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Last night we had to rush Rocky out to the emergency vet at 9:00 PM, as he was displaying all the symptoms of a urinary blockage. I'm glad we did take him, for it turns out we were right. At first we had thought he was constipated, but that obviously turned out not to be the case. The poor little guy's at the vet recovering for a day, but he's healing up well.
My main concern is preventing it from happening again.. it is my understanding that if he reblocks again, he might need to undergo some sort of surgery? It sounds like it would be expensive, but if it came down to it we would go through with it. However, I'd like to do anything possible to prevent him from having to undergo surgery, not just because of costs, but for Rocky's sake as well. If you have any knowledge/experience on this I would be very thankful for ANY of your advice and feedback. Here are a few general questions I have:
1) DIET
The vet is going to prescribe some sort of special diet to help dissolve crystals when we pick Rocky up tomorrow.. I don't really know much about this food though. It has something to do with pH?? From what I read online, it sounds like it would be good to switch him to an all wet diet, but I don't really know. If anyone knows anything about this, I would be very grateful if I could receive your opinions/feedback to consider.
2) WATER INTAKE
To increase Rocky's water intake I'm considering purchasing one of those fancy water fountain bowls to encourage him to drink more. He really likes drippy faucets, so hopefully he'll take a liking to it. Still debating whether to invest in one of those fancy $80-$100 dollar ones, or just get a $20-$30 plastic one.. I will be going over product reviews to see if the more expensive ones are worth it. Other than that, all I can think of is switching him to an all wet diet, and mixing water in with his canned food.
3) MONITORING THE LITTER BOX
Because we have 2 cats, it is hard to tell who used the litter box, and which poops and pees belong to which cat. I guess I'll have to assume that if the litter box isn't as full, that Rocky hasn't used it. Also, has anyone tried using a diagnostic litter? I've heard about it, and I'm not really sure if it would help or not. Apparently it's supposed to detect the pH levels of the cat's urine?
Thanks so much for your consideration!
My main concern is preventing it from happening again.. it is my understanding that if he reblocks again, he might need to undergo some sort of surgery? It sounds like it would be expensive, but if it came down to it we would go through with it. However, I'd like to do anything possible to prevent him from having to undergo surgery, not just because of costs, but for Rocky's sake as well. If you have any knowledge/experience on this I would be very thankful for ANY of your advice and feedback. Here are a few general questions I have:
1) DIET
The vet is going to prescribe some sort of special diet to help dissolve crystals when we pick Rocky up tomorrow.. I don't really know much about this food though. It has something to do with pH?? From what I read online, it sounds like it would be good to switch him to an all wet diet, but I don't really know. If anyone knows anything about this, I would be very grateful if I could receive your opinions/feedback to consider.
2) WATER INTAKE
To increase Rocky's water intake I'm considering purchasing one of those fancy water fountain bowls to encourage him to drink more. He really likes drippy faucets, so hopefully he'll take a liking to it. Still debating whether to invest in one of those fancy $80-$100 dollar ones, or just get a $20-$30 plastic one.. I will be going over product reviews to see if the more expensive ones are worth it. Other than that, all I can think of is switching him to an all wet diet, and mixing water in with his canned food.
3) MONITORING THE LITTER BOX
Because we have 2 cats, it is hard to tell who used the litter box, and which poops and pees belong to which cat. I guess I'll have to assume that if the litter box isn't as full, that Rocky hasn't used it. Also, has anyone tried using a diagnostic litter? I've heard about it, and I'm not really sure if it would help or not. Apparently it's supposed to detect the pH levels of the cat's urine?
Thanks so much for your consideration!