More UT problems for Gatsby

[Prairie Purrs]

Gatsby's out of surgery and awake! After all the worry, apparently it was pretty routine--a perineal urethrostomy rather than the prepubic form. I don't know yet when he'll be able to come home. Obviously they're watching him today to make sure he's recovering normally and that there aren't any complications.

I can't begin to tell you how relieved I am. Thank you all for your healing thoughts and prayers!

[Medusa]

Great news, Penny! I hope that Gatsby has seen the last of those nasty UT problems forever!

[Pinot's Mom]

Oh, I'm so glad!! Crossed paws weren't for naught!!

Now Gatsby, you get better and get home, sweetie!

[Moesha]

I am so glad to hear the surgery went well. I hope this fixes his problem! Keep us posted.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm so glad to hear that Gatsby's surgery went well. They'll probably keep him for 2-3 days. I think that my Storm was ready to go home on the 2nd day. I hope that he'll have a speedy recovery and will never have any more UT problems ever again. Please continue to keep us updated when you can and take care.

[Prairie Purrs]

We had a long (2 1/2 hour) drive home in a nasty rainstorm, but Gatsby is back home at last. I've got him confined to a fairly large dog crate for now, to keep him from trying to jump onto the desk or his cat tree. He hates his cone and doesn't much like the crate, and he's all kinds of woozy from the pain meds. But I think he's glad to be home.

[katladyd]

Gatsby, sending healing wishes your way. I hope you never, ever, have any more UT problems! Meowmie, can you give your precious boy hugs and kisses from me?

[Catty1]

Welcome home, Gatsby! After some sleep, maybe you will be up to eating some food and getting lots of love from your mom!

You just need that cone for a few days til you heal up some.

I have seen collapsible cones.

http://www.entirelypets.com/elizacollars.html

I think there are other brands...but these look comfy.

Prayers that Gatsby heals quickly and well!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm glad to hear that he's home. When I had to confine Storm to a cage, I put an old sheet over it and this made him feel more secure. He did cry a lot the first few nights though so I put him up on the bed with me and held him securely all night so we could both get some sleep. I think he was almost 9 at the time and now he'll soon be 14 so it was quite a while ago. I hope that everything will go well. Good luck.

[Medusa]

Poor boy just needs some rest and lots of love from Mom and I'll bet he'll calm down. That was quite a drive for him. (and you)

[Prairie Purrs]

Gatsby, sending healing wishes your way. I hope you never, ever, have any more UT problems! Meowmie, can you give your precious boy hugs and kisses from me?

Gentle hugs and kisses delivered.

I'm a little worried because he hasn't urinated since he's been home, so we'll be visiting my local vet this afternoon if it's still no go by then. Other than that, he's doing well. He didn't want to drink anything last night, but he's been drinking some today, and he's eating pretty well.

He's having a nap right now. He may not like the crate much, but the extra-soft new bed I put in there appears to be acceptable.

[Catty1]

Gatsby had his bladder emptied by the surgery, and I imagine the anesthetic and other meds dried him out quite a bit. Certainly call your vet about this, and ask how long it should take for him to have a normal amount of pee.

Glad to hear he is eating and drinking...hopefully all systems will be back to normal in no time. Give that handsome boy some lovins for me.

[Medusa]

How's our boy doing today? (And you, too, Penny.)

[Prairie Purrs]

Gatsby is driving me a little bit crazy because he just doesn't want to urinate. I took him to my local vet yesterday because he hadn't urinated in nearly 24 hours, and of course he let go in the carrier and soaked a puppy pad. He hasn't gone since then, but his bladder doesn't feel really full. I called the U of I emergency line, and they said not to panic yet if he didn't seem to be uncomfortable.

He's not drinking a lot of water, and I'm sure that's a big part of the problem. That's typical for him--not a big drinker. He does want cuddles, and I've been giving him as many of those as I can.

[krazyaboutkatz]

After Storm has his PU surgery he didn't want to drink water at all. To solve this problem I gave him sub-q fluids every day and this did the trick. He then started peeing very well. My main problem with Storm is that he also had a very bad UTI infection so he had to be on strong antibiotics for 2 weeks. This caused him to have very bad diarrhea no matter what I did. I didn't know about Forti Flora back then.

I hope that everything will go well with Gatsby from now on. Lots more prayers and positive thoughts are being sent his way.