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Hi,
My male cat had a urethral blockage a few years ago in summer and the vet unblocked it and gave him muscle relaxants and painkillers which worked for a few days only it came back even worse and I saw a new better vet. He checked under the microscope and confirmed it was crystals in his urine but I forgot to ask which type. The vet didn't mention any thing about an infection and I don't think he had one. He was put on urinary s/o food and the problem never came back. I now feed him Royal Canin urinary s/o or c/d (the Hills one makes him throw up) which he loves mixed with Bozita wet food. He has put on a lot of weight but my vets don't stock the moderate calorie urinary food.
The problem is he used to hold his in urine for a long time and when he got the blockage it was during a really hot summer and he refused to eat wet food. I tried only giving him wet food several times in the past and noticed he was urinating less so I put him straight back on the s/o out of fear he would get a blockage again. He also tends to only go when I'm sitting on the toilet (sorry tmi) so I pretend and sit on it for ages waiting for him to use the litter tray. However, the problem goes when he's on s/o which makes him urinate more regularly and he goes on his own.
I am worried about the calorie content and quality of ingredients in the urinary food and he was not supposed to be on it for long. Do you think I can risk stopping the urinary food completely?
Thanks.
My male cat had a urethral blockage a few years ago in summer and the vet unblocked it and gave him muscle relaxants and painkillers which worked for a few days only it came back even worse and I saw a new better vet. He checked under the microscope and confirmed it was crystals in his urine but I forgot to ask which type. The vet didn't mention any thing about an infection and I don't think he had one. He was put on urinary s/o food and the problem never came back. I now feed him Royal Canin urinary s/o or c/d (the Hills one makes him throw up) which he loves mixed with Bozita wet food. He has put on a lot of weight but my vets don't stock the moderate calorie urinary food.
The problem is he used to hold his in urine for a long time and when he got the blockage it was during a really hot summer and he refused to eat wet food. I tried only giving him wet food several times in the past and noticed he was urinating less so I put him straight back on the s/o out of fear he would get a blockage again. He also tends to only go when I'm sitting on the toilet (sorry tmi) so I pretend and sit on it for ages waiting for him to use the litter tray. However, the problem goes when he's on s/o which makes him urinate more regularly and he goes on his own.
I am worried about the calorie content and quality of ingredients in the urinary food and he was not supposed to be on it for long. Do you think I can risk stopping the urinary food completely?
Thanks.