My cat Smokey had the PU surgery many years ago because he had chronic blockages and I made the decision to have this done after more than 20 visits in a two year time frame for crystals and blockages. He did extremely well with his surgery but it should be used as a last resort.

There are special diet cat foods for cats with these types of problems and I also found through my vet that there is a medicine that can be crushed into their food that helps to break down the crystals ..... it is called Methio Form, it is releatively inexpensive and you might want to ask your vet about it.

I do hope that Sox gets better soon, as someone who knows exactly what you are going through I know how upsetting it can be to see one that you devote your love and time to be sick .... it's such a helpless feeling.

Keep us posted. --- Meg