Another blocked kitty!

[Prairie Purrs]

This morning Caly was trying unsuccessfully to urinate in the kitchen. I immediately scooped him into a carrier and dashed off to the vet's. Yep--blocked! My second blocked kitty in a year.

I hadn't observed any trouble signs before today, although it would have been possible for him to have done some litterbox-hopping without my knowing it. The vet had to cath him, but the blockage apparently flushed out pretty easily. Poor baby will have to stay at the vet's through the weekend.

I just hope it's not Gatsby part II, with repeated blockages and eventual surgery. Caly's only three years old, and it worries me that he's having troubles at such a young age.

Please send some healing thoughts to my little tabby boy.

[Randi]

Sorry to hear Caly was blocked. Fister has been through that and ended up having THE operation, as he blocked up every three months. I hope the right diet will help keep him good - you have to be very strict with it, though. No shrimps at all!

Sending lots of good wishes that he will get better and not block up again.

Kisses and scritches from us when he gets home.

[Prairie Purrs]

I thought that the food I was feeding everybody would make it less likely that anyone else would have UT issues: high-quality canned foods (mostly grain-free varieties), including Wellness, Nature's Variety, and Weruva, and EVO dry food. Guess I need to do more research. My vet isn't helpful because he doesn't really know that much about feline nutrition.

[Killearn Kitties]

It's not something I have any experience with at all, but we are all sending good thoughts to Caly and we will keep our fingers and paws crossed!

[moosmom]

Penny,

I've been feeding my cats Wilderness. I split one can of wet food between the 5 of them so they only get about a teaspoon each. The Wilderness is all natural and has no animal bi-products or garbage like Iams and all the others. I've never had a problem with them getting blocked.

I hope Cali's feeling better.

[Prairie Purrs]

I tried Wilderness once, but it didn't go over too well. These guys are pretty picky. They don't want much to do with the EVO canned, for example, although they like EVO dry. But the brands they're eating are supposed to be top-notch, and they eat a variety. So I don't know what's going on.

It's too quiet around here without my troublemaker. I hope he's going on his own by Monday and can come home.