Please keep Luna in your thoughts: Crystals! (blood test results: opinions please!!!)

[Catty1]

Big PT prayers - you and your heart kitty will get through this!

[Kirsten]

Just coming back from the vet, and it was a terrible ordeal for Luna! She got sedated, but not as much as for surgery, so she was totally aware of everything happening. First, they draw blood from her, and Luna growled and whined while they did that. She was so scared. After that, they shaved her belly; she didn't like that either. When they tried the ultrasound, it turned out her bladder was almost empty. So she got fluids (saline solution) to make her bladder filling quickly. After a while, they could finally see her bladder. There were no tumors or stones to be seen, but lots of crystals. You could see them swimming in her bladder, it looked like a snow globe! They checked her kidneys also, but they looked fine. *big sigh of relief*

But of course we will have to wait for the blood test results, which won't be back before Thursday. I know I won't be relaxed before they are back!

For the crystals, Luna will get a special diet (which has to be ordered first), and a new paste that contains cranberry extract. Finally cranberrie products are available here!!

Right now, Luna is stumbling around, still very dizzy. She just crawled onto my bed, and I think I will now lay down next to her, she wants to be with mommy. Right when she crawled out of her carrier, she gave me headbumpies. She's such a cute girl!!

Thank you everyone for your support. Please keep her in your thoughts for the results of the blood test.

Randi, don't worry about that, I totally understand!

Kirsten

[jenluckenbach]

No tumors or stones is GREAT news. And the kindeys looking good is also great news. I must admit though, I would wonder why these crystals did not show up on the last urinalysis.
Now, your best defence is to make sure Luna stays on the correct food. (I hope they let you know what type of crystals they found).
Biddy is having this crystal problem right now, and the food is not doing enough for him. (but that is another story)

Now Luna and you can get a good rest, and hopefully the results will come back with good news as well.

[Kirsten]

My vet did a second test last week, and there, she found struvite crystals. I posted about that in post #25. I think the problem is that we just don't manage to get the pH-value of her bladder down. Maybe the new cranberry paste will help here!

Luna is still dizzy, and wants to be close to me all the time. At least she doesn't seem to be mad at me for all I put her through today.

Kirsten

[lisalee]

I'm sorry to hear about all the things Luna has been going through lately. Poor little girl, she'll definitley be in my thoughts and prayers that her bloodwork is just fine and she has many more healthy years ahead of her!

[lvpets2002]

Luna our wittle adorable one get better soon.. We all hear on PT are Praying & Sending Healing Vibes.. Bigg Huggss Head Bumps sent from our furr purr family..

[Donnaj4962]

Awww, poor Luna. She has had a rough day (as has her Meowmie!). But it sounds like she is doing what she needs to be doing... resting with you!

Many more prayers that the cranberry paste and special diet witll take care of the crystals once and for all!

[jenluckenbach]

My vet did a second test last week, and there, she found struvite crystals. I posted about that in post #25. I think the problem is that we just don't manage to get the pH-value of her bladder down. Maybe the new cranberry paste will help here!

Luna is still dizzy, and wants to be close to me all the time. At least she doesn't seem to be mad at me for all I put her through today.

Kirsten

Sorry, I did miss that. Biddy has been given a medication called Ammonil, to lower urinary ph. Maybe you could try that if the cranberry doesn't work. And I am going to try the cranberry for Biddy.