I've taken him to several vets, including the surgeon who performed the PU and an internist specializing in urinary issues, and they are unable to determine the cause or a solution. I've been told that he has a lot of skin folds internally around the PU site that may be resulting in hotspots for bacterial growth but antibiotics are not helping and I'm trying to avoid having a revision surgery performed to reduce the skin folds. Has anyone else experienced this issue post-PU surgery?