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Fri, Aug 28th 2009, 10:03 GMT

I am so sorry about Ajaxx's troubles. I feel for the both of you. I have had the same problem with one of my male kitties, Jack (5 years old). He has had the problem his whole life. Does Ajaxx have crystals in his urine...if so, what kind? My Jack has struvite crystals and a very thickened bladder, but no bladder stones. I have been giving him a new regimen that seems to be helping him immensely (hoping and praying that continues!), and maybe it would help Ajaxx. I got some supplements from www.wellvet.com, one of which is called Eight Righteous tea pills (a chinese herbal preparation) and the other is an herbal preparation put together by the holistic vet that runs the website and it is called "Cystitis and Dissolve Crystals" I have been giving these to Jack along with changing his diet to a raw diet (Rad Cat) with a few pieces of kibble(Uretic by Wysong) (as a treat, not as main component of diet). Maybe you can give these a try. Good Luck to you both :)

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Mon, Jul 27th 2009, 03:29 GMT

Two of our boys have gotten this in the past. There are many reasons why he has reoccurring FLUTD's. It's a hot topic and seams that the pro's don't know either.They just lump it all intoa disorder. First off is he an only cat? If no then it easily could be stress related. First make sure you have a couple of different litter boxes in different areas with alternative access routes. Turns out one of our cats was holding his pee in, it caused an infection and he was peeing blood. He was being bombarded by another cat in the hallway on his way to the litter box. Wet food