Everybody wish Quinn well

[ET Awful]

:(

The poor kitty had to be taken to the emergency vet last night (at midnight) for a urinary blockage. The poor guy was howling in the litter box, then hissing at me, the SO and poor Althea (who was being a VERY attentive and caring little sister).

He's at the vets catheterized, sedated and doing well at the moment (and I'm $1,100 0 $1,500 in the red).

The poor furry little bastard. :cry:

[MissHoneychurch]

1. Positive vibes on its way

no way this furball ought to suffer longer than necessary

Give him a hug from me

And here is one for you :hug:

[ET Awful]

3. Thank you. They called me this AM and said he was doing well

But they're keeping him catheterized all day today, then keeping him under observation until tomorrow AM.

I can't tell whether Althea misses him or is enjoying some quiet time without sneak pounce attacks :).

[MissHoneychurch]

6. Probably both

like all brothers and sisters ... LOL

Good to hear he is doing better already. I don't want to know how bad he must have felt.

[LynneSin]

2. Abbott & Evita send their love

Check the cat food you're feeding them. I've been using Royal Canin Indoor which is suppose to be helpful in preventing these things. Abbott has been lucky so far (urinary track issues are more common in males than females)

[ET Awful]

4. I might try some indoor food, they say he should get a more acidic diet

He's been getting Science Diet anti-furball dry food and Pet Guard canned (he loves the stuff, and it's very high quality).

Thanks :hug:

[LynneSin]

35. I can't say enough good things about Royal Canin

I get #27 which is for Indoor cats (#27) but I give them a bit of wet food each day because Evita won't touch dry unless I mix a bit of wet food in with it. Purina Pro-Plan has a wetfood for urinary tracts so I use that alot (They split a small can each day but the variety changes).

[LaurenG]

5. Quinn, get well and come home all better, very soon

Quinn is a beautiful boy!

[RevCheesehead]

7. I've just been through this with Oreo...

but fortunately, she only needed an antibiotic. I noticed she kept going to the litterbox stopping, got out and "washed", then went back in again.

Quinn, get better soon! Your daddy needs you!! :hug::loveya:

Oreo and Binky send their best wishes for a speedy recovery.

(and yeah to the vet - my last 2 paychecks have literally gone directly to the Green Bay Cat Clinic.)

[NewWaveChick1981]

8. Poor Quinn!

:hug: Keeping you and Quinn in my thoughts. Healing vibes coming your way!

[ET Awful]

9. Thanks everybody! n/t

[MissMillie]

10. All our love to Quinn

and to you.

I hear ya on the being in red thing. Millie's visit to Tuft's ICU 2 weeks ago cost me $1800.

[Call Me Wesley]

11. All best vibes coming Quinn's way.

We had the same problem with Ginger once, but fortunately could be fixed without a catheder. You migt want to put him on a special diet after his recovery.

:hi:

[livetohike]

12. Sending healing thoughts Quinn's way

What a sweet face :-).

[txwhitedove]

13. Gorgeous picture. Best wishes to Quinn...

:hi:

[xchrom]

14. hey quin -- i'm good vibing you and sending best thoughts and

sending st francis an urgent message!

that must have been so painful for poor quin -- but he'll do fine!

[Gormy Cuss]

15. I think he'll do just fine

...
A cat's meow and a cow's moo, I can recite 'em all,
Just tell me where it hurts yuh, honey,
And I'll tell you who to call.
Nobody can get no sleep,
There's someone on ev'ryone's toes
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here,
Ev'rybody's gonna wanna doze.
Come all without, come all within,
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn.

[ET Awful]

18. And you nailed his namesake song in one try

:P

[Gormy Cuss]

21. Althea told me...

(you know the rest of the lyrics.)
:P

On edit: every time you mention your cats I get TWO earworms. Not that I'm all that bothered by either tune, mind you.

[jobycom]

24. Great song! Ever see the movie?

Nothing to do with Quinn the Eskimo, it's a Robert Townsend film from Jamaica. Denzel Washington in an early role. Completely irrelevant to the conversation.

[Skittles]

16. I had a cat that was prone to those blockages

I switched him to IAMS food and that solved it

[ET Awful]

19. Quinn get's very good food already, they're suggesting a more

acidic diet though. I REFUSE to buy Iams though, I'll probably be going with Royal Canin or Science Diet:

http://www.iamscruelty.com/

[Heidi]

17. Protective vibes for Quinn,

from The Wiley and Excellent Boy Cat Named Ginger and me. :hug:

[myrna minx]

20. Healing vibes being sent to Quinn.

:hug:

[jobycom]

22. He should make it through that. How is the water where you live?

I had a cat who kept getting these blockages despite the best prescription food the doctors could give us. It finally occured to me that the mineral content of our water was very high, so I started giving him Brita filtered water, and he never had the problem again. Can't swear there was a connection, but I'll pass it along in case.

Oh yeah, and don't give cats bottled water from spring or mineral water. Same problem. Filtered or distilled. Tap if the mineral content is low enough.

Good luck, Quinn! You're now a Golden Kitty (a term my neighbor uses for a cat that's had over a thousand dollars of medical treatment)!

[ET Awful]

23. He gets tapwater, but it's run through a PUR filter first, then

a charcoal filter on his little Freshflow water dish/fountain.

[ThomCat]

25. Ow. I hope he's much better quickly.

:hug:

[Dangerously Amused]

26. Beautiful Quinn!

Poor little sweetie! At least the prognosis is good. Big hugs and good healing vibes from me and the kitties.


:hug:

[smokey nj]

27. Good thoughts being sent Quinn's way.

[REP]

28. Poor Guy!

That's got to be one of the scariest things in the world - a tomcat with a blockage. Thomas (who's as cute as Quinn but is a grey and white Maine Coon) has had them due to hemorrhagic cystitis (few things worse than coming home to find your kitty covered on blood). When I took him to the emergency very, he was in acute kidney failure and they thought he would die. They cleared the blood clot that was blocking him, and within hours (and a thousand dollars) his kidney function was normal and his bloodwork was, too. He's still prone to bladder infections, but at the first sight of straining, he gets stuffed full of antibiotics and prednisolone and is doing just great.

I hope Quinn's story is similar, with fewer bladder infections! Don't forget to give him distilled water - no matter what is causing his problems, it will help and it can't hurt. You and Quinn have my best wishes; it's terribly worrying to have a sick kitty, and it's no fun for the cat, either.

[Flaxbee]

29. Oh, poor baby Quinn. There is a special food you can buy...

This isn't unusual in male cats. My sister's cat had this condition onset at an early age, and very severely. Poor guy was in pain all the freaking time, yowling every time he peed, he was having to be catheterized frequently until she switched vets and the dr. had her put the boykitty on a special diet -- the ONLY thing he can eat is this specially formulated, purchase-at-vet's-only, kibble. Otherwise he's back to a blockage immediately (so it seems). Problem is, the other cat eats it and has gotten rather -- ahem -- pudgy (nothing wrong with other cats eating it, though, even if they don't have problems).

SO - ask your vet about a special diet. I don't recall the name of the food my sister uses (and it really has worked miracles) but if you'd like me to find out the name of it, I'll ask her and get you the info. Also, I don't believe this food it too expensive - my sister is on a tight budget and I know she'd have said something if the food was costly.

I hope Quinn feels better soon!

[Kat45]

30. Best wishes to Quinn.

Quinn's a very special kitty here at DU. I hope he gets all better real soon and is back to his old self. That cat is such a beauty. Get well, Quinn.

[havocmom]

31. Healing energy coming at him from havoc household

Keep us updated. We adore Quinn around here. My cat likes to look when I click threads with his pictures.

[Cathyclysmic]

32. Oh, loving chin rub for the boy!

:hug:

[NV Whino]

33. Good luck to Quinn

from me and Grayson and Millie.

[catmandu57]

34. Poor boy

best of luck, say meow from all of us here. This is as bad as having a sick child.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

36. Poor Quinny!

:hug::hug::hug:
Hope he's better soon!

[SOteric]

37. Oh geez, poor little guy. Good vibes and chin scratchies.

Urinary blockages in cats are no trifling matter. Glad you got him in time. I know that's a lot of bucks, but I suspect that like me, you'd happily pay a great deal to keep your little buddy healthy.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

38. Get well soon, Quinn.

This guy, Charles,



had a nasty bout of urinary blockage when he was about 5. Got him to the vet; they fixed him up -- and he lived to be 21. With all the improvements in veterinary medicine since then, I'm sure Quinn will recover even more quickly and live happily ever after.

[ET Awful]

39. Charles looks like he could be related to Quinn

They look A LOT alike :). Charles looks a tad grouchier than Quinn though (and that's saying something, Quinn can be REALLY grouchy).

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

42. Actually, Charles was a sweetheart.

Dumb as a box of hammers, but as cuddly and good-natured as any cat I've ever known. He's been gone for almost 10 years, but his spirit still hangs around the house, I think.

[Redstone]

40. I've been catheterized myself, so I feel for your cat.

Not any fun.

Redstone

[City Lights]

41. Get well soon, Quinn.

:loveya: :hug:

[RevCheesehead]

43. Is there any update yet?

I hope Quinn gets to come home, soon!

[ET Awful]

47. They say he'll probably be able to come home tomorrow morning.

They're taking the catheter out tonight and want to watch to make sure he pees with no problem afterwards.

[RevCheesehead]

50. Poor li'l guy.

I hope you've been able to get some rest today, ET.
Believe me, I know well the stress of caring for sick kitties! :hug:

[lildreamer316]

44. What a beautiful face!!

Sending loving thoughts.

[redwitch]

45. Poor Quinn!

I hope he is feeling better now, he is such a lovely kitty, I always love to see his furry face!

[Lars39]

46. Poor fella.

Quinn's one of my favorite DUers. Hope he gets to feeling better soon. :hug:
And for everybody's sake,I hope he was sedated first,then catheterized. :o :hi:

[ET Awful]

48. Yup, he was definitely sedated.

Hell, you almost have to sedate him just to touch him when he's in a really feisty mood :P

[Blue-Jay]

49. Get well soon Quinn the Eskimo!

[bluethruandthru]

51. Get well soon Quinn!

:hug: from me...

and a head butt from Ricky, Lucy, Bubbles and Shazzy!

[AirmensMom]

52. I hope he gets to come home soon.

What a cutie! Get better, Quinn! :loveya: :hug:

Our siamese, Sesame, got that when he was 2 years old. He was VERY close to dying. But he recovered and lived another 17 years without any more problems. :D