Emergency Prayer Needed For Emma... UPDATE

**krazyaboutkatz** · 07-15-2008, 08:28 PM

This is great news about Emma!!!

Now hopefully your vet will give you some good news tomorrow and I also hope that everything will go well. She'll continue to remain in my thoughts and prayers.

I do have one question though. Since she still hasn't been able to pee on her own, will she be okay before the vet expresses her bladder again? I'm asking this because I know when male cats become blocked it's very important to get them to a vet and unblocked asap because the urine can build up in their systems and eventually kill them.

Maybe females are different.

**Jessika** · 07-15-2008, 10:58 PM

Originally Posted by krazyaboutkatz

This is great news about Emma!!!

Now hopefully your vet will give you some good news tomorrow and I also hope that everything will go well. She'll continue to remain in my thoughts and prayers.

I do have one question though. Since she still hasn't been able to pee on her own, will she be okay before the vet expresses her bladder again? I'm asking this because I know when male cats become blocked it's very important to get them to a vet and unblocked asap because the urine can build up in their systems and eventually kill them.

Maybe females are different.

To be honest, I'm not sure, but I DO know that if you aren't comfortable or experienced with manually expressing a bladder you shouldn't do it because it can be very easy to rupture it, and that of course would cause a whole new world of problems for this little girl.

HOWEVER!! I went in to show my MIL that she went to the bathroom just now, and discovered along with defecating earlier -- SHE URINATED!!!!! Again, not a whole lot, but she urinated!!!

She has a vet appointment tomorrow, I'm sure the Doc will manually express her again and/or hopefully do something to help remove some of the feces, and I will also speak with an instructor about showing me how to manually express bladders in case I need to help and will feel comfortable with doing it.

**Catty1** · 07-15-2008, 11:18 PM

WOW

This little one just might make it!

**gini** · 07-15-2008, 11:32 PM

Oh my, this poor baby - but all of the signs seem to be so positive now - you have my prayers that she continues to improve.

**krazyaboutkatz** · 07-16-2008, 01:18 AM

I'm so glad to hear that she's also peed a little bit.

This is wonderful news.

**jazzcat** · 07-16-2008, 08:32 AM

Poor kitty!!

I'm so glad she is able to go on her own now. Prayers on the way.

**jennielynn1970** · 07-16-2008, 09:05 AM

What a brave girl she is! I'm so glad she's doing better!!

**Jessika** · 07-16-2008, 09:44 PM

Not sure of an update today; I know she did go to the vet but haven't talked to my in-laws about what the vet thought, though hubby said its still iffy with her.

I'll be sure to check in with my in-laws tonight if I see them before bed. Went out to dinner and wedding dress shopping with my sis and didn't get home till late so when I came home they were out