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Member Posts: 12 Apr 11 12 7:46 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tags : None One of the cats, Stig, has once before had a urinary blockage which cost me hundreds of pounds because he took ill over a weekend so it was the emergency vets which we had to take him to. Last night we noticed he looked under the weather and this morning had blood in his urine so phoned the vets for an appointment. After much hassle we got an appointment for 12 today and my mum thankfully agreed to take the cat (I'm on a placement for uni and CANNOT get time off so couldn't take him myself). The vets kept him in for the afternoon and told my mum that they would give him anti inflammatories. If they didn't need to put a catheter in then we could collect him at 5, if a catheter is required then they'd keep him overnight. We phoned at 4 and they said he was okay to come home so the other half went to collect him at 5. He wasn't even spoken to by the vet. The vet nurse who was at reception handed over Stig and said he had to come back in the morning. This seems okay but he has a catheter in and no medication. We were given no information as to how to care for him overnight or what to expect. He was not given a cone to keep him away from the catheter and since finding out the situation we have popped to pets at home before they closed to buy one. I can't believe they've thought it was okay to let him home in that condition? With no information except "he'll be leaky". He is straining but we don't know whether thats because he is irritated by the catheter or something more serious. We are stressing each other out because we are so worried. Am I over reacting, or is the actions of the vet practice weird? Thanks, Ash
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Springaholic Posts: 308 Apr 11 12 7:59 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	No I agree it's strange! Have they offered you a prescription diet for him? In my experience, although it's an expensive food, it works wonders. Also, although I have no idea of his weight, it does tend to be the slightly plumper cats that have urinary issues, so if he's a little bit plump try to get some weight off him because for some strange reason this often helps. I'd talk to them in the morning and express your concerns! I had a cat who had numerous bouts of cystitis, always at weekends and Bank Holidays) and they allowed me to have 2-3 days worth of antibiotics at home in case they were needed but because I had so many animals I was on first name terms with them.
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Member Posts: 12 Apr 11 12 8:09 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It's only happened once before so they advised just to up his water intake by feeding wet food and said that if it recurrs then diet will probably have to be changed. He is quite a big cat, but not fat. He was before when we fed the two cats together and he pretty much ate both meals, but he's been getting fed separately and he's a good weight now. I presume he was given medication when at the vets this afternoon, but we weren't given anything home. In all honesty if I had been to pick him up myself and not at work, I would have sat in that reception area and waited to get some answers. I would have waited all night to speak to someone! I understand that they are busy, but its just not acceptable. They are normally so good as well, when the springer was ill in january they were brilliant. Sadly it wont be myself taking him back in the morning, so I will have to pass my concerns on through OH!
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Springaholic Posts: 308 Apr 11 12 8:53 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I'm presently looking after a cat that's had a urinary blockage twice (both this year and he's about 8yo), the 2nd time 4 days after he was discharged from a 3 day stay at the vet. I've also looked after another cat that had problems with the same thing. If I remember rightly it's something to do with male cats urethra not being big enough and crystals forming in their wee but don't quote me on that as it was a while ago... The one that I'm looking after is a very large ginger tomcat who was about 2 kg overweight. He's lost a kg and is doing much better. This is his feeding regime on the advice of the vet: In the mornings he has a sachet of Royal Canine + 15g urinary biscuits + a urinary powder + 0.7ml Metacam and in the evenin it's a sachet of felix + urinary powder + 15g urinary biscuits but no metacam. The annoying thing about this cat is that about 2 years ago I told them to get him off Go-Cat because he was overweight and all that salt was no good for him and they did and started giving him Iams dry biscuits (not what I would have suggested but better than Go-Cat) and he lost the weight but because he's an aggressive cat who gets worse when he's hungry, they gave in and started overfeeding him again... If I had to ask my husband to collect one of the animals from the vets I'd have a handwritten long list of questions for him to ask but then again he is Spanish and has a rather lacksadaisical approach to questions and answers... Good luck and I hope that he settles overnight so you can get some sleep.
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Member Posts: 12 Apr 11 12 9:18 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	What a shame they didn't listen to you sooner! Sounds like he's being well looked after by you now though. I'll be giving OH a list of concerns definately. Wish I could do it personally but this placement is like a 15 week interview, cannot be late!
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Extreme Springaholic Posts: 1970 Apr 12 12 6:47 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I think the vet should have spoken to you personally and explained the long term care and help. When my cat Snoopy was diagnosed with divaticulitis (which is a kink in the bowel) He had to have an enima every so often when he got extremely blocked up as it was painful to see him straining to go to the toilet. He was put on a special science plan diet and was given medication which I gave him myself to help him go to the toilet. They wouldn't have let him come home to me until he was completely block free and we had another 5 years with him. \| Summer born June 2010. RIP Whisper 1993 - 2005 RIP Snoopy - 1992 - 2008 RIP Shandy 2005 - 2010 All at Rainbow Bridge.
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Extreme Springaholic Posts: 2888 Apr 12 12 2:29 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I would ring the vets today. Tell the receptionist, you would like to speak to a vet at the end of evening surgery. Tell the vet you were a little surprised the cat was returned home to you without instructions. It may be that the vet nurse has assumed the vet had spoken to you already. Even so, a little communication wouldn't go amiss.
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Posts: 5594 Apr 14 12 3:07 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	WHAT HAPPENED??? SADLY MEN DONT DO QUESTIONS OR MESSAGES OR EXPLANATIONS. NOT A CRITISCISM OF YOUR GUY JUST A BIOLOGICAL FACT. W e get explanation over phone, then when collecting animal either discussion with carl the vet or taken aside by vet nurse with explanation before handing ova the dosh....in exchange for the animal........always good to discuss over phone, e mail or fax questions or give note to oh to hand over....
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