Has any one had thier cats pereneal urethrostomy done?( means a surgery to get rid of urinary stones)?

Answer 1

Yes, years ago. Hopefully the procedure has changed since then. There was a plastic tube from the bladder to the outside for the urine to pass and a button under the skin holding it in place. This had to be repaired a couple of times. The last incident was when the cat was playing with another cat and the whole assembly became dislodged and I had to have the cat put to sleep.

This was a special cat and got a couple extra years with him and he seemed very happy. However, knowing what I know now, would never do it again.

Good luck if you are considering this and pin the vet down for specific answers about complications, etc. As I said, hopefully there have been advancements in this field.

Answer 2

A pereneal urethrostomy (PU for short) is usually a last resort surgery if the cat has gotten a urinary blockage a number of times & traditional unblocking with a catheter is unsuccessfull. The male cat has become blocked & can't urinate & needs surgery to try to prevent this from happening again. In short, the male genitalia is removed (the very small part of the urethra & penis) and he is given a larger opening to urinate through like a female cat. One of my cats had the surgery 2 years ago. He's doing great on a prescription diet to control the crystal formation. The surgery to remove bladder stones is different & called a cystotomy.

Answer 3

My best friend just had that done to her cat. He came out ok. Is there something you wanted to know?

Answer 4

no...but my cat had urinary problems and we started feeding her this special food and it helped her, maybe you can try it on your cat...i hope its not too late, good luck to your cat.