Perineal urethrostomy

Layinghen

Agree 100%. He is a very lucky little cat.

Nody

Never have so many been so happy over a cat peeing indoors as in this thread

SillyMangoX

Got more streams out of him by stimulating and he jumped up on the beanbag and did another giant pee all on his own this was after I brought him out for a walk on lead and harness so I figure the outdoors may have inspired him!

morgana

Yay - that's great news indeed . You must be so relieved!

SillyMangoX

morgana wrote: »

Yay - that's great news indeed . You must be so relieved!

I really am! We're nowhere near out of the woods yet but compared to 5 weeks ago it's moving forward!

SillyMangoX

Hehehee another solo pee but this time in the litter tray. This is my face ->

Alun

I don't know whether it applies to cats but I seem to vaguely recall hearing/reading somewhere that in humans when they've been catheterized for some time, it takes a while for the bladder muscles to get back to normal after they've been unused for a while.

Anyway, great news !! Buffy and Holly send their congratulations

SillyMangoX

Alun wrote: »

I don't know whether it applies to cats but I seem to vaguely recall hearing/reading somewhere that in humans when they've been catheterized for some time, it takes a while for the bladder muscles to get back to normal after they've been unused for a while.

Anyway, great news !! Buffy and Holly send their congratulations

Yeah it's the same with cats so I was afraid that it would end up locking again but as long as he keeps this up I think we will be good

DBB

SillyMangoX wrote: »

Hehehee another solo pee but this time in the litter tray. This is my face ->

I want to thank this post a thousand times :D:D

jimf

SillyMangoX wrote: »

Hehehee another solo pee but this time in the litter tray. This is my face ->

ah thats brilliant news you have both been through a lot

sleep to nite if you can remember what it is

taytobreath

Wonderful news, time is a great healer and isn't patience a virtue.
Well done dude and co.

Pumpkinseeds

His system is bound to be a bit out of whack after all the antibiotics too. I used to take long term high dose antibiotics and it made me feel awful and affected my tummy and can cause yeast infections as well. So it may just be a case of waiting for all that to settle. I give Jazzy plain natural bio yoghurt. He loves it and laps it off the spoon as well as licking the carton. He sits and watches me eating it and climbs on my lap to try to get it out of my mouth. Maybe you could try him with some to build up the good bacteria.

aonb

Great news, and a big sigh of relief!

You do know that you can NEVER complain ever again, if he pee's someplace he shouldnt!

SillyMangoX

Even if he pees on my head I wouldn't care once it's coming out of him :pac:

SillyMangoX

Thank god I had an incontinance sheet under him on the couch, he licked himself down there and the flow!:O it was like a river coming out of him! He was empty when I let him out of his crate this morning the litter tray was full of sawdust (we use wood pellets) so he must have used it overnight

morgana

LOl, great news though! I suppose you don't have to worry about not all of it coming out any more

SillyMangoX

morgana wrote: »

LOl, great news though! I suppose you don't have to worry about not all of it coming out any more

Well his bladder still isn't empty after that flow, but the last few days it's been rock hard and this morning it was nice and soft so it should make things a bit easier!

SillyMangoX

I brought him out for a little walk today on his harness, he did 3 little pees outside still not emptying fully though... but still hoping we will get there eventually!

SillyMangoX

He emptied his bladder all by himself overnight! The sound of him peeing actually woke me up it was so loud. So now as a treat for emptying all by himself he's allowd in bed with me, so I'm currently being kneaded to death!

jimf

SillyMangoX wrote: »

He emptied his bladder all by himself overnight! The sound of him peeing actually woke me up it was so loud. So now as a treat for emptying all by himself he's allowd in bed with me, so I'm currently being kneaded to death!

isn't it well for some in bed at 11.30 am :eek::eek: would you not get up and let dude have his rest after all that hard work during the night

that's brilliant news

angeldaisy

Fantastic news!!! enjoy your 'rest':p

SillyMangoX

jimf wrote: »

isn't it well for some in bed at 11.30 am :eek::eek: would you not get up and let dude have his rest after all that hard work during the night

