Distressing Day For The Cat..
By Janey1966
@Janey1966 (24170)
Carlisle, England
October 4, 2012 5:47pm CST
..but she seems OK now...and John's wallet is £54 lighter.
Poor Flojo was in a right state earlier. She'd been in the litter tray a couple of times but kept going back in it (after I'd emptied it) but nothing came out.
She's been clawing at the carpet, the back of the settee and (I suspect) the hallway wallpaper overnight..but she's not ripped it to shreds so I'll let her off.
Anyway, I contacted the vets and John finished work half an hour earlier in order to take her up there. It transpires her cystitis has flared up again. Apparently, once a cat has it he/she has it and it's a case of managing it the best we can.
The very kind vet took her temperature, asked us various questions and gave her a small injection (antibiotic) to soothe her distressed bladder.
Currently, our cat is now sleeping (and has done since she came home) for the first time today and tomorrow I am injecting an anti-inflammatory into her food. The vial will probably last a week or so by the looks of it. We have been told to keep her diet the same as this is the first time she's had a cystitis flare-up since our last visit there about 2 years ago. She is not under stress with cats in the area bothering her; nothing like that, as I know anxiety can bring on the cystitis as well.
So, on the whole she's bearing up well. Not overweight either which is unusual for a 99.9% house cat.
Poor Flojo was in a right state earlier. She'd been in the litter tray a couple of times but kept going back in it (after I'd emptied it) but nothing came out.
She's been clawing at the carpet, the back of the settee and (I suspect) the hallway wallpaper overnight..but she's not ripped it to shreds so I'll let her off.
Anyway, I contacted the vets and John finished work half an hour earlier in order to take her up there. It transpires her cystitis has flared up again. Apparently, once a cat has it he/she has it and it's a case of managing it the best we can.
The very kind vet took her temperature, asked us various questions and gave her a small injection (antibiotic) to soothe her distressed bladder.
Currently, our cat is now sleeping (and has done since she came home) for the first time today and tomorrow I am injecting an anti-inflammatory into her food. The vial will probably last a week or so by the looks of it. We have been told to keep her diet the same as this is the first time she's had a cystitis flare-up since our last visit there about 2 years ago. She is not under stress with cats in the area bothering her; nothing like that, as I know anxiety can bring on the cystitis as well.
So, on the whole she's bearing up well. Not overweight either which is unusual for a 99.9% house cat.3 people like this
12 responses
@ravisivan (14082)
• India
5 Oct 12
Janey
you have narrated the problems of Flojo aptly. She is sleeping and is ok. that is fine. You are happy with the vet doctor and services then it is fine. How many cats do you have as pets? I think maintaining them is costly and also requires more attention as that of caring for children--boy or girl?
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@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
5 Oct 12
Fortunately, we just have the cat. No children.
She's called Flojo, after the American sprinter.
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@ravisivan (14082)
• India
5 Oct 12
Happy to note that you are taking care of Flojo very well. The pain we have is same that when children get illness. More than the illness the thinking that the cat is suffering makes you feel very very bad. Now that you have given antibiotic she will get cured and she will be alright probably tomorrow or day after.
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@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
5 Oct 12
The powers of recovery are immense in animals. She's like a new cat today. She's still a bit quiet but she's not in distress anymore and I've put some more anti-inflammatory into her food..and she won't be able to taste it, so, hopefully, that will all go today!
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@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
5 Oct 12
Poor Flo, glad she is keeping it under control mostly. Good of John to leave work early for her.
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@mortysmadhouse (226)
• Australia
5 Oct 12
Oh my Janey, thank goodness Flojo is okay now. It's always terrifying when our fur-babies get sick. Taking them to the vet just adds to the trauma and stress of it all :( you are a fantastic pet owner for doing the right thing and getting it looked at straight away, just wish there were more people in the world like you :)
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17245)
• China
5 Oct 12
Sorry to learn of it.Poor Flojo has had a hard time of it.I remember last time when she was attacked with cystitis,the vet said it proceeded from her cat food with too much wet.
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@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
5 Oct 12
She now has a combination of wet food during the day (to help with fluid intake) and dry food overnight (to help with digestion) and it's worked as yesterday was our first foray to the vet for about 2 years.
She's a lot better today I'm pleased to tell you.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17245)
• China
7 Oct 12
I am happy to hear of it.It shows that the medicine took effect.You may heave a sigh of relief.
@Dominique25 (9460)
• United States
5 Oct 12
Sorry to hear that your cat is having health issues. I hope the antibiotics start kicking in quickly and she can get some relief. Our cat is an indoor cat and he recently dashed out of the house one evening when we came home late. He unfortunately climbed under someone's car and got his paws burned and some skin on his side, and stomach area. He has been resting and taking it easy ever since he has been back in the house.
I brought his food and water upstairs so he doesn't have to climb up and down the stairs. I talked with the vet and we will more than likely be taking him in. The physical will cost $37 and the antibiotics will cost $25. I've been telling him he needs to get a job. We recently just moved into a new place and the cat deposit for that was $200, then he had this awful outing which cost $35 for us to get him out of the shelter and now these coming vet bills all with in two weeks.
I think that we have spent more money on him than we have ourselves. I just hope he doesn't try and make anymore mad dashes for the door like that again. It is best for everyone around for him to just stay in the house like he is suppose too.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
5 Oct 12
We do let our cat out into the yard (supervised) but she's - mostly - an indoor cat.
Your story reminds me of when our cat sneaked out of the house without us knowing and ended up being out for about 13 hours in total. Hubby was distraught!
Our neighbour found her underneath a stationary car, funnily enough. She'd probably been there the whole time, wondering when she should make a dash across the road to come back in again.
I know what you mean about vets bills piling up. My brother has a cat, called Lily and she has had major problems with an eye injury. Each visit cost him about £30 and altogether he's probably paid around £300 to get her eye sorted out. Fortunately, her eye is much better now. At first, I thought it may have been a good idea to have it taken out but I'm glad the vet has managed to save it in the end.
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@Dominique25 (9460)
• United States
7 Oct 12
My heart goes out to your brother's cat. So sorry to hear that she has had so many problems with her eye. I'm happy to hear though that her eye was able to be saved. Yes our pet family members do cost us a lot of money. But we love them and do our very best to take care of them.
@BarBaraPrz (51839)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
5 Oct 12
Aw, poor Flojo. Good to hear the meds are working. Give her a hug and a lick from me.
=^..^=
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
12 Oct 12
you should get cranberry suppliments for cats-that works wonders in cases of cystitis.it may help her.
@bellis716 (4799)
• United States
7 Oct 12
Flojo not only could be stressed (or worse) from unfriendly cats, she could contact disease from them, or even more likely contact disease from other more friendly cats. I do understand your position after forming a habit of letting her out once in a while. Just keep an eye on her.
@bellis716 (4799)
• United States
6 Oct 12
Your cat needs to be 100% house cat. Glad to hear that she is better. Hope she has no more flare ups.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
6 Oct 12
Flojo would be more stressed if we kept her in 100% of the time. Because we let her out occasionally she's got used to it (over the 4 years we have had her) and we were advised to keep her away from neighbourhood cats wherever possible, as she doesn't like them very much.
Fortunately, the cats that used to stress her out from next door no longer live their with their owner so that may explain why Flojo hasn't had a second flare-up of her cystitis for quite some time.
@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
18 Oct 12
Oh that poor cat! She must have been in so much pain and discomfort. She must have felt an urgency to go and couldn't. I'm glad the bet helped her. Bless her heart.
@NailTech (6874)
• United States
5 Oct 12
I'm glad you took her to the vet despite the $54 lighter wallet. It would have cost us here in the states probably like $350 for it. I hope the meds help her and she starts feeling better, I know you have a clear concience bringing her there and trying to help her. I feel so bad when an animal gets sick and it can't tell you what the problem is. You did the right thing, my friend. I commend you for that. If it makes you feel any better I had a $450 bill I had to pay for my medical stuff back in July, the bills still keep coming and I'm in a mess right now and still have to pay. So don't worry about the $50., it was well worth it for your feline friend. How old is she?
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
5 Oct 12
She is 5 and her last bout of cystitis was about 2 years ago, and we took her to the same vets at that time. We changed her diet accordingly and that's worked to an extent but the vet told us to expect flare ups occasionally, like yesterday. She's a LOT better today, I'm pleased to say.
I know I shouldn't have whinged about the expense. In fact, hubby thought it would be about £80 which made me feel a bit better having to rely on him to pay for the treatment.
Was the $450 bill for YOU then, not any animals? It's scandalous the amount of money people have to fork out for their meds and things. We don't half take our National Health Service for granted.
I know I shouldn't have whinged about the expense. In fact, hubby thought it would be about £80 which made me feel a bit better having to rely on him to pay for the treatment.
Was the $450 bill for YOU then, not any animals? It's scandalous the amount of money people have to fork out for their meds and things. We don't half take our National Health Service for granted.