Had to rush my cat into the emergency vets at 2am Thursday morning. He had been trying to wee all night and he didnt seem to be able to. Close inspection found he was dripping wee and constantly trying to clean his 'boy bits'.
A quick google and spotting the words 'urinary problems in cats can be fatal' and i was zooming my way to the emergency vet clinic with a very subdued cat in tow. For a cat that normally cries and meows whenever he goes in a car he was soooo quiet.
Once at the vets the lovely lady rushed us through and checked him over as he proceeded to spot bits of pee all over her table and her t shirt... whoops. Turns out he had a blocked bladder, something to do with crystals in his urine and apparently its not unusual in male neutered cats.
Had to abandon my poor baby with her while she sedated him and cleared the blockage and popped in a catheter.
Went to see him yesterday afternoon and his notes said 'VERY GRUMPY', lol well i think any man would be if he had a collar round his neck and a pipe shoved down his... 'boy bits'. His little bits where bright red and he was all wet round his rear which was driving him mad as he couldnt clean.
Was meant to be fetching him at 4pm this afternoon but they have had to sedate him to remove the catheter as he is really lashing out at them. Surprising.. I think NOT!
Anyway ten minutes and I can go and get him and bring him home where he belongs. He has to be monitored closely and have a special diet but i should find out more today. I am expecting him to be a bit grumpy with me for a while and probably slope off into a quiet corner and recover until he is feeling safer.
Odd, i only said the other day I was going to let his pet insurance lapse as I hadn't used it and am short on money. It runs out at midnight tonight, so as soon as i got home from the vets i renewed it £79 for Gold cover. I have to pay all the costs myself then claim it back but with only a £75 excess. Not bad when the cost of an emergency consultation is £90 before any treatment.
Dare not think how much it is going to be emergency consultation, 1 1/2 nights in the surgery, 2 sedation's, pain killers, catheter, unblocking of wee hole etc... Oh and a special diet for life to prevent it happening again...
Thank god for credit cards and insurance!
*excitedly grabs car keys and rushes to the vets*
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