We Reckon FloJo May Have Cystitis :-(

It's funny 'cos she wasn't supposed to be eating tuna with spring water as it does stuff to the insides..so we take that out of her diet and just give her the munchies (which is supposed to be a complete food) and some months later she has the cystitis. Probably not connected but Mum's cats have both, are older, and have never had such problems. We shall see tomorrow anyway. We have to contact the vets at 8.30am to see what time we can turn up.

I took The Doctor off of Cat Chow and other low cost food and fed him Science Diet and stuff and he did fine.

UPDATE: Took cat to the vets and she was very nice. Examined Flojo thoroughly as one would expect. She'd already spoken to John last night so - obviously had an idea Flojo had cystitis and she DOES have cystitis. She told us that we're "lucky" we have a female cat as this condition can be fatal to males due to their narrower..er..passages. Anyway, she gave the moggy two injections, one of which should encourage her to drink more. This seems to have worked as Flojo has just had a MASSIVE drink of water, so I'm pleased about that. The vet has suggested we change the food from munchies to something softer. Obviously, we can't go back on the tuna as she suffers from furballs with that, despite us feeding her the munchies as well. A happy medium is what's required so later on we shall take a look around Pets At Home and see what's on offer. I can't stand tinned cat food as it makes me feel quite ill (the smell) so I reckon it will have to be pouches..undecided on ones with gravy or jelly. We may have to talk to a Nutrionist in the store about that. The vet said Flojo will be succeptible to cystitis due to the fact she is (mainly) an indoor cat. We told her we can't let her out for long periods of time because we were told at the shelter that she doesn't like other cats..and she doesn't either! It would be great if we could move away from this dump of a street and find somewhere with a bigger garden. In that instance I would start her off with a harness, etc so she would become accustomed to the outdoors. We would also get a cat flap fitted in the back door. Unfortunately, moving is a long way off. I have plugged in the Feliway diffuser and the refills are mercifully cheaper from Amazon so when we run out at least we can buy some more at a much better price than the vets! So, that's the latest on my beautiful, stressed moggy!

They may tell you to change her food after they treat her. One thing is to make sure her food is low in ash is what I have been told. I also had a cat that I had to give a daily "urine acidifier" tablet to.

Yes, we have been told to change her diet which is frustrating as we did have her on tuna in spring water..and she couldn't handle that due to furballs developing. Since then we just fed her the complete cat food (munchies) and she loves them..no furballs. It's going to be a delicate balance feeding her from now on. Fortunately, there is an awful lot to choose from in our local Pets At Home store down the road. If we can't decide there should be a Nutrionist on hand to advise us. We shall carry on with her munchies but will have to think of something else other than tuna we can feed her on as well. I shall keep you posted!

I hope our cat will be OK. It's all come on so suddenly. She's not distressed, more frustrated at not being able to pass urine properly..rather like we would be I suppose. Hopefully, the vet will do wonders and help her out..more than we can at this stage.

Yes, eating it... about half a teaspoonful usually is enough. Glad she's drinking water again. That'll help, too.

What, eating it you mean?

I have typed out the latest in the box above. Basically, we have to change her diet (again) and I will order a new refill for the Feliway Diffuser that is much cheaper from Amazon. Hopefully, this will calm her down. Since bringing her back from the vets she has just sat on the carpet continuously grooming herself so I've plugged the diffuser down here instead of it being in the bedroom. We all know what cystitis can be like for us women (not very nice) so the poor moggy will be in pain from it, hence the stress she is under. The vet gave her a couple of injections and since then Flojo has had a massive drink of water. We shall see what happens. In a bit we shall visit Pets At Home to see what's on offer in there (food wise). We are lucky that it's virtually on our doorstep as it sells everything for every pet you could think of lol.

Hello! Yes, we DID name the cat after the Olympiad runner for the simple reason she flies down the stairs like FloJo used to fly around the track lol. http://www.unitedutilities.com/waterquality.aspx Above shows some info about our water. I don't really understand it but I never knew about the naturally occuring fluoride in our water, so none of it is artificial. I never knew the water quality was poor in Florida. Why is that?