Rutherford

[jenluckenbach]

Rutherford seems to be FEELING ok. you can tell by his actions. But I still can't tell if his bladder is full or empty. He pees little nickel sized spots. I was told to report via phone to the vet tomorrow and it WILL be first thing in the morning

[ChrisH]

Oh, Jen {hugs} keeping Rutherford and you in my thoughts and prayers.

[CalliesMom]

I truly hope Rutherford feels better! Give kitty a kiss for me.

[NoahsMommy]

Awww, too bad he's still not feeling back to normal.

Please give him gentle kisses from me too.

[jenluckenbach]

Rutherford is definitely in good spirits. And I am feeling a little less stressed. Even though I can still NOT feel his bladder I talked to a friend in the veterinary field and I fell that if his bladder WAS in need of emptying, I WOULD be able to feel it. So he must be moving enough urine, even if it is a little at a time. His little pee spots are frequent and getting slightly larger. he is eating well. And I only have to wait until tomorrow morning to call and ask the vet for my mext step.

On the OTHER hand, a certain Amber cat needed a butt bath tonight and ended up totally soaked and did a great job of cleaning my bathroom floor when she escaped the tub

AHHHH.....the joy of cats.

[rg_girlca]

Oh Jen, I so glad to hear that Rutherford is starting to make bigger pee biscuits.

Prayers and positive thoughts still on the way that he has a complete recovery.

That was so nice of Amber to help you clean the bathroom floor.

The joys of cats.....You wouldn't have it any other way Jen, now would you.

Hang in there girl...(((((HUGS)))))

[BastetsMum]

Get well soon Rutherford

[jenluckenbach]

The joys of cats.....You wouldn't have it any other way Jen, now would you

You got that right

My vet just called about Rutherford. (So I don't have to wait until morning to get her opinion.) She says all sounds normal and that (for now) we are doing all that we can.
If all goes well, the remainder of the mucous that was plugging him up will dissolve now that it is loosened.
Fluids for another week along with his antibiotics and hopefully no more talk of surgery (although it is still possible).

[jazzcat]

Well that's positive news Jen. I sure hope the vet is right and it will dissolve and surgery won't be needed.

As for feeling his bladder I would think it would be kind of obvious if it's really full. I had to express my RB poodle when he became very ill. It was very easy to find and express and boy did Pepper look ever greatful. I had to do it for him several days before we finally had to put him down and I felt like a pro at it. My vet said Pepper had the equivilant to prostate cancer because I never had him neutered. Well he had been my vet all 11 years of Pepper's life, why didn't he recommend it???? BTW, this was back in 1992 way before I knew better.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Jen, I'm so glad that Rutherford is beginning to do better and that he's making larger pee biscuits too. I sure hope that he's able to pass the mucus so he won't need surgery. More prayers and positive thoughts are being sent your way. Please take care.

[Barbara]

I hope Rutherford gets rid of the mucous. Am I right that he will need a special diet to prevent the plug from forming again?

I had the problem that Tigris wasn't drinking. After much trying with tuna (no interest), cat milk plus water (no interest), homemade salt free chicken broth (no interest) we found that we can add a little water to the wet food. Since then he is really peeing a lot, so all that rinsing of the urinary tract should work fine.

[Killearn Kitties]

Still thinking good thoughts for adorable Rutherford. Hope he doesn't need surgery.

[jenluckenbach]

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