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My 5 year old male (neutered) cat Ollie started having difficulty peeing this morning and began straining outside of the litter box and leaving a just a small dribble of urine. We took him to the vet this afternoon and apparently he's developed a urinary tract infection with a blockage. This is the first time he's had this condition. The vet said she hoped that he may be able to pass the blockage tonight and prescribed the antibotic Antirobe and gave him a tranquilizer to ease his straining. She advised that if we didn't see improvement by tomorrow we should rush him back to the clinic where he'll have to be sedated and the blockage removed (I assume through a catheter).
Has anyone else had to have a procedure like this done? I'm concerned with having to have Ollie put under anestetic since he also has a heart murmur, even though the vet said they would have a veterinary cardiologist standing by. Has anyone else had good (or bad) results with Antirobe? How soon did your cat find relief using this drug?
Sandra
Has anyone else had to have a procedure like this done? I'm concerned with having to have Ollie put under anestetic since he also has a heart murmur, even though the vet said they would have a veterinary cardiologist standing by. Has anyone else had good (or bad) results with Antirobe? How soon did your cat find relief using this drug?
Sandra