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Hi everyone,
My cat Vinny recently suffered a urinary block (it was a plug from crystals and mucus + cystitis or something like that). We took him to the vet and I spent my savings to get him treated. The vet put him on about 4 different medications, all of which I've been making sure he takes. He also prescribed Hill's S/D, and I've been feeding him that as well (mixed with a little water because I'm incredibly paranoid.)
We picked him up from the vet about a week ago (last Monday I believe). He's gone through about 3/4 cans of his food and his medication is all gone except for his Amoxicillin. He was perfectly fine but earlier today or yesterday I noticed he seemed to be straining a little when he was using the litter box -- pushing like he was constipated (he's not, and he's peeing). He wasn't yowling or anything like he was when he was blocked, and he WAS producing (it seemed to be more than the small dribbles he used to be producing in the first couple of days.) he isn't wailing when I try to express his bladder (it's not that big right now, it's about the size it should be so I can't really find it and I'm sure he's tired of me pressing on his bladder anyway. I did it a lot at first because his bladder seemed to be filling faster than he could empty it )
I called the vet and the receptionist (I'm assuming she was the receptionist) seemed pretty insistent that he was blocked again/going to be blocked again. This was a receptionist I had never talked to before. I don't know if she actually went to ask anybody -- she put me on hold for nearly a minute but I don't know if she actually asked anybody or what she asked them. She scheduled an appointment for Wednesday and that was it.
Maybe I just didn't hear what I wanted to hear, but is it normal for a recently blocked cat to be straining, yet still producing? I don't know if his urethra is still inflamed (they DID use a catheter) because it's been so long and his urethral relaxant is all gone. He's eating pretty well and he was even drinking today which I hadn't seen him do in awhile (the tech said it was likely because of how much moisture was in the food) and his bladder is very small (around walnut sized, which is what the vet said that we wanted it to be at)
I'm really scared that this is a sign that he's going to block up again. I know it's always a possibility, but I'm just hoping for some reassurance or some peace of mind or something. I'm an 18 year old working minimum wage, I really don't have the funds to take him in for another $2.3k procedure. Even the price of the emergency visit is pushing it a little and I haven't found a single vet that does payment installments. (I don't qualify for CareCredit -- no credit history yet). I love him dearly and the thought of having to put him down because I can't pay for something so treatable makes me so worried. Please ease my mind. Has anyone experienced their cat straining, but not blocking/re-blocking?
My cat Vinny recently suffered a urinary block (it was a plug from crystals and mucus + cystitis or something like that). We took him to the vet and I spent my savings to get him treated. The vet put him on about 4 different medications, all of which I've been making sure he takes. He also prescribed Hill's S/D, and I've been feeding him that as well (mixed with a little water because I'm incredibly paranoid.)
We picked him up from the vet about a week ago (last Monday I believe). He's gone through about 3/4 cans of his food and his medication is all gone except for his Amoxicillin. He was perfectly fine but earlier today or yesterday I noticed he seemed to be straining a little when he was using the litter box -- pushing like he was constipated (he's not, and he's peeing). He wasn't yowling or anything like he was when he was blocked, and he WAS producing (it seemed to be more than the small dribbles he used to be producing in the first couple of days.) he isn't wailing when I try to express his bladder (it's not that big right now, it's about the size it should be so I can't really find it and I'm sure he's tired of me pressing on his bladder anyway. I did it a lot at first because his bladder seemed to be filling faster than he could empty it )
I called the vet and the receptionist (I'm assuming she was the receptionist) seemed pretty insistent that he was blocked again/going to be blocked again. This was a receptionist I had never talked to before. I don't know if she actually went to ask anybody -- she put me on hold for nearly a minute but I don't know if she actually asked anybody or what she asked them. She scheduled an appointment for Wednesday and that was it.
Maybe I just didn't hear what I wanted to hear, but is it normal for a recently blocked cat to be straining, yet still producing? I don't know if his urethra is still inflamed (they DID use a catheter) because it's been so long and his urethral relaxant is all gone. He's eating pretty well and he was even drinking today which I hadn't seen him do in awhile (the tech said it was likely because of how much moisture was in the food) and his bladder is very small (around walnut sized, which is what the vet said that we wanted it to be at)
I'm really scared that this is a sign that he's going to block up again. I know it's always a possibility, but I'm just hoping for some reassurance or some peace of mind or something. I'm an 18 year old working minimum wage, I really don't have the funds to take him in for another $2.3k procedure. Even the price of the emergency visit is pushing it a little and I haven't found a single vet that does payment installments. (I don't qualify for CareCredit -- no credit history yet). I love him dearly and the thought of having to put him down because I can't pay for something so treatable makes me so worried. Please ease my mind. Has anyone experienced their cat straining, but not blocking/re-blocking?