Hi Lori, I'm so sorry to hear about Decker and the FLUTD. Smokey suffers from this but has been doing well for the past several years. Smokey was so bad with this I decided to have surgery done and the urethera was made larger (actually they make the males into females). I consulted with my vet only after having had Smokey suffer so much and I have to say that if given the chance to do surgery or go with alternate methods such as diet and medicine....I would have the surgery for him again.

Smokey had the surgery well over 8 years and has only suffered one blockage since that time. The surgery was and is major. I will never forget coming into the vets office to visit with Smoke and crying when I saw just how invasive it was, but again I would do the surgery all over again.

If surgery is not an option for Decker or for your finances, please ask your vet about Methio-Form. It is a small, crushable tablet that can be put into the food that helps to break down the crystals/stones that Decker has. I swear by this product!!! I can tell when Smokey is getting a small infection and when I notice it I immediately crush up the tablets for a few days and within no time Smokey is back to his old, grouchy self.

1800 PET MEDS sells the Methio-Form...here is a link
http://www.1800petmeds.com/Methio+Form-prod10486.html

I hope this info helps, and please fell free to PM me anytime with any questions you have. --- Meg