Luna to the vet again! :(

[slick]

Kirsten, I'm so sorry that little Luna is having trouble again. I don't know anything about vitamins but I just wanted to chime in and offer up my support.

Right after I first got Max 8 years ago, he was so stressed that he got a bad case of crystals. My then vet told me to give him Hill's C/D for 6 weeks, then Hill's S/D for 6 months, then Preventative for the rest of his life. That worked well until Speckles needed a low protein diet then he got the same as she did.

Since then he will strain to pee every now and then, and as soon as this happens, he's right back on C/D. Now, with Speckles gone, he will remain on C/D for awhile then I'll move him back to Preventative.

Good luck Kirsten and please give those precious babies a kiss from me.
xoxoxo

[AlleyCat]

I think a change in diet could be something you could try, if you haven't already. I was skeptical that food really could make a difference, but with Onyx's ever-so-frequent bladder infections this year I finally thought I'd give it a shot. We added more litterboxes in more available places for her at the same time, so it's hard to know for sure whether that or the change in food was what made the difference, but there has been a huge, huge improvement in Onyx so I'm hopeful the food might be part of it. At any rate, I'm sorry to hear Luna is sick again, that's hard, and I'll keep my fingers crossed that things get better soon !!!

[krazyaboutkatz]

Kirsten, I'm so sorry to hear that Luna has another UTI. I also think that you should change her diet and this will hopefully help her. I'm sure that it would also be safe for Lily to eat the same food too. Good luck and please keep us updated.

[Kirsten]

Thank you, Slick, I gave Luna the kissie from you!

Right now, she's on Hill's c/d, and she likes it (Lily likes it, too). But boy, feeding both my girls Hill's only is probably more than my financials will allow. Hill's is VERY expensive here in Germany. Please don't think I'm a bad catmom, I will do everything possible to make my girl feeling better.

Kirsten

[kimlovescats]

I'm sorry to hear that poor Luna is still struggling with bladder infections. I hope you and your vet will be able to find the right combination of foods, meds, and vitamins to help her.

(hugs)
Kim

[AlleyCat]

We don't think you're a bad catmom! If that food is that expensive in Germany, is there something else you can try? Like I said in my previous post I really was skeptical of whether a diet change could make a difference, but something really is working so perhaps it does. There are cat foods here in the U.S. that are good for urinary tract issues that are not vet-prescription, so the cost is very reasonable for Onyx. Millie is on a vet prescription diet food for her weight issues and boy it that one expensive! So I do see the cost difference.

[Kirsten]

Well, if it really turns out that Luna has struvite crystals again, I will discuss her treatment with my vet and I'm sure she will help me to find a good - and hopefully affordable - solution. But the way things are looking right now, I'm pretty sure my poor girl has crystals again.

Kirsten