tele_mark says:
I've been lucky. All three of the brothers have blocked at various times over the years, but none needed surgery. And so far the kittens haven't had issues.
tele_mark says:
Aaah, yes! This is a common procedure in male cats that are susceptible UTI's. Not too bad of a procedure, but there's really no good ones when you're aiting for them to go though it, is there? At least now he'll probably have no dealings with a UTI again.
tele_mark says:
The kittens got to stay outside on a beautiful early fall night, while a fire burned in the pit on the deck. The crickets and other insects weren't too happy.
tele_mark says:
Enjoying the adventure of being outside at night (without having to worry about where to get their next meal, while not giving one to the coyotes).
tele_mark says:
Sad, but not hopeless. There's so many stories of cats that have disabilities like this, that in time shrug them off and thrive. I'm sure Carlie will be one of them!
tele_mark says:
Have you changed his diet? They can sometimes react badly to that. Floppy went to the emergency vet with all the signs of a blockage years ago. They didn't find anything, but it cleared up when I realized I'd changed their food and this happened, and then changed back to the old food. Also, Robocat once had a VERY bad kidney infection with symptoms like that. Did they put him on antibiotics?
tele_mark says:
Don't ever give up hope! When I was a kid, we had a cat that I let in the house at the start of the Blizzard of '78. She was with us for 13 years, but every so often, she'd leave for weeks at a time. The longest was for almost a year, then she'd show up like nothing had happened. Same thign just happened to a friend of mine in Mass. They took his father's cat in when he passed, and the cat disappeared a few weeks later. He just saw him in the yard suddenly, after about 5 months!