http://www.chamomiletimes.com/articles/catuti.htm
The diet food and meds should do the trick.
I am routing for his full recovery.
Mona, Honeybun and Chloe
my cat is in the hospital with struvite crystal blockage!
Please read this link on the book you spoke of, it warns that dandelion root is a potent diuretic and can fill the bladder up. I would not use it until he is fully recovered, I just though you should read this:
http://www.chamomiletimes.com/articles/catuti.htm
The diet food and meds should do the trick.
I am routing for his full recovery.
Mona, Honeybun and Chloe
http://www.chamomiletimes.com/articles/catuti.htm
The diet food and meds should do the trick.
I am routing for his full recovery.
Mona, Honeybun and Chloe
Re: my cat is in the hospital with struvite crystal blockage
Do NOT use anything outside of the current treatment approach your vet has set up for your cat. Anything outside of treatment and the diet he has prescribed will completely defeat the purpose of the treatment and can set it up for total failure, in other words, a reoccurance of the crystals.
This includes herbs or any other "natural" remedy you may be thinking. There are no herbs or much of anything else that has been proven effective (let alone safety issues) to treat struvite stones in cats other than proper dietary approach, appropriate fluid intake and sometimes the necessity of urine acidifiers (which by the way, should never be given if you are already feeding your kitty an acidifying diet, giving some supplements can prove disastrous). Other medications are available for other problems such as infections, bladder wall thickening, or increased stone formation, etc, but rarely are these prescribed in the majority of cases.
Your vet is treating appropriately. NEVER take it upon yourself to self-medicate your cats based on a book you read, least of all natural remedies or herbs for pets. Do your kitty (and yourself) a favor by reading up on the potential dangers of this.
This includes herbs or any other "natural" remedy you may be thinking. There are no herbs or much of anything else that has been proven effective (let alone safety issues) to treat struvite stones in cats other than proper dietary approach, appropriate fluid intake and sometimes the necessity of urine acidifiers (which by the way, should never be given if you are already feeding your kitty an acidifying diet, giving some supplements can prove disastrous). Other medications are available for other problems such as infections, bladder wall thickening, or increased stone formation, etc, but rarely are these prescribed in the majority of cases.
Your vet is treating appropriately. NEVER take it upon yourself to self-medicate your cats based on a book you read, least of all natural remedies or herbs for pets. Do your kitty (and yourself) a favor by reading up on the potential dangers of this.
..........Traci