Chloe has cystitis AGAIN

Donna · 06-09-2009, 03:34 PM

She gets this about once or twice a year.... another vet trip and consultation charge just to be given what I already know she needs.. metacam.....

I think I will have to stop the dry food altogether. She only has a sprinkling on top of her wet food, but seems sometimes its enough to set it off (especially if she picks the biscuits out and leaves the wet food).

She is fine if she is fed wet food only... but sometimes I feel mean as she does love the biscuits...

kado · 06-09-2009, 03:44 PM

Give her a hug from me. I do think its sometimes to do with dry food myself. Guinness is on Asda tiger and has a bowl of Go-cat everday. I wish he didnt like the dry food but he does i try not too give him it but he started to pinch the others. I tried the vets diet ones the wet and the dry but he just went off it so i had to feed him on something. I do hope your trip too the vets goes ok. Please let us know on how Chloe gets on.

Mags · 06-09-2009, 03:55 PM

Poor Chloe, I hope she'll feel better soon, Donna.....

angieh · 06-09-2009, 06:50 PM

Hugs to Chloe Donna. My poor old Merlin used to get bouts of cystitis every now and then after his initial blockage. He had Metacam and anti-biotics and it used to clear up very quickly.

pinklizzy · 06-09-2009, 07:54 PM

Sorry to hear Chloe is suffering-cystitis is so nasty! Is she on any preventative treatments?

Moli · 06-09-2009, 07:56 PM

Poor Baby, My Leo has had it recently, he is still on tablets....

Donna · 06-09-2009, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by pinklizzy

Sorry to hear Chloe is suffering-cystitis is so nasty! Is she on any preventative treatments?

What preventative treatments are there? I did not know there were any... I will have to make a real effort to never give her dried food... she needs to have lots of water to stop it coming back.

catwoman999 · 06-09-2009, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Donna

What preventative treatments are there? I did not know there were any... I will have to make a real effort to never give her dried food... she needs to have lots of water to stop it coming back.

Cystease is really good! Its feline food supplement that contains glucosamine in capsule form. Though can make cat sick with the first few loading doses, but this stops as cats system gets used to glucosamine

Donna · 06-09-2009, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by catwoman999

Cystease is really good! Its feline food supplement that contains glucosamine in capsule form. Though can make cat sick with the first few loading doses, but this stops as cats system gets used to glucosamine

Just looked at a few websites... looks interesting.. might give this a try. Thanks.

dandysmom · 06-09-2009, 08:36 PM

Leia's like Chloe, prefers the dry; sometimes wish they'd never invented it! I use just a sprinkle on top of the wet to get her started eating, and always add extra water to make more gravy; seems to be working for me. No more bouts of it.

I'd never heard of Cystease; good to know! Poor Chloe, hope she's better soon.

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