Thank you for reinforcing why I do not have a pet. Children are expensive enough.

Any idea as to the cause of this problem?

Does he need a change of diet?

Meds to keep it from happening again?

Is he just getting older and this is to be expected?

Whatever the reason, I hope he's back home and healthy very soon.

Thanks, Sam. Me too. I miss my B.O.B. (Big Orange Boy).

Some cats - expecially males - are more predisposed to FLUTD/FUS than others. I've got 2 out of 5 boys that seem to have reached that point in their life where they are suspectable. It has to do with the PH level of their urine and the formation of sturvite crystals which, if large enough, don't pass and lodge in their urinary tract. It's a VERY dangerous thing. Their bladder can back up and completely toxify their body in about 24 hours killing them pretty quickly. Lots of water/liquid seems to be the key, but you can't MAKE a cat drink.


We've made quite a few changes in all of the cats' diets lately. They only drink distilled water - out of a special fountain - now and they get a "treat" of canned perscription food every day which ups their intake of fluid. I've also changed their dry food to a non-perscription lower PH/Magnesium/ash content but it seems it's not enough. It looks like they need to go on a 100% perscription diet with their dry food as well. The thing about perscription food is that you can only get it from the Vet. So, it's certainly not as convenient and much more expensive, but if that's what we have to do, that's what we neeed to do. Seven hundren dollar vet bills aren't convenient or cheap either - and it wears us all out.

I just hope that's going to be the answer.

And, that concludes FLUTD/FUS 100. :)

Well, I'm not a cat, but I am Bob. Will that do?

I had a problem with my cats. Then I found the answer. You may not believe this.

It was the Arm and Hammer cat box deodorizer. You know, the stuff you sprinkle into the cat litter? It's made with baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate. It has a high pH, and when the cats use the litter box, then lick their paws (I know, ewwww!) they ingest enough to spike their urine to a higher pH. I stopped using it and the problem completely went away!

I can't believe they can sell that stuff! Do you use it, or cat litter with Arm & Hammer in it? Some people even sprinkle Baking Soda in the litter box (as directed on the A&H box!).

Good luck with the kitties. I hate it when the pets don't feel well......

~Bob

YIKES

We use the A&H kitty litter. Two girl kittys and one boy kitty. We may need to consider a change. Which sucks because the A&H works the best and the cats prefer it (we actually tested it with them to see what their preference was).

Perhaps it's time she start buying you "Straight" cologne.

Yikes!!!! I didn't see this yesterday- poor kitty boy! :(

Very big hugs to him from me and the Girl. He's such a lovebug- I hate to think of him going through this.

NA, I've got to say that I am sorry. Even though I hate cats, I truly don't like to see animals or their owners suffer.

Now that's funny.

Poor Jack! :( I hope he gets better asap. :)