"Phil P." <phil@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "MDJ" <midunjen@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> (I have also posted this to alt.med.veterinary as I need as much help
>> as I can get!)
>>
>> Hello all,
>> My 2 1/2 year old neutered cat suddenly came down with FLUTD (Feline
>> Lower Urinary Tract Disease) and spent the past day and a half in the
>> hospital. I brought him home late yesterday afternoon because he would
>> NOT eat the SD food for the vet in hopes that he would eat once home.
>> He had a great night, ate a little (1 tsp or so) of SD and about a
>> tablespoon of SO kibble. Drank lots of water. Played, purred, had a
>> decent little pee, (about the size of a large egg yolk last night,
>> about half that size sometime in the middle of the night) slept, woke
>> up happy and sweet and now he's doing the mad litter box prowl that
>> ended him up in the hospital the other day. We set up litter boxes
>> throughout the apartment to help him out and he has been going between
>> all of them. Right now there are only small dribbles coming out at any
>> time, but he does seem to be passing at least some urine.
>> Here are the vet's findings:
>> No blockage
>> No bacteria
>> BUN & Creatnine okay (bloodwork)
>> Struvite crystals in urine (urinalysis)
>> "sludge" in bladder
>> X-ray done, no obvious stones; ultrasound done, sludge seen
>>
>> Treatment: Sub-q fluids once a day, 100 cc; Clavamox 2x a day; Metacam
>> once a day; Dasuquin feline (which I didn't give last night because I
>> really wanted him to eat, and didn't think he would if I sprinkled it
>> on his food)
>>
>> Here's where I need help. He has not eaten this morning. This pacing
>> zombie like is driving me crazy... how long might it last? What if he
>> WON'T eat? The vet has told me that there is no medication that will
>> dissolve the crystals, only the food will make his urine (acidic?)
>
> If the crystals are struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate) That's
> incorrect. DL-methionine- an amino acid supplement- can be used to
acidify
> the urine and dissolve struvite. However, you should not feed your cat
a
> highly acidified diet while giving him a DL-methionine supplement
because
> the added acidification can lead to metabolic acidosis and hemolytic
> anemia.
> DL-methionine should only be used under the *strict supervision* of a
vet
> and as a last resort. Its sold under the brand name Methio-Form,
> Methio-Tabs
> ((Vet-A-Mix).
>
> You might also want to get a second opinion on giving him Metacam daily
> PO.
> Oral dosing of Metacam is infamous for causing acute renal failure in
> cats.
> Metacam is only licensed for cats as a *one time*, IM dose after surgery
> for
> this very reason.
>
> You can also help increase urine acidity by feeding him a
> low-carbohydrate,
> meat or fish-based food. Sulfur-containing amino acids, phospholipids,
> and
> phosphoproteins found in higher quantities in meat acidify the urine,
> whereas organic acids, which come primarily from plant material, have an
> alkalinizing effect on urine. Fancy Feast makes some of the lowest
> carbohydrate diets on the market: some contain less than 1%. Not many
cats
> can resist Fancy Feast.
>
> But my best advice is find another vet ASAP- one who is better educated
in
> feline physiology before your present vet kills your cat.
>
> Best of luck,
>
> Phil
At the beginning of (and after his surgery) our cats problems with urinary
blockage, he got diazepam, which relaxes smooth muscle tissue and
stimulates
appetite.
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