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Cat Cannot Pee
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Before anyone says anything - we can already see £6k of vet bills in the rear view mirror with no explanation so far, so I thought I would take a punt and post here just in hopes.
5 weeks ago our cat suddenly stopped peeing, One day he was fine and then the next day we noticed he hadn't been. The day after he went to the vet and he had his bladder drained. He was put on antibiotics and hypovase. Since then he has been weird ie excessively friendly and a bit 'spaced out' but he settled into peeing every 24 - 36 hours for a while and then stopped again . Back to the vet and they emptied his bladder again. Last Friday he stopped again and went back to the vet yet again and got emptied. Then they put him on antibiotics, hypovase and dantrolene. After that his peeing became even more sporadic and on Tuesday we went back to the vet and got drained again. Since then he is wandering around like he in in a different world and seems to have problems relating to things. He is now back at a specialist vet and the diagnostic silence is deafening.
Any thoughts
Mal
5 weeks ago our cat suddenly stopped peeing, One day he was fine and then the next day we noticed he hadn't been. The day after he went to the vet and he had his bladder drained. He was put on antibiotics and hypovase. Since then he has been weird ie excessively friendly and a bit 'spaced out' but he settled into peeing every 24 - 36 hours for a while and then stopped again . Back to the vet and they emptied his bladder again. Last Friday he stopped again and went back to the vet yet again and got emptied. Then they put him on antibiotics, hypovase and dantrolene. After that his peeing became even more sporadic and on Tuesday we went back to the vet and got drained again. Since then he is wandering around like he in in a different world and seems to have problems relating to things. He is now back at a specialist vet and the diagnostic silence is deafening.
Any thoughts
Mal
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Hi Mal, have they explored a neurological reason? I ask this because we had to have our cat (British short-haired, called Eric) put to sleep in the summer. He had suffered a tail pull injury, it damaged the nerve that tells the brain that the bladder needs emptying. It may be that this nerve is working intermittently? Unfortunately for Eric this damage was irreversible and the vets could do nothing for him. I hope you get a definitive answer soon.
I am not a vet,but the problem does not sound like a bladder problem but one of a urethral stricture and if so may well be difficult to treat.
The problem also involves disturbances with the electrolytes due to back pressure on the kidneys and subsequent kidney failure.
The diagnosis needs confirming and depending upon the age of the cat,euthanasia may be the kindest option.
The problem also involves disturbances with the electrolytes due to back pressure on the kidneys and subsequent kidney failure.
The diagnosis needs confirming and depending upon the age of the cat,euthanasia may be the kindest option.
Many thanks to everyone who chipped in. We have finally got a diagnosis. He has a brain tumour which is just messing him up
big time. The vet say that all being well they can offer a treatment
that may give him months if not years ( If all goes to plan )
so we are going to go for it.. To douglas9401 - you are right
we are in the wrong careers we are looking at a £20k bill... ouch !
big time. The vet say that all being well they can offer a treatment
that may give him months if not years ( If all goes to plan )
so we are going to go for it.. To douglas9401 - you are right
we are in the wrong careers we are looking at a £20k bill... ouch !
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