Please tell me about FLUTD

[Medusa]

Same here; no experience w/FLUTD, sorry, but prayers are going up for Decker just the same.

[lv4dogs]

My friends cat has chronic flutd and she gives him this:
http://www.nativeremedies.com/petali...=350&kbid=2562

She has to give it to her cat almost all of the time. She says they went back & forth to multiple vets for years trying all sorts of things they prescribed. Nothing seemed to work... at least long term. She heard about this product, tried it & it works. A couple months ago she went out of town on vacation & the pet sitter forgot to give it to him for more than a week & sure enough the uti came back again. She started giving him his regular dose of this stuff the night she came home & by their vet visit the next morning he was starting to get better already. Her vet now recommends it to their clients.
I don't know if that will help you but that's all I really know about it. If there's something specific you want me to ask her for you I can just let me know. Good luck.

[catfamily]

lori-that site that lv4dogs gave you/us looks promising...and i may even try to convince mike we may need it for our home someday.

poor decker/poor you....how awful it must be.
i've tried cosequin but it didn't seem to do a thing! And the vets swear by it

they have also a zanex for cats that are nervous nellys that seem to work...a 25 milligram tablet cut in half every 12 or 24 hours depending how the cat does at first try every 24 hours.
ask your vet about it.

good luck lori

[Barbara]

Tigris had a FLUTD about 3 years ago (over Christmas of course). It came back after some months and never after that. So it's worrth just trying to get it fixed. If it is gone there is a good chance it won't re-appear.
All my best wishes for Decker.

[columbine]

There are lots of over-the-counter remedies for FLUTD that might be worth trying. You could also try Cosequin, a joint supplement that also strengthens the lining of the urinary tract, but it's a supplement, so it takes a while to start working. But it also prevents arthritis.

This is a pretty good page about FLUTD. Basically, FLUTD isn't just one condition, but a catch-all name for a group of conditions that are treated differently.

[jazzcat]

Thanks for the input, links and good wishes.

Decker is already on Cosequin and we will start the valium today. I pray it works to relax him and lets him heal and return to being my happy little guy.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Lori, I'm so sorry to hear that Decker is still having problems. Sunny had this several years ago but luckily it never came back. His was also due to stress and wearing a collar caused it so he can't ever wear one.

At first Sunny was put on antibiotics which did nothing for him. Then he took some liquid medicine that was for people with back problems if I remember correctly. He only had to take it for 3 days and it relaxed him enough to work. Hopefully the valium will do the trick. Good luck.