I'm only still in bed because a certain brown fuzzy creature insisted on staying up till 5am playing with my toes :pac: :pac:

jimf

SillyMangoX wrote: »

I'm only still in bed because a certain brown fuzzy creature insisted on staying up till 5am playing with my toes :pac: :pac:

would you have it any other way

morgana

:D So happy to hear that - give Dude a cuddle from me :P

SillyMangoX

I brought out his litter trays to clean them and he obviously thought they were gone forever as he squatted down and peed on the floor :pac: my mam started to give out and then went "oh wait what am I saying? Well done!!!" :pac:

Layinghen

Best news I have heard in a long time. That little cat has had his fan base so worried. Well done Dude:)

maggiepip

I just wanted to say SllymangoX I havnt posted until now but Ive followed this thread from the very start. Checked Dudes progress every day with my heart in my mouth and I am just so happy to see how well he is now! Its all brilliant news now. Just to say as well your care for him has been amazing!

jimf

maggiepip wrote: »

I just wanted to say SllymangoX I havnt posted until now but Ive followed this thread from the very start. Checked Dudes progress every day with my heart in my mouth and I am just so happy to see how well he is now! Its all brilliant news now. Just to say as well your care for him has been amazing!

+ 1

mymo

I'm so glad he's doing so well, amazing recovery!
Just goes to show what a bit of patience and love will do.
Dude is a little miracle, and you are a wonderful cat slave.x

SillyMangoX

I'm just so glad we didn't give up after giving him only a week to recover. It's lucky really that I failed my last exam because if I had passed, graduated and got a job I wouldn't have been able to give him the time he needed to get this far. Everything happens for a reason! And I have to say the support from everyone, here, my vets and on my cats Facebook page has been amazing, and I love being able to give everyone good news for a change. So far today he's done 3 pees on the floor and one in his tray, proper ones not just little squirts, and I haven't had to help him out at all. I even had a friend over for the first time since the start of December today as I couldn't really have many people over while he was bad (Bar Christmas). Things are definitely looking up but I still don't want to count my chickens, he could still take a turn for the worse/get a uti/go into kidney failure/have long term bladder problems, so we will still just take things one day at a time and count every day we have with him as a blessing!

jimf

SillyMangoX wrote: »

I'm just so glad we didn't give up after giving him only a week to recover. It's lucky really that I failed my last exam because if I had passed, graduated and got a job I wouldn't have been able to give him the time he needed to get this far. Everything happens for a reason! And I have to say the support from everyone, here, my vets and on my cats Facebook page has been amazing, and I love being able to give everyone good news for a change. So far today he's done 3 pees on the floor and one in his tray, proper ones not just little squirts, and I haven't had to help him out at all. I even had a friend over for the first time since the start of December today as I couldn't really have many people over while he was bad (Bar Christmas). Things are definitely looking up but I still don't want to count my chickens, he could still take a turn for the worse/get a uti/go into kidney failure/have long term bladder problems, so we will still just take things one day at a time and count every day we have with him as a blessing!

how silly of you mango to be thinking like that he will be fine hes on the road to a full recovery and that's the way you need to be thinking

sparkle_23

Great to hear he's doing so well! Taking care of him is also great practice for you too

angelfire9

Delighted he is doing do well
We'll done SMX for all the patience you had
Those sleepless nights are paying off at last

Go Dude!!!!

SillyMangoX

How often are cats supposed to pee? I've forgotten :P dude went 6 times yesterday intentionally and twice accidentally (when he was licking himself). He's only gone once today but it was a bigger pee. He's so confusing! But at least I didn't have to help him at all yesterday peach and cream spray a lot so I can't really count all their pees to compare, poor dude never learned to spray thank god, he still squats like a little girl :P

SillyMangoX

Brought dude out for an hour and a half on lead and he did 3 big pees but after that he kept scratching and squatting and nothing came out so he still isn't able to fully empty himself

jimf

he may have a bit of irritation and really doesn't know whether he needs to go or not 3 pees in that length of time would make me think along these lines but that's my humble opinion im no vet

SillyMangoX

jimf wrote: »

he may have a bit of irritation and really doesn't know whether he needs to go or not 3 pees in that length of time would make me think along these lines but that's my humble opinion im no vet

