Prayers for Mitzi

[RedHedd]

She's been exhibiting signs of blockage - straining at the litterbox, running from box to box, trying again, nothing, meowing, and then a few hours later she's able to pee normally. It means the stones are moving and intermittently blocking her :( She's also started trying to use the hallway rug as a litterbox - I know it's because she's desperate. My little girl is hurting

Poor baby is at the vets today to try and figure out what's going on and how to fix it. I didn't know female kitties could get blocked.

She absolutely refuses the proper food to help ease her ailing kidneys. The vet said it's better she eating what she will eat than nothing at all, but I'm afraid it's hurting her.

[Barbara]

Sending all my best wishes for Mitzi- I hope they'll find out what's going on. Kisses to the sweet girl.

[pomtzu]

Hey there Mitzi - get well soon, pretty girl. :love:

[kb2yjx]

I hope this helps! Here at the Clan House, I have found that the BEST thing is to keep the cat eating!!! Molly, a kidney cat, ate Friskies! Every time I opened a can, I felt like I was killing her. But she did eat...Have you tried to mix the prescription diet with some of food Mitzi REALLY likes? I will light a candle for Mitzi and you, too!!!

[Husky_mom]

sending healing vibes your way cutie!!!

((hugs))

[jenluckenbach]

Many prayers for Mitzi!!

[RedHedd]

I hope this helps! Here at the Clan House, I have found that the BEST thing is to keep the cat eating!!! Molly, a kidney cat, ate Friskies! Every time I opened a can, I felt like I was killing her. But she did eat...Have you tried to mix the prescription diet with some of food Mitzi REALLY likes? I will light a candle for Mitzi and you, too!!!
Thank you. I have the same feeling every time I feed her. I've tried mixing the foods, but she's such a princess - she KNOWS it's not her PURE food that she loves, so she gets her Fancy Feast and Science Diet and I watch her like a hawk to make sure she drinks her water. I will even wait on her with a glass of water.

No word yet from the vet so I'm just hoping that no news is good news.

[TommyCat]

Oh poor baby; my prayers are with you and Mitzi. When my Tommy cat was sick with cancer and kidney issues, he also loved Fancy Feast wet food. You can even add some water to the Fancy Feast just to keep her drinking water. It is whatever you can get them to eat.

[Medusa]

Oh no, not Mitzi! I'm w/you; we're praying that no news is good news. Keep the faythe. :love:

[RedHedd]

Well, she's NOT blocked! Thank God! and the vet didn't really see anything wrong until late in the day when she saw her straining at the litterbox. Not blocked, but probably some inflammation of some kind going on, so she gave her some pain meds

We're waiting for the urinalysis to see if there's any infection. If there is, she'll be on antibiotics too. Poor little girl, but at least she's not blocked.

[cassiesmom]

Precious Mitzi! I'm sorry that you have some inflammation going on and I hope you don't have an infection. Big get-well hugs and kisses to you, sweetheart. :love: :D

Your admiring fan,
Elyse

[Pinot's Mom]

Oh, I just saw this, I'm so sorry Mitzi Mitts! Please get better!!
:love:Pinot and her Mom

[Bella_Sadie_Hailey]

Mitzi is very pretty! Get well soon beautiful girl!!!!:love:;)
Mitzi is in my prayers!!!:love:

[katladyd]

Hugs and kisses to Mitzi! UTIs are no fun at all!

[Moesha]

I sure hope Mitzi feels better soon.

[Randi]

I'm glad to hear Mitzi isn''t blocked, but an infection is no fun either. Poor girl! :( I hope the urinalysis will show exatcly what it is, so she can get treated. Is she easy to pill?

Get better Mitzi! :)

[RedHedd]

Vet finally called back with results. Yup, she haz bacteria and will be on antiibotics. She's easy to give meds to, preferably liquids, but I have to be sneaky. She doesn't even have to see me; she KNOWS when I'm prepping to squirt something down her throat and instanly disappears under my California King bed, where she KNOWS I can't reach her. Silly minx.

[Medusa]

Vet finally called back with results. Yup, she haz bacteria and will be on antiibotics. She's easy to give meds to, preferably liquids, but I have to be sneaky. She doesn't even have to see me; she KNOWS when I'm prepping to squirt something down her throat and instanly disappears under my California King bed, where she KNOWS I can't reach her. Silly minx.

Well, I'm sorry that she has a bacterial infection but I'm glad that it's nothing more serious. Don't ya love it when they park themselves right in the middle of the floor underneath the bed. I have only a Queen size and yet my RB Puddy would stubbornly sit there and I could never reach her. Just when I thought I had a chance, she'd move just a hair, so I'd go over to the other side and she'd move again. Fun game. Not.

[RedHedd]

Well, I'm sorry that she has a bacterial infection but I'm glad that it's nothing more serious. Don't ya love it when they park themselves right in the middle of the floor underneath the bed. I have only a Queen size and yet my RB Puddy would stubbornly sit there and I could never reach her. Just when I thought I had a chance, she'd move just a hair, so I'd go over to the other side and she'd move again. Fun game. Not.

Mitzi has done something even MORE sneaky - she's torn a hole into the box spring right in the MIDDLE and there's NO way, short of pulling the bed apart, for me to get to her and she knows it. I'm short and the bed is big ....

[kb2yjx]

What a girl!!! We had a cat that hid in the boxspring, too!! What I did, was to put a sheet on the bottem of the boxspring, it kept the cat out!!!! Fitted sheets are the best!!! Glad to hear Mitzi was NOT blocked. Mitzi!!! Please be a good girl for your mom and take your meds!!! Try the sheet on the boxspring!!! GOOD LUCK!!!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm sorry to hear that Mitzi has a bacterial infection:( but I'm glad to hear that it's treatable.:) If I were you, I'd close the bedroom door before you try giving her meds so she can't make a run for it and end up hiding under your bed or in your box springs. I hope she feels better soon.

[Pinot's Mom]

I'm glad to hear Mitzi has something easily treatable - good luck with the meds!!

We are fortunate with meds and Pinot - she was so sick when we first got her and she was on so much medication, I think she just accepted it as a part of life. She never balked.

[Barbara]

I was just thinking - a bacteria infection is after all quite a girlish thing ;)
Glad that she easy to pill. It would be a drama here.

[GILL]

We're glade too hear that it' some that's easy too treat. The only way we can get them out from under the bed is the water bottle. They all know I shoot frist and ask questions later. All I have to do now is put the bottle so they can see it and they run from under the bad. If they are acting up I grab the bottle every body runs, I haven't pulled the trigger in about 3 months.

[RedHedd]

Well I couldn't get her meds last night because of my stupid boss. Due to his procrastination I had to stay late and by the time I got off work and drove back to the City, the vet's office was closed :( However I did have some antibiotics left over from her dental last month so I dosed her with that - much to her chagrin. I also gave her pain meds - she had a rough night and was in a lot of distress, but eventually she calmed down and was able to pee. She's a somewhat skittish nervous nelly (her feral roots) and it really affects her physically.

She seemed better this morning and I was sneaky and able to give her meds and a squirt of pain stuff before she could poof under the bed.

Tonight I'll be able to get to the vet's office before they close and get her the stuff she's supposed to be on and talk to them about her distress. I feel so bad for her, but I know these things take time to clear up.

[RedHedd]

She scared me half to death last night as she wouldn't come out from under the bed. I do know how to get her out - if I quietly lay on the bed reading she will come out to snuggle and THAT worked. Got her Baytril down her throat - the pills are huge and her mouth/throat are tiny so I have to cut them into pieces - gave her a shot of her pain meds and she went and hid again.

I had to go out for a while and when I got home, there she was, asking for treats, tossing her mousies down the hall, chasing her tail. She's feeling better already. Only 9 more days of Baytril

[gini]

I am really glad to hear that she is feeling better!

I know too well the routine of going from one side of the bed to the other trying to pry them out of there! After a while you feel so stupid and then they give you "that look" - that tells you, you are right.

[katladyd]

I am so glad Mitzi is feeling better! I know you feel better also:D