Guest guest Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 Hi all. I know I haven't been active lately, but this is quite urgent. My cat, male, approx 10 years. He has a recurrent problem, crystals in his bladder/urinary tract. I've had it treated in the past by a vet where they had to irrigate his bladder because he was blocked. The problem is back and he cannot urinate at all. It just started today. Last night he seemed perfectly fine...today the poor thing has done nothing but constantly squat like he wants to 'go' but he can't. My regular vet is closed for the weekend and the 24 hour hospital is quite expensive...they want $200 just to walk through the door. Honestly, all I have in my pocket at the moment is $30 until payday which isn't until Thursday. I've spent the better part of my day browsing through sites and even the holistic sites say to get the cat to the vet right away as it is life threatening. I have even manually tried to massage his bladder to try to forcefully expel urine (sorry for being graphic), but nothing happened. I found blood in the bathtub, presumably from him trying to urinate. He is not a 'talkative' cat, but today he has done nothing but cry to me constantly. He'll just walk up and start meowing. It's breaking my heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 I don’t know if your cat had what mine had. It wasn’t crytals, I don’t think – more like sand, but it was a urinary blockage. He almost died. This is what worked for my cat many years ago – saved his life – and quickly! (I found this cure in the newspaper, and it worked.) Got him off all drugs and stopped giving him catfood. I made him “stews” by steaming meat (chicken, beef) and steaming a variety of fresh veggies, broccoli, for instance, and blending them up together in the blender. He loved it and began recovering immediately. My other cat loved it, too, and we fed them that way from then on, and their coats soon became thick and shiny and their eyes bright. I would use organic veggies and meat that is organic or at least from healthily raised animals. Raw meat might be even better, including raw organ meats and fish. Canned catfood has a lot of ash and other bad ingredients. I’d never feed cats on it again. By the way, this is just the opposite of what I was told by the vet to do, and she was a highly celebrated vet. What she had me do was killing him. Good luck and let me know how it goes, Carole sirona71 [kims83] Saturday, March 19, 2005 6:42 PM herbal remedies Herbal Remedies - Emergent Herbal/natural remedy for cat Hi all. I know I haven't been active lately, but this is quite urgent. My cat, male, approx 10 years. He has a recurrent problem, crystals in his bladder/urinary tract. I've had it treated in the past by a vet where they had to irrigate his bladder because he was blocked. The problem is back and he cannot urinate at all. It just started today. Last night he seemed perfectly fine...today the poor thing has done nothing but constantly squat like he wants to 'go' but he can't. My regular vet is closed for the weekend and the 24 hour hospital is quite expensive...they want $200 just to walk through the door. Honestly, all I have in my pocket at the moment is $30 until payday which isn't until Thursday. I've spent the better part of my day browsing through sites and even the holistic sites say to get the cat to the vet right away as it is life threatening. I have even manually tried to massage his bladder to try to forcefully expel urine (sorry for being graphic), but nothing happened. I found blood in the bathtub, presumably from him trying to urinate. He is not a 'talkative' cat, but today he has done nothing but cry to me constantly. He'll just walk up and start meowing. It's breaking my heart. Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and to prescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian Shillington Doctor of Naturopathy Dr.IanShillington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 I'm so new to this, I don't have any natural remedies, but I worked as a veterinary technician for 10 years, and I think you need to get your kitty to the vet as soon as possible. It is very dangerous for a cat to be blocked, and as you've seen, it can get serious very fast. Don't try to express the bladder--you can damage the bladder, possibly even rupture it. I can't imagine that there is anything you can give him to dissolve the crystals quickly enought to get him out of danger--he needs to be irrigated. Good luck. Laura -- In herbal remedies , " sirona71 " <kims83@h...> wrote: > > > Hi all. I know I haven't been active lately, but this is quite > urgent. > > My cat, male, approx 10 years. He has a recurrent problem, crystals > in his bladder/urinary tract. I've had it treated in the past by a > vet where they had to irrigate his bladder because he was blocked. > > The problem is back and he cannot urinate at all. It just started > today. Last night he seemed perfectly fine...today the poor thing > has done nothing but constantly squat like he wants to 'go' but he > can't. My regular vet is closed for the weekend and the 24 hour > hospital is quite expensive...they want $200 just to walk through > the door. Honestly, all I have in my pocket at the moment is $30 > until payday which isn't until Thursday. > > I've spent the better part of my day browsing through sites and even > the holistic sites say to get the cat to the vet right away as it is > life threatening. I have even manually tried to massage his bladder > to try to forcefully expel urine (sorry for being graphic), but > nothing happened. > > I found blood in the bathtub, presumably from him trying to urinate. > > He is not a 'talkative' cat, but today he has done nothing but cry > to me constantly. He'll just walk up and start meowing. It's > breaking my heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 Thank you both. I just got back from the emergency vet hospital. I borrowed a credit card. $457 is the 'estimate' they gave me. Half was due upfront. They got him unblocked and said that if I waited any longer that it would have been fatal. Poor baby is still there with iv's and a catheter, but they said he was going to fully recover. I fell asleep on the couch last night only to wake up to him lying on the floor with some blood on the carpet. I was afraid to actually go near him...didn't know if he made it through the night. I'm gonna have to make major changes in his diet. I have another cat as well...but she doesn't have these problems. I'll take your advice and possibly switch to some homemade organic foods for them. Thanks again..and any more preventative advice would be greatly appreciated. