Poor Luna is sick!

[IttyBittyKitty]

Poor little bubby! I do hope that she is feeling better soon! I haven't had any experience with kitties with UTIs, but I've had them myself and know that they are really painful! This may well explain why Luna urinates everywhere! Poor darlin'!

[Kirsten]

Thanks for your replies and advices!

When Luna is done with her antibiotic treatment, her urine has to be tested again. I think my vet will discuss the option of a special diet with me when we get the result. I'm already feeding Hill's Indoor Cat, which supports the health of the urinary tract (she started eating it some weeks ago). Could be that she needs another food additionally. I will ask the vet for the products some have suggested here.

Luna seems to do fine this morning. She's playful and in a good mood. And she was a good girl and used her litter boxes during the night.

Kirsten

[ChrisH]

Poor Luna (and poor you too). Glad to hear she seems a little better this morning, perhaps the antibiotics and the new diet you have her on is already helping. Hope so, and that she is fully better very soon.
Prayers and positive thoughts sent.

Christine

[jenluckenbach]

Poor Luna.
I have been down the urinary porblems road 4 times before my vet suggested putting the entire clan on Hill's prescription diet C/D. (I had 1 cat who needed bladder stone surgery, one who needed a catheter inserted to open up the passageway and 2 caught early with crystals in the urine ). After their initial treatments they (and ALL) did very well on the special food. I would NEVER take them off the food because the expence of the UTI is WAY more than the extra expence of the food. (and improper "peeing" was the first sign in all cases)
The cats are also on bottled water because our water can be quite high in minerals and other "stuff". It may or may not be helping, but I don't wish to tempt fate. I may just try top find those cranberry treats also as an extra helper. (I still did have 2 cats come down with a simpe UTI (not the crystals) while on the food, so the treats couldn't hurt). What are they called again? And where did you get them, Sas?

[HayleyRosie]

I'm so sorry to hear Luna is not feeling well. She will be in my thoughts and prayers. Please keep us posted.

[Kirsten]

Thanks, HayleyRosie and Jen!

Jen, you seem to have a lot experiences with FUS, thanks for your advice! I will ask the vet about a special diet food, and also try to get these cranberry treats. I never thought about minerals in our water but you could be right!

I've noticed that Luna started drinking more the last few months, do you think this is because of her problems?

BTW, tonight it's the first time I noticed she is losing drops of urine, so she definitely must be in some trouble, even though she doesn't complain and is acting normal. Hopefully her antibiotics will soon have an positive effect on her!

Kirsten

[Russian Blue]

Here are three links that cover the subject:

http://www.interlog.com/~subrosa/fulinfo.html

http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body...ucted_cat.html

http://www.hopeforpets.com/diet.htm

Hope these help!

[NoahsMommy]

Poor baby girl! I'll be praying for a good result at the vets.

[AmberLee]

Yikes! Poor baby. Fingers and paws crossed here that this problem can be fixed for her quickly.

[Kirsten]

Thanks for your well wishes everyone, and thanks for the links, Russian Blue! They look very helpful! Looks like I'm going to learn a lot about struvite crystals the next days!

Kirsten

[Steffi N]

I am sorry that Luna is not well and I hope she is better soon.