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Hello all,
After three seperate blockages in just over a week following a bladder infection the week before, my vet recommended that my male cat, Fluffy, receive an urgent PU surgery. On Tuesday evening I brought him to the emergency animal hospital and he received his surgery yesterday and it was successful and he is doing well and I should be receiving updates sometime this morning.
A bit of information on his blockages. Originally he had a bladder infection which I discovered when he was peeing less and then started to throw up after eating. He was given antibiotics and I was sent home with Diazepam for inflammation and pain, and Prazosin to try and help in pee better. At the time his blood work came back 100% and urology tests came back good as well but with a tiny amount of crystals. Vet also prescribed a Urinary Prescription diet. While home for the week he was peeing and acting completely normal. Fast forward one week and he suddenly stopped peeing a normal amount. Took him back to the vet where it was determined he was blocked though x-rays couldn't find a large blockage. He was hospitalized for 48 hours with a catheter and the vet also informed me that he discovered a spasmatic disorder in my cats urethra but he was unsure if that was causing the blockage whether it be crystals or spasms. His recheck 24 hours later still showed that everything was fine with his bladder. Another 24 hours later I noticed he was still peeing very small amounts but often and he seemed in discomfort after trying and failing to poop. He had an issue six months ago with constipation which was reducing his urine flow and required an enema to clear him up so I brought him back to the vet right away to check on that as he was still peeing fairly frequently in small amounts (including several times on the way to the vet and at the vets office). His bladder was found to be full again so the catheter was reinserted and he was able to come home for the weekend with the catheter and more of the same medication. The catheter was removed on Monday after everything appeared well and the dosage of Prazosin was upped from .5mg per day to 2mg per day. Another 24 hours passed after the catheter removal and he still was unable to pee and upon returning to the vet again, the doctor advised that Fluffy be transferred to the emergency animal hospital and undergo PU surgery as nothing seemed to be working to stop the blockages.
When I went to visit him yesterday afternoon he was just out of surgery and the doctor informed me that it was successful and they would be monitoring him for at least 24 hours. I went to visit him again last night and he seemed in good spirits. I will hear from the doctor today with updates.
My question now is, what can I do to help him out during his recovery period? He has his own room with a large mattress on the floor and I've ordered a mesh mosquito protection tent to go on the mattress to keep him contained there as unfortunately his room has a built in desk right next to the window that I wouldn't be able to keep him from jumping on. While waiting for it to arrive I have a smaller outdoor type covered pet playpen that he will be in.
If anyone has any further tips from experience, etc to help him out, I would truely appreciate it as he is a very active cat and I want to do everything I can to help him during his recovery.
I also want to add, that since I've had him for over 3 years, his diet has always consisted of 2/3 wet food, and 1/3 kibble and he has always received a lot of water mixed with every wet food meal.
I'm sorry for the very long post.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated
After three seperate blockages in just over a week following a bladder infection the week before, my vet recommended that my male cat, Fluffy, receive an urgent PU surgery. On Tuesday evening I brought him to the emergency animal hospital and he received his surgery yesterday and it was successful and he is doing well and I should be receiving updates sometime this morning.
A bit of information on his blockages. Originally he had a bladder infection which I discovered when he was peeing less and then started to throw up after eating. He was given antibiotics and I was sent home with Diazepam for inflammation and pain, and Prazosin to try and help in pee better. At the time his blood work came back 100% and urology tests came back good as well but with a tiny amount of crystals. Vet also prescribed a Urinary Prescription diet. While home for the week he was peeing and acting completely normal. Fast forward one week and he suddenly stopped peeing a normal amount. Took him back to the vet where it was determined he was blocked though x-rays couldn't find a large blockage. He was hospitalized for 48 hours with a catheter and the vet also informed me that he discovered a spasmatic disorder in my cats urethra but he was unsure if that was causing the blockage whether it be crystals or spasms. His recheck 24 hours later still showed that everything was fine with his bladder. Another 24 hours later I noticed he was still peeing very small amounts but often and he seemed in discomfort after trying and failing to poop. He had an issue six months ago with constipation which was reducing his urine flow and required an enema to clear him up so I brought him back to the vet right away to check on that as he was still peeing fairly frequently in small amounts (including several times on the way to the vet and at the vets office). His bladder was found to be full again so the catheter was reinserted and he was able to come home for the weekend with the catheter and more of the same medication. The catheter was removed on Monday after everything appeared well and the dosage of Prazosin was upped from .5mg per day to 2mg per day. Another 24 hours passed after the catheter removal and he still was unable to pee and upon returning to the vet again, the doctor advised that Fluffy be transferred to the emergency animal hospital and undergo PU surgery as nothing seemed to be working to stop the blockages.
When I went to visit him yesterday afternoon he was just out of surgery and the doctor informed me that it was successful and they would be monitoring him for at least 24 hours. I went to visit him again last night and he seemed in good spirits. I will hear from the doctor today with updates.
My question now is, what can I do to help him out during his recovery period? He has his own room with a large mattress on the floor and I've ordered a mesh mosquito protection tent to go on the mattress to keep him contained there as unfortunately his room has a built in desk right next to the window that I wouldn't be able to keep him from jumping on. While waiting for it to arrive I have a smaller outdoor type covered pet playpen that he will be in.
If anyone has any further tips from experience, etc to help him out, I would truely appreciate it as he is a very active cat and I want to do everything I can to help him during his recovery.
I also want to add, that since I've had him for over 3 years, his diet has always consisted of 2/3 wet food, and 1/3 kibble and he has always received a lot of water mixed with every wet food meal.
I'm sorry for the very long post.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated
