Please send some good thoughts and prayers to Sox.

My parent's cat Sox, who is 22 lbs and NOT overweight (he's HUGE!!) is at the vet right now. Mom said he had been crying since I think yesterday afternoon, and she had noticed some strange behaviour in the litter box. They took him to the vet first thing this morning and he has blocked kidneys.. probably kidney stones but they don't know yet for sure. They have to drain his bladder (that is why he was crying, he had to pee and couldn't!!) and then they will analyse the stones etc to see what's wrong.

Please say a prayer that he's ok. He's about 9yrs old, and otherwise in good health.

Oh poor Sox! That must have been horrible for the big guy! Prayers and good thoughts are on the way for Sox. Keep us posted on how he is doing.

Poor Sox...prayers are on the way right now that all works out OK for Sox and your parents. Keep us posted.

Prayers for Sox! I hope he isn't in any discomfort any longer. :(

Oh no, poor Sox. He must be in such discomfort. Prayers on the way that the whitecoats can fix him up right away.

Oh poor Sox! Fingers and paws crossed here that he has some relief soon. Mishi has kidney problems and has been doing terrific on the K/D food. Now I have to figure out how to keep Mitzi out of his food! Please keep us updated on Sox' condition.

Oh poor Sox. :( I sure hope they find out what the problem is and that it can be remedied. :(

Hang in there Sox, you'll be better in no time! :)

Poor Sox. We're praying for you big guy. Hopefully an analysis of the stones will tell the white coats what's going on. There's probably a diet change in his future. That's not going to be fun for anyone!

Poor Sox. My thoughts are with you. It breaks my heart to know he was suffering that way. I'm sure he's going to get better though!

Poor Sox ... he must have been in some severe pain. Glad he is being cared for at the vets now, and hope and pray that he will be back to good health really soon!;)

Prayers are being sent for Sox.

Good thoughts and prayers are on the way for Sox. Poor baby, I hope he gets to feeling better really soon.

Get well wishes to you Sox!

Willie

I hope that Sox is no longer hurting and is better soon.

Prayers and positive thoughts on the way that Sox has a full and complete recovery.

He has to have a surgery at 11am tomorrow, to remove the stones. Luckily my parents caught it RIGHT away, and there is no infections or any kind of damage. The vet said either he's a very lucky cat or my parents are very observant. My dad told me what he had but I can't remember all the exact names right now, but it's something like FLUDT (Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease). I will let you know how he does with the surgery, sometime tomorrow evening.

Please keep up the prayers! Thanks! :)

Oh poor Sox, it must have been painful for him. :( I'm glad your parents took him to the vet right away. Hopefully the surgery will go smoothly. We're keeping our fingers and paws crossed for him. :)

Get well, Sox!!

Congratulations to your parents for being so observant and getting Sox to the vets on time.

Prayers and positive thoughts on the way that Sox's surgery goes well and he has a full and complete recovery so he can be back home in the arms of the people who love him the most.

Naomi,
I guess observant pet people run in the family, eh? Great to hear that Sox will undergo the removal. I hope all goes well, and he is home with his parents soon. Hugs to you, your kitties, the A/V dept., and your parents and their kitties! (Whew, I am exhausted from all that hugging!)
Johanna

I'm glad to hear they caught it so early - yeah! Hopefully the surgery went well and Sox is on his way to recovery by now! :)

Any update on the sir jury???

Sox did really well in the surgery. They found a few stones and a lot of sandy bits that were developing into stones. We won't know why he got the crystals for about a week, as the vet has sent them off for analysis. The vet was sure that he would have to stay there until at least Tuesday afternoon, but he's recovering so nicely he might get to come home Monday morning :)

Thanks, everyone, for the prayers! :)

What great news Naomi!
Keep getting well Sox. Headbumpies and kisses for you sweetie.

I am glad that Sox did well in his surgery. I hope he will be back at home with your parents soon, Naomi.

Oh, I'm glad to hear that Sox had surgery before things got really bad for him! Blocked kidneys is said to be the most horrible pain you can have, poor guy!

I hope he'll recover quickly from his surgery!Get well soon, Sox!

Kirsten

Yeah for Sox!! Pet Talk Prayers really do work. :)

I'm go glad that he's doing well and ready for the trip home.

Sox came home today, and is doing great. My mom let me listen to him purr on the phone :) He's on antibiotics now, and we will wait to hear the analysis on the stones :)

I just now saw this thread but I'm so glad to hear that Sox is home now and doing well.:D Prayers and positive thoughts are being sent your way for good test results. Please keep us updated.

:) That's great that he's doing well!

That's wonderful news that he's home and doing well! :D Hopefully he will continue to do well too. :)

What WONDERFUL news, Naomi!!! So happy that your parents tended to Sox so quickly and that he did so well with his surgery! Send him kisses and hugs from me!!!

:)

Just saw this thread, but I'm very happy to read Sox had such a succussful operation and is recovering so quickly.

I'm so glad Sox is home and healing.

I talked to mom today, and Sox is still going really well. He's recovering even faster than the vet had hoped for! :) Still no word on the stone analysis but that probably won't come until Friday or maybe Monday :)

Oh Good Ol' Sox - great news - such a rapid recovery is good eh?
Fingers crossed he continues to make good progress.
{{{Hugs}}}

Lynne