My mother in law has this prue breed cat and his kidneys develop crystals that block his bladder from releasing urine last time his uh member was completely clogged and he didn't pee for three days we took him to the vet and he told us it was because he wasn't eating ph balanced food now she tells my that my two male cats ( boths mutts ) will have the same problem to has anyone else had this problem with there male cats?
2006-07-16 22:02:27 · 7 answers · asked by tigermuffin03 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
my cats eat meow mix vs eucanuba
2006-07-16 22:03:13 · update #1
My cat had a serious problem like that. You must watch the cats, if they have difficulty urinating they must go to the vetimmediately, not after 3 days, and he puts a catheter to unblock. They must also eat special foo (Hills c/d or Royal Canine Urinary or similar). Avoid dry food, and put extra water in their food. That keeps the urine more dilute. Mine finally had an operation (urethrostomy), it wasn't easy. It is better to prevent the problem from occurring with the right diet. Good luck.
IMPORTANT: THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE FOR CATS WITH THE DISEASE. IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE DISEASE, THEY SHOULDN'T EAT TREATMENT FOOD, JUST PREVENTIVE FOOD THAT CONTROLS THE FORMATION OF CRYSTALS.
2006-07-16 22:11:01 · answer #1 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is a common problem with older cats. Purina Cat Chow makes a urinary tract cat food for older cats. It is very good and is great for those cats that are used to the good tasting foods as compared to the yucky science diet types. It also won't break the bank like some of those vet recommended foods that are not even made of real meat 90% of the time.
2006-07-16 22:10:56 · answer #2 · answered by charice266 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your other cats may not have the same problem but can develop it if they aren't on a pH balanced food. I would put them all on Purina Cat Chow that says I think Urinary health food. Also your vet should have told you about a special diet by Royal Canin that's for cats that block. It's called S/O and it comes in a can and cats love it. Most likely your vet unblocked your cat and sent you home with Science Diet S/D for a certain amount of months then told you that you have to switch to Science diet C/D for another certain amount of months. But with the Royal Canin S/O you can start and keep your cat on it forever.
My cat had the same problem about 3 yrs ago and I've had him on the S/O and he's still fine.
2006-07-16 23:51:12 · answer #3 · answered by Princess Nisa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I have had this problem with one of my male cats several years ago. It is a urinary tract problem. I have had to have surgery done twice to the cat, basically a sex change operation so he was able to pass the crystals or he would die. After the 1st operation, I had to start feeding him Science Diet's Canine CD-S. It was a bit expensive so starting feeding him a Purina brand that was supposed to help the same thing. Well it didn't and he had to have surgery again. Now I feed all three cats this food and have never had the problem again. Your vet should have prescribed this for you if they were any good.
2006-07-16 22:09:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cat had the same problem 2 weeks ago he is only 4 months old. The vet said to give him low residue cat food (eukanuba) I don't know if your cats will get it or not since mine isn't a mutt. On the other hand my sis has a black and yellow cat that is 13 years old and has no problems. Oh and by the way the low res. cat food works great.
2006-07-16 22:10:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats are territorial and it can take a while for them to work out their issues. Don't leave them alone together until they're used to each other enough for it to be safe, but if you're home let them be out together. You have to let them work their issues out themselves. Watch to make sure no one is being injured, but hissing and growling is normal. When they get too rough hist or clap loudly so they stop and learn it's not acceptable behavior. Spray bottles work too. They will get better, but it does take time. When I brought home my newest kitten my 3 yr old would growl whenever they were in the same room for months, and growled at me when I tried to pet her for months after that. Now (8 months later) they are mostly ok with each other, but this took 6 months to get to.
2016-03-16 00:52:34 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes watch the ash content in the food. If you check the label and read the different contents and see what your vet sells you can get a good idea of what you can afford and what is suitable for your cat.
2006-07-16 22:27:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certain ailments are spread in certain breeds, perhaps that ailment is a characteristic of your breed, you should try to varry the food, cats arent very hond of kibble, you should try to feed your cat a larger variety of foods, also try to make him eat some fruits (they hate citrus though), also you should castrate him.
2006-07-17 00:02:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