Shaun Tucker
Well-Known Member
Well I know just about every other topic has been addressed on this board so I thought, "what the hell, might as well see what the guys and girls of myst.com have to say about this one..."
My cat is FAT. He's gone down in weight over the past year from 22lbs to 15lbs (give or take). He's had a few urinary tract problems in the past and last year it cost me $1600 to have some crystals surgically removed from him so that he could get the "flow" going again. Well Since then I've been buying this really expensive food that is supposed to deter these infections and until now, there have been no problems.
But recently he's been showing the classic symptoms of the infection again. Straining to urinate, licking "himself" alot, and he even tried to pee in my laundry basket.
this is his third infection now (im taking him to the vet this afternoon to confirm that). So Im wondering what (if anything) I can do to eliminate the possibility of this happening again...
Its costly and I hate to see him in pain. After so many $1600 vet bills eventually I have to decide when enough is enough. I'm not a rich man and I love the little bastard with all my heart, but is a cat worth continuous $1600 vet payments?!
My cat is FAT. He's gone down in weight over the past year from 22lbs to 15lbs (give or take). He's had a few urinary tract problems in the past and last year it cost me $1600 to have some crystals surgically removed from him so that he could get the "flow" going again. Well Since then I've been buying this really expensive food that is supposed to deter these infections and until now, there have been no problems.
But recently he's been showing the classic symptoms of the infection again. Straining to urinate, licking "himself" alot, and he even tried to pee in my laundry basket.
this is his third infection now (im taking him to the vet this afternoon to confirm that). So Im wondering what (if anything) I can do to eliminate the possibility of this happening again...
Its costly and I hate to see him in pain. After so many $1600 vet bills eventually I have to decide when enough is enough. I'm not a rich man and I love the little bastard with all my heart, but is a cat worth continuous $1600 vet payments?!