Pouncer in for Surgery :((Update post #52)

[Donnaj4962]

Prayers from me and the girls in Indiana for you and Pouncer!

Be well Pouncer.... there are many hoping and praying for a good result!

[jazzcat]

Poor little guy. Prayers on the way.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Kim, I'm so sorry to hear about Pouncer but I'm so glad to hear that you knew what to look for and caught his blockage early. I hope that his surgery will go well. Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are being sent his way.

When I had Cirrus, he was only about 2 or so when he had his PU surgery and I also think that it was due to stress. I had him on the Hills C/D diet. I haven't heard from his new meowmie lately but the last time I heard from her she was just feeding him regular cat food and he was doing well even though he had gained back a lot of weight that I worked so hard to make him lose.

Storm had his PU surgery when he was almost 9 years old and the surgeon said that his urethra had a very small opening so it was only a matter of time before he became blocked. Since then I think he's only had 2 UTI infections and this past summer he was having some peeing problems due to stress.

He was eating Royal Canin Urinary S/O dry and wet but now he's on a grain free diet which had been approved by both my regular vet and my holistic vet. He's doing very well so far and even has much more energy these days. I feed him Innova Evo dry and a variety of other grain free wet foods that I add additional water to. All of my cats are now on a grain free diet and they're all doing much better. My holistic vet told me that it's the grains in the food that will cause urinary tract problems in cats.

[K & L]

Good luck to Pouncer. We had this surgery on Porch and Scooter. It left both incontenient but doesn't mean that's the odds for all. Hope all of this goes well for all of you.

[Freedom]

Prayers for Pouncer!

[catnapper]

Good luck to Pouncer. We had this surgery on Porch and Scooter. It left both incontenient but doesn't mean that's the odds for all. Hope all of this goes well for all of you.

Oh no! I hadn't thought of that as a possible side effect, but it makes sense.... if the hole is bigger, will he be able to control the larger hole? Oh dear. But thankfully he lives in a home where he won't be tossed out for peeing everywhere. It won't be my favorite thing to experience but I will deal with it. Medical reasons for peeing outside the box is something even my hubby will grant a pardon for.

Thanks so much for the prayers guys. I can't wait to hear how the surgery went. I hope he gets it this afternoon so that he can spend the weekend safe in a cage before he returns home. I know he'll have to be isolated here too but I feel as if a few extra days there will be better for him.

[jenluckenbach]

Still praying for Pouncer. And wanted to remind you that Rutherford also has had this operation, and we have had nothing but great recovery and no side effects. So keep the faith.

[Catsnclay]

Oh Kim!!


I just saw this post about Pouncer! I am positive things will turn out just perfect for him!

With all these PT prayers how could it not??!!

Now that I know about this, I will keep looking for it.

Pouncer will be in our thoughts today!!

[orangemm]

Praying for that dear boy; hopefully this will be the end of his problems.

When our RB Mikey had the surgery, he was young (younger than Pouncer) and he did so well. Never had another UTI or blockage, in fact he lived until he was 17 years old. And, never any accidents or incidents with the litterbox (and we had several other cats during his lifetime).

Keep us updated!!

[Felicia's Mom]

I am sending prayers that Pouncer's surgery is successful. I also pray that Tuscan gets a good home.

[catnapper]

Nothing to update.

I called the vet yesterday to see how he was doing and they said he's resting comfortably. They told me that Dr. J planned on doing the surgery after the normal day's appointments were done. I asked if she could call me after the surgery so I'd know how he did and if he woke up (waking up from the anesthesia is my biggest fear). I never heard from them and nobody answered the phone when I called. Its too early to call now, so I'll wait a few hours and try. I'm worried about my little boy

[catfamily]

I'm saying Prayers for dear Pouncer.I knew this day was coming.And I have to tell you are doing the right thing.This will make any and all pain go away for him.I assume anyway.I'm happy this is getting done and can't wait for updates.
I know Pouncer is your favorite and he's a very lucky boy to have you and your family that loves him so much.
Prayers for Pouncer

[rg_girlca]

Prayers and positive thoughts on the way for your precious Pouncer.

{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}} for you.

[Barbara]

Sending all my best thoughts for Pouncer. I hope that the surgery will help. I think there are some kitties at PT who had it and got around very well after it.

[jennielynn1970]

Hope Pouncer's surgery went really well! It was probably just a really long day for the vet, and they figured they'd call you today. He's a strong boy, he'll pull through it!