Storm Has Crystals Again

[jenluckenbach]

Poor Storm. Some cats simply NEED to eat the prescription diet......forever! And yes, all your cats can safely eat it so then there would be no trouble with switching bowls.

Just for info, crystal formation and a UTI (urinary tract infection) are different. The cranberries might help keep bacteria from growing, but I don't think they do much to prevent crystal formation.

Using sub-Q fluid should help flush the bladder, crystals and all, but it may not be necessary. Your vet will let you know.

Now, don't beat yourself us. Many (if not most) of us have make an inadvertant error in judgement, I know I certainly have.

Storm will get better soon, do not worry.

[sasvermont]

http://www.pup-n-stuff.com/index.asp...PROD&ProdID=64

surely hope these help!

[Don Juan's mom]

Poor Storm! I'm sure the reason he was standoffish with Pearl after her spay was that the scent of the vet's office reminded him of his illness.

You be OK, too. I probably would have done the same with the information you had. Maybe if you presented some of the prescription dry food to Storm as HIS SPECIAL TREAT (i.e. on your fingers), he would eat it more readily.

Please tell him that Don Juan, Zerlina and Aunt Liz all hope he gets well soon.

Liz

[Kirsten]

Poor Storm! I hope he will feel much better soon with a new diet. I know these things are not easy, especially when it's a multicat household and different diets are required...

Could be that I'm facing the same with Luna again... Her urine sample is at the vet's now and I'm getting the results tomorrow.

Kirsten

[krazyaboutkatz]

Thanks everyone. I'm feeling better now. Storm's vet won't be in until 10am so I called and left a voice mail for her to call me at work. I'll update you tonight to let you know what she says.

I've tried feeding Storm in a separate room before and he doesn't like it at all. He's so used to being out in the main room and being able to eat near Sky and Sunny. The kittens eat in my bedroom so I'll still be able to feed them the Innova food for a while. Sunny and especially Sky will have to switch to the new special food. Storm and Sky like to eat from each others bowls.

[Kirsten]

Storm and Sky like to eat from each others bowls.

It's the same with Luna and Lily, so I can relate to that problem. Also, they do not eat their food all at once, so it will be impossible to feed them different diets.

Best wishes for Storm, and good luck regarding the diet!

Kirsten

[krazyaboutkatz]

I had to call my vets office 2 times while I was at work because I still hadn't heard back from the vet. She was the only vet there today and was in surgery most of the day. I called the second time at 6pm and she was in surgery again performing an emergency surgery. I decided to stop by on my way home from work and just as I stepped inside at 6:30pm, she was called in for another emergency surgery and would probably be there until 9pm.

Luckily the receptionist was able to go talk to her and she told me that Storm's new diet is the Royal Canin S/O diet again and that he needs to be seen in 3 months for another urinalysis. They had some in stock so I bought a medium sized bag and also a case of wet food. I ordered 2 large bags and 2 more cases of wet food and it should be here some time next week. Storm doesn't need any antibiotics or any sub-q fluids either so I'm glad about this.

The new food is a hit so far. I only gave Storm some of the dry food because I have to refrigerate the wet food first or he won't eat it. I know he's strange.
I put some of the new dry food out and mixed it with a little bit of the Innova Lite dry food so they could free feed. Everyone loved the Royal Canin S/O so much that only the Innova Lite dry was left. I guess the new food has a higher fat content than the old dry. Whatever it is, I won't have a hard time convincing my furkids to eat it.

[jenluckenbach]

I am glad that all that is needed is the food. Simple enough. And as soon as everyone eats it, you can feel more confident that you won't have too many more urinary problems.