my kitten 5 week old persain male was entering the litter box too much and i observed it cant pee, ot struggled many time but in vain, i took it to the vet he told me it has a blocked urethra and that is due to undevelopled male organ that was too small for it s current developmental stage !!!
he kept pressing on her end and put a catheter he had and the kitten started to pee ... ! he gave her some saline under skin then told me it would be fine after.
second day the kitten was still bad didnt show much imporvement didnt eat also. we kept giving her water and saline and glucose by mouth, then we found her bladder much distended and about to blow, we made him an emergency human cathater and luckily was able to introdue it into his urethra and many droplets came out and released some pressure out but still his bladder is somewhat distended ...
will this continue to happen .. how can we manage ?
2007-07-17 07:33:19 · 7 answers · asked by tamer75 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
this morning the kitten started to pee on himself without control, and started to move and eat, but still lacking energy to play and run, moves a somewhat staggering move, his urinary bladder still shows some form of swelling so should i give him anti inflammatory drugs ? and if so then what ?
2007-07-18 07:27:24 · update #1
This cat needs an emergency trip to the vet, NOW!! She might have developed another blockage that the vet needs to take care of. Go now!!
2007-07-17 07:39:29 · answer #1 · answered by Angie C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blocked bladders are not rare in male cats, and they can certainly be fatal. If the urine cannot be expressed, the bladder will become distended and eventually rupture, causing blood poisoning. It is considered an emergency situation.
DO NOT attempt to unblock a cats bladder yourself, you risk seriously injuring the animal.
There are ways to manage your cat's condition, ask your vet. The bladder becomes blocked by the formation of crystals, and there are diets available to prevent these from forming. Talk to your vet about how to manage this problem, they should have lots of info for you.
Chalice
2007-07-17 08:02:23 · answer #2 · answered by Chalice 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This isn't as uncommon as you might think. The vet is the only fix for this though. If your current vet isn't giving you answers, take the cat and get another opinion. Make sure they do a urine culture to elimate the possibility of a urinary tract infection, or kidney stones, but I think you might be looking at a surgery to turn the "he" into a "she". They basically change the anatomy through surgery.
My cat had similar problems, but he was 9 years at the time, and they wanted to do that surgery on him due to blockage from kidney stones. I took him to another vet because I didn't see any stones on his xrays. Turns out he had a resistant strep/staph urinary tract infection that was causing inflammation and he couldn't go pee. Mega-antibiotics later, my cat is 14 years old and fine.
Good luck with the baby. Get him to a vet that's going to treat him as he needs to be, and ask questions until you know the answers. Hopefully there is a temporary fix they can do until the development catches up with the rest of him.
2007-07-17 07:46:37 · answer #3 · answered by Bridey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take that cat back to the vet. ASAP.
Would you like your bladder full to capacity for 2-3 days?
Don't use granual type cat litter - use the vet brand cat litter alternative.
But if your cat has a blocked urethra at at 5 weeks - doesn't look good - these only get worse.
What does the Persian cat breeder you bought your cat from say?
2007-07-17 07:40:41 · answer #4 · answered by ldf 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dry food is not as good as popular belief makes it sound. Wet food is FAR better then dry. Below are sites for more information about this. Could be a food allergy, hairballs, inflammatory bowel disease a series of things, could just have an upset tummy. Give your kitten some vaseline, it helps soothe upset tummies and wont harm them.
2016-05-20 15:30:30 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take him to the vet. You may have to change the kitten's food as well. They have special cat food designed to maintain urinary tract health, or kitty may need some sort of surgery to alter this developmental insufficiency.
2007-07-17 09:13:20 · answer #6 · answered by Jessie C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi
you need to go back to the vet again, they are the only ones that can try and help you. can't say anymore really it needs to be a vet you speak to make an appt asap it could be serious if he has a blocker bladder could possibly have 'crystal's' in his bladder a urine test coould confirm this.
hope this helps
xxxx
2007-07-17 12:52:18 · answer #7 · answered by *music* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