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 HI, I just went through this with my cat and here is what worked for us. Boil a chicken with no seasonings Blend chicken and green beans in a food processor until it looks like a good consistency. Feed only this and distilled water to the cat until you see improvement. Also, sprinkle a little vitamin c on the mixture when you feed him. My cat was back in the litter box in about two days. Hope this helps. Teresa sirona71 [kims83] Saturday, March 19, 2005 6:42 PM herbal remedies Herbal Remedies - Emergent Herbal/natural remedy for cat Hi all. I know I haven't been active lately, but this is quite urgent. My cat, male, approx 10 years. He has a recurrent problem, crystals in his bladder/urinary tract. I've had it treated in the past by a vet where they had to irrigate his bladder because he was blocked. The problem is back and he cannot urinate at all. It just started today. Last night he seemed perfectly fine...today the poor thing has done nothing but constantly squat like he wants to 'go' but he can't. My regular vet is closed for the weekend and the 24 hour hospital is quite expensive...they want $200 just to walk through the door. Honestly, all I have in my pocket at the moment is $30 until payday which isn't until Thursday. I've spent the better part of my day browsing through sites and even the holistic sites say to get the cat to the vet right away as it is life threatening. I have even manually tried to massage his bladder to try to forcefully expel urine (sorry for being graphic), but nothing happened. I found blood in the bathtub, presumably from him trying to urinate. He is not a 'talkative' cat, but today he has done nothing but cry to me constantly. He'll just walk up and start meowing. It's breaking my heart. Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and to prescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian Shillington Doctor of Naturopathy Dr.IanShillington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 I'm glad your kitty is going to be ok, Kim. I've not had any cats since I was young, so I'm not all that familiar with what to feed to prevent this (I knew it when I worked at the vets, but that was 10 years ago, I'm sure things have changed) but I know there are diets to help with it. It doesn't happen to females near as often--the urethra is narrower in the males so it takes smaller stones & crystals to block it up. Laura herbal remedies , " sirona71 " <kims83@h...> wrote: > > > Thank you both. I just got back from the emergency vet hospital. I > borrowed a credit card. $457 is the 'estimate' they gave me. Half > was due upfront. They got him unblocked and said that if I waited > any longer that it would have been fatal. Poor baby is still there > with iv's and a catheter, but they said he was going to fully > recover. > > I fell asleep on the couch last night only to wake up to him lying > on the floor with some blood on the carpet. I was afraid to actually > go near him...didn't know if he made it through the night. > > I'm gonna have to make major changes in his diet. I have another cat > as well...but she doesn't have these problems. I'll take your advice > and possibly switch to some homemade organic foods for them. > > Thanks again..and any more preventative advice would be greatly > appreciated. > > Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Ah yes, I forgot about the Vitamin C. That worked well for my cat, too! Carole Teresa Abbott [tabbott] Sunday, March 20, 2005 3:31 PM herbal remedies RE: Herbal Remedies - Emergent Herbal/natural remedy for cat HI, I just went through this with my cat and here is what worked for us. Boil a chicken with no seasonings Blend chicken and green beans in a food processor until it looks like a good consistency. Feed only this and distilled water to the cat until you see improvement. Also, sprinkle a little vitamin c on the mixture when you feed him. My cat was back in the litter box in about two days. Hope this helps. Teresa sirona71 [kims83] Saturday, March 19, 2005 6:42 PM herbal remedies Herbal Remedies - Emergent Herbal/natural remedy for cat Hi all. I know I haven't been active lately, but this is quite urgent. My cat, male, approx 10 years. He has a recurrent problem, crystals in his bladder/urinary tract. I've had it treated in the past by a vet where they had to irrigate his bladder because he was blocked. The problem is back and he cannot urinate at all. It just started today. Last night he seemed perfectly fine...today the poor thing has done nothing but constantly squat like he wants to 'go' but he can't. My regular vet is closed for the weekend and the 24 hour hospital is quite expensive...they want $200 just to walk through the door. Honestly, all I have in my pocket at the moment is $30 until payday which isn't until Thursday. I've spent the better part of my day browsing through sites and even the holistic sites say to get the cat to the vet right away as it is life threatening. I have even manually tried to massage his bladder to try to forcefully expel urine (sorry for being graphic), but nothing happened. I found blood in the bathtub, presumably from him trying to urinate. He is not a 'talkative' cat, but today he has done nothing but cry to me constantly. He'll just walk up and start meowing. It's breaking my heart. Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and to prescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian Shillington Doctor of Naturopathy Dr.IanShillington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 I’m glad he’s better! This happens more to male cats than females. It’s good that you’re going to change their diets. You’ll see them looking better than ever! Good luck! Carole sirona71 [kims83] Sunday, March 20, 2005 12:43 PM herbal remedies Herbal Remedies - Re: Emergent Herbal/natural remedy for cat Thank you both. I just got back from the emergency vet hospital. I borrowed a credit card. $457 is the 'estimate' they gave me. Half was due upfront. They got him unblocked and said that if I waited any longer that it would have been fatal. Poor baby is still there with iv's and a catheter, but they said he was going to fully recover. I fell asleep on the couch last night only to wake up to him lying on the floor with some blood on the carpet. I was afraid to actually go near him...didn't know if he made it through the night. I'm gonna have to make major changes in his diet. I have another cat as well...but she doesn't have these problems. I'll take your advice and possibly switch to some homemade organic foods for them. Thanks again..and any more preventative advice would be greatly appreciated. Kim Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and to prescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian Shillington Doctor of Naturopathy Dr.IanShillington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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