Cat in Trouble
Dec. 27th, 2010 11:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stickmakerMy 14 year old cat, Ringtail, is in bad shape. I knew he was sick, thought it was a kidney or bladder infection since he was constantly dribbling urine, took him in to the vet first thing this morning. Turns out he had a mostly blocked urethra. He's never had this sort of trouble before.
They have him on an IV and several medications and are going to catheterize him in a bit. The vet was reluctant to give odds, but considering Ringtail's potassium level, thought he had only a bit better than even chance to rally.
He's been a very healthy cat most of his life, but about a year ago became very sick and lost a lot a weight. He never completely recovered from that.
They have him on an IV and several medications and are going to catheterize him in a bit. The vet was reluctant to give odds, but considering Ringtail's potassium level, thought he had only a bit better than even chance to rally.
He's been a very healthy cat most of his life, but about a year ago became very sick and lost a lot a weight. He never completely recovered from that.
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Date: 2010-12-27 06:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-12-27 11:02 pm (UTC)The vet just called. Ringtail is doing fairly well. He has a bladder infection - which is what I thought was his problem originally - which probably caused the blockage. His potassium is back down and he's being rehydrated. Now, if his kidneys aren't damaged he should make a full recovery.
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Date: 2010-12-28 02:13 pm (UTC)