Cat with a bladder problem
Discussion
So, a week ago, one of my cats ended up being damaged. This left him with a broken tail, dragging a leg, and the inability to urinate by himself. Several trips to the vet, and a week long stay in the surgery has resulted in some improvement. He's now walking, purring and generally happy, but still unable to wee. The vet has been emptying him daily, and today, I will be shown the technique so I can take him home and see if he improves. The vet said give it 6 weeks, after that we are going to have to make a decision I don't want to have to make.
So, anyone of you cat owners here had a similar problem with an animal with nerve damage? And was there a good outcome in the end?
So, anyone of you cat owners here had a similar problem with an animal with nerve damage? And was there a good outcome in the end?
No, he's A1 apart from the bladder problem, and I would be more than willing to extend his life as long as possible. Hopefully the nerves are just bruised and he will regain function, albeit at maybe the cost of his disabled tail, but I am interested to see if any other cat owners have experienced this problem.
I really hope you'll see a slow but gradual improvement over next few weeks, there may be some treatments that could help stimulate the nerves but I'm clutching at straws a bit. Maybe worth doing a bit of googling to see. 6 weeks is a minimum time, if any improvement seen I'd try up to 3 months unless complications occur in meantime.
In meantime learning good technique so that you don't bruise/ damage the bladder is vital.
Ensuring you do it to prevent overflow is essential, for hygiene, reducing distress to your cat, reducing the risk of the bladder overstretching and reducing the risk of bladder infections - this is a big problem - and also to prevent urine scalding on the cats legs.
If it doesn't improve then committing to this for the rest of the cats life is a massive decision, however don't think about that just yet, lets be positive and wish your cat a full and speedy recovery, good luck to you both, sorry that you're having to go through this with him.
ETA - Bethanechol chloride is a drug that has been used to help with bladder contractions. It may be worth asking your vet about this.
ETA2 - this is a page with some info, I'd still do a bit more research first esp as this is an American site I
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_bethanechol_c...
In meantime learning good technique so that you don't bruise/ damage the bladder is vital.
Ensuring you do it to prevent overflow is essential, for hygiene, reducing distress to your cat, reducing the risk of the bladder overstretching and reducing the risk of bladder infections - this is a big problem - and also to prevent urine scalding on the cats legs.
If it doesn't improve then committing to this for the rest of the cats life is a massive decision, however don't think about that just yet, lets be positive and wish your cat a full and speedy recovery, good luck to you both, sorry that you're having to go through this with him.
ETA - Bethanechol chloride is a drug that has been used to help with bladder contractions. It may be worth asking your vet about this.
ETA2 - this is a page with some info, I'd still do a bit more research first esp as this is an American site I
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_bethanechol_c...
Edited by bexVN on Friday 27th July 12:00
Edited by bexVN on Friday 27th July 12:03
Sorry to hear this, know exactly what you're going through after my poor cat Jenson had a similar injury.
The first couple of days were horrible waiting to find out if he had lost control of his bladder as he was catheterised. Thankfully I didn't have to wait to long to find out that his bladder was ok as he pulled his catheter out and passed urine.
I know how I felt in those few days, wondering if I was doing the right thing by putting him through it, it took him 3 months to recover from his other injuries but thankfully now he is virtually back to his normal self (minus his tail and some fur)
Fingers crossed that your cat recovers fully as soon as possible
The first couple of days were horrible waiting to find out if he had lost control of his bladder as he was catheterised. Thankfully I didn't have to wait to long to find out that his bladder was ok as he pulled his catheter out and passed urine.
I know how I felt in those few days, wondering if I was doing the right thing by putting him through it, it took him 3 months to recover from his other injuries but thankfully now he is virtually back to his normal self (minus his tail and some fur)
Fingers crossed that your cat recovers fully as soon as possible
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