Hi I hope this is okay to post here I’m just really looking for reassurance. Photo is my baby Wirt. Last night we noticed our 1 1/2 year old black cat wasn’t able to pee after being in the litter box for 10 mins back to back. We took him straight to the emergency vet and has Flutd and Struvite crystals. The vet said we got in just in time and felt okay to send him home since he wasn’t blocking, we got bunch of medicine and a new strict diet plan. So far he went to the litter box twice, first time it took 3 mins and he was able to pee a little bit and the 2nd time it took a min and produced a little more pee. He’s also acting like his old self again, being very sweet and playful. The thing is that I’m trying to keep my expectations in check as what I read online he can still block. If that happens we will have to make the decision to put him to sleep since we cannot afford a 7k hospital visit. But we’re also feeling optimistic because he’s peeing and being his old self. If anyone has experience with this, is this a good sign that he will be able to recover or should I still keep my expectations in check? Much appreciated thank you
I think this is what our one cat, Wolfgang, had a couple months back. We found he couldn’t pee one morning, and took him the emergency vet as well. Found the crystals, and our main vet recommend we do surgery (the 7k one above). In out case, we joke that Wolfie is our first trans cat, as the surgery basically reroutes the male urethra to be more female . Squiggly line to straight line, more or less. We also had to put him on a special pH balanced dry food diet, and he seemed to get accustomed pretty quickly although he still begs for food when our other cat Phil gets fed (literally a half hour apart).
It wasn’t easy to pay the bill, as that’s a tough cookie to swallow. Household of 3 adults, and we made it work.
I hope your little one passes any stones/crystals easily going forward!