Another blocked kitty!

[Prairie Purrs]

Poor Caly! The catheter had to go back in yesterday and will come out today. With luck, he'll be able to come home late this afternoon. The reblocking worries me a great deal, of course, because the more times he has to be cathed, the more likely he'll need surgery.

[kb2yjx]

I am so sorry to read that your boy is STILL having problems!!! MEGA prayers.....and hugs for you!!!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm so sorry to hear that he had to be catheterized again. I was told by Storm's surgeon that the more times a cat is catheterized the more likely that they can develop scar tissue which can also cause problems. Even though Storm was only catheterized one time that I know of he had so much scar tissue that they weren't even able to catheterize him the second time so he needed PU surgery asap. Lots more prayers and positive thoughts are being sent Caly's way.

[Cataholic]

My heavyweight, Dakota, had the PU surgery. It was really just a freaky occurance that led us to discover his blockage. I came home from work, and knew something was wrong. Daks was vocalizing and straining right in front of me. I scooped him up, got Jonah back into the car, and we went to the ER vet.

They examined him and said his bladder was empty, that it was UTI, and were JUST ready to d/c us when the vet said, "the next step would be an xray". Fo whatever reason, I asked him to go ahead and do it. Turns out, Daks was 100% blocked, and the ER vet called the surgery vet and got him an appointment for the next day. They kept him overnight, and I did the transport.

As it turns out, Daks had the largest, and most oddly shaped crystal the surgeon had EVER seen. He had the PU, and seems fine, years later.

My point? Push for an xray or ultrasound. My belief is that is the ONLY sure test for a blockage, when a kitty presents, without a physical finding.

Good luck.

[Prairie Purrs]

Caly is home and doing well. It's so good to have my little cuddlebug back. I just hope he stays unblocked now!

Thanks to all for your get-well wishes and support. Don't know what I'd do without you folks!