MickeysMom says:
Sending healing thoughts to Ambercat...he is such a wonderful character!

MickeysMom says:
These pictures are wonderful...Harley is a HUGE bunny! Thank you for sharing Tilly!

doerscheln says:
I believe that Ambercat will be fine and home soon again . 20 years of experience with cats and cat diseases have taught me that they are tough and strong creatures and that they heal very fast. Please give Ambercat a big kiss from me when you visit him today.

Eli says:
Max, Henry and I send lots of hugs and purrs to Ambercat for its Speedy recovery!

tele_mark says:
To clarify, his bladder is fine. No issues except for the blockage. But, he has a pinhole leak in this urethra in a point that's inaccessible, which was apparently caused by the blockage, and allowed some urine to get into his abdominal cavity, which is why they opened him up. The strategy now is to leave a catheter in just past the point where the pinhole is, so that hopefully the hole will heal closed. He was fine last night -- this pic was taken at about 8PM. He was asleep by the stove, and woke up at 11 PM and just started going to the litter box continuously. There was absolutely nothing at all about his behavior to suggest anything was out of the ordinary.

tele_mark says:
I can't believe how quiet it is without him literally bouncing off the walls. I'll post an update tomorrow when I go there to visit him. I called in sick tonite, no way I could go in, and leave the others alone.

scrappy says:
I hope Ambercat mends successfully at the vets and comes home soon! Yes, you get better young man, your brothers miss you, not to mention daddy!

TheCalicoCat says:
Such a pretty cat!

iluvcats says:
Oh no Mark -- I had a kitty who had this issue 30 years ago - thank goodness you got him to the vet in time - this is always a concern with male kitties and I always mention to owners to be vigilant in feeling there bladder/lower bell to make sure it's not enlarged which is an indication of blockage. Poor baby Ambercat -- my sincere prayers for his recovery. Please Ambercat - get better honey.

2catts says:
Thoughts and prayers are with you and Ambercat.

iluvcats says:
Eeeeeek Amberkitty!

tele_mark says:
Well, this is bad. After they catheterized him and drained his bladder, they did an xray and ultrasound, which showed he had fluid in his abdomen. They feared his bladder might've been perforated, so they had to open him up. They found the source of the leak is a pinhole on his urethra, which is not accessible. So, he has to stay catheterized and hospitalized until the pinhole hopefully mends. They did drain his bladder successfully. They're pretty sure that the cause was probably the Blue Buffalo Wilderness Grain Free food I switched to a month ago, so please avoid this stuff.

tilly1960 says:
what little beauties, they look the double of my mums old cats whisky and sooty

tilly1960 says:
you look like you have your hands full with this lot they are so adorable

tilly1960 says:
I really love this picture she looks a bit mischievous

tilly1960 says:
they are adorable and so cute

tilly1960 says:
she looks a very big cat and have beautiful green eyes

tilly1960 says:
thank you, I have loads of pictures of them playing together, after a few weeks I will delete some and put different ones up

tilly1960 says:
we think she a maine coon but not sure she was a rescue cat by another family, who thought she was wild ,and could't look after her, so my brother took her in, she adore him and follows him ever where

doerscheln says:
Oh, poor baby ! Hope he will be okay soon again ! Hugs and kisses to Ambercat and to you of course, too Mark. I sure know how it's like when our Darlings are sick.