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Wingus Dingus

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2. I've had boy cats with various urinary issues, one had to be

Reply to japple (Original post)

Tue Aug 22, 2023, 05:37 PM

Aug 2023

catheterized emergently because he couldn't pee at all. I would get a good kitty water fountain if you don't already have one, and keep the water fresh and cold. Actually a couple fountains in different places would be best. As far as diet, I used to have to feed one of my cats an expensive diabetic food, and that was tough to do with two other cats. Maybe you can find a low-crystal producing cheaper food to feed all of them. That's what I did with my diabetic cat--found one that didn't make her blood sugar too bad, while the other cats didn't have a problem eating it too.

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Male cat just diagnosed with urinary crystals. He is only 2 yrs old. [View all] japple Aug 2023 OP

Male cats that become obstructed with stones are facing a life-threatening proposition hlthe2b Aug 2023 #1

I've had boy cats with various urinary issues, one had to be Wingus Dingus Aug 2023 #2

Fairly common in male cats montanaliberaldem Aug 2023 #3

I had a male cat with a UTI and stones. wnylib Aug 2023 #4

Yes, and crystals can cause major issues radical noodle Aug 2023 #5

Yes indeed, I have. Jirel Aug 2023 #6

I had a male cat with this problem who was diagnosed when he was still a kitten. ShazzieB Aug 2023 #7

Male cats tend not to drink enough water. And fish oil in catfood makes it worse. marble falls Aug 2023 #8

my mnom used a coupon for iams + my male got a uti. after the pet poison, i stick w/ purina. pansypoo53219 Aug 2023 #9

My cat had urinary problems. LisaL Aug 2023 #10

We lost our dear Ollie to bladder crystals and infections that spread to the kidneys. Wet food Ziggysmom Aug 2023 #11

I had a male cat who had this and was on a prescription pill to dissolve the crystals. 58Sunliner Aug 2023 #12