Well Shy Guy finished all his medicine on Saturday(13th). Amitriptyline, prazosine, and baytril. Thought all was fine. He had been feeling good. Now today he comes down for lunch and notice he is back to licking himself again. He ate all his lunch, licked himself again and went back upstairs. I bought the Friskies Special Diet canned food. It gets good reviews for cats that get UTI's. has anyone used it? Or is the precription food any good? The vet suggested it and was hoping not to have to feed it to buy it.
Do you really think its stress that causes UTI's? Or dry food or what? He is 4 years old and never had a problem. Not sure what the vet is going to suggest now? Anxiety meds every day? There is no way i can afford $1000 vet bill if he gets blocked. I would have to sadly put him to sleep.
I havent switched him completely to canned food. right now he gets just over 2oz of wet food and 3/8 cup of dry. 1/4 which is soaked in water in the am. Looks like i have know choice but to give him all wet food. I just worry about getting him to eat enough not to lose weight. he did seems to lose a little since the last time he was weighed. About a pound.(january he was 14lbs) But i dont know how long thats been, he doesnt get weighed often. Could what ever is causing the weight loss be causing the stress, causing the UTI?
Do you really think its stress that causes UTI's? Or dry food or what? He is 4 years old and never had a problem. Not sure what the vet is going to suggest now? Anxiety meds every day? There is no way i can afford $1000 vet bill if he gets blocked. I would have to sadly put him to sleep.
I havent switched him completely to canned food. right now he gets just over 2oz of wet food and 3/8 cup of dry. 1/4 which is soaked in water in the am. Looks like i have know choice but to give him all wet food. I just worry about getting him to eat enough not to lose weight. he did seems to lose a little since the last time he was weighed. About a pound.(january he was 14lbs) But i dont know how long thats been, he doesnt get weighed often. Could what ever is causing the weight loss be causing the stress, causing the UTI?