I'd say it is a bit irritated alright, but his bladder still feels full-ish, so it's like when he's full he can get out a good bit, but he can't get the last of it out, and that would be a breeding ground for bacteria.. but sure we'll just keep going as we are for the moment!

jimf

SillyMangoX wrote: »

I'd say it is a bit irritated alright, but his bladder still feels full-ish, so it's like when he's full he can get out a good bit, but he can't get the last of it out, and that would be a breeding ground for bacteria.. but sure we'll just keep going as we are for the moment!

retained urine would deff be a good breeding ground for bacteria

hopefully all is back to normal soon ye both have been through the mill

SillyMangoX

I got a cat diary for Christmas where you fill out all the details about your cats daily habits etc, I ran out of room in the vets visit pages! He's getting his first test run tonight of being left alone in the crate for a few hours, we're going out for dinner Wednesday night so he'll be alone so we're going to the pub for a small while so I'm not too far from him! Hopefully he won't wreck the place or do any damage!

SillyMangoX

He's gotten feeling back to his full stump! when he had a tail he used to constantly chase it, today he went to chase his tail and for the first time realised it wasn't there, so he grabbed his stump and seemed very proud of himself I'm having trouble with his poos now though, initially he was constipated for the last 5 weeks really, but since Friday they've been quite loose. Not diarrhoea, just soft and messy. I fed him ID food for 2 days to see would it clear it up but it didn't, so now I'm feeding him just dry food to see will that help. I've had to wash his vet bed every morning because he messes it so much, I'd say our poor washing machine doesn't know what hit it!

Pumpkinseeds

Glad he's got the feeling back:) I got an 8 pack of Fizzion from Amazon.uk today for 14.99 and they ship to Ireland, just letting you know in case you're still looking. They weren't shipping to here last year when I needed it then. I don't know how some sellers can justify trying to charge 42 pounds for a 2 pack. 1 tablet makes up a a spray bottle so it lasts a while. We bought 2 packs last year and are down to our last little bit of it.

SillyMangoX

That's brilliant thanks! I might hold off till next week to order it, he's stopped peeing on chairs now so we may not need it after all

SillyMangoX

So we've had 16 pees today, and his bladder hasn't gotten rigid yet since his last pee around 6 pm so hopefully his body was having a good clear out today and he'll be back to normal soon. If he pees that much again tomorrow though I might bring him to the vet just to be sure it isn't a UTI. He also did a normal poop this evening so we won't have to do quite as much washing!

Cherry Blossom

Little Dude sounds like he's well on the road to recovery, you must be so relieved at his progress. I think congratulations are in order at this point and well done for such a great job on nursing him back to health.

cocker5

Have to say been reading this thread for weeks but havent posted, so just wanted to say soo glad to hear the little fella is doing so well...

and he's very lucky to have such loving and persistent owners, lots of people would have given up ages ago... hes one lucky little dude!

morgana

I can only echo my previous posters, I am so very glad that Dude is on the right road now and you have done a brilliant job in not giving up .

Binka

adrenalinjunkie wrote: »

Little Dude sounds like he's well on the road to recovery, you must be so relieved at his progress. I think congratulations are in order at this point and well done for such a great job on nursing him back to health.

+1 on that. Great job, SMX.

SillyMangoX

Thanks everyone My little man is worth all the effort we put into him. I don't know what I would do if he wasn't around. I suffer from quite bad panic attacks and the one thing that will always ALWAYS make them go away before they set in too badly is having him knead me. Around 5.30 this morning I could feel one coming on so I took him out of his crate, normally when I take him out he will run around like a crazy thing but he knows when I need him to stay with me and he just lay down beside me in bed and kneaded me till I felt better. At that stage he then decided to run around like a crazy thing :P I think he should be a therapy cat!! :P

SillyMangoX

One GIGANTIC pee and that bladder is empty almost have him back litter trained now. He's stopped squatting on the floor or incontinance sheets so he will only intentionally go in his tray. Still has accidents around the place when he licks himself but sure we can deal with that

Layinghen

That is fantastic news. Well done Dude.:) And of course his Mammy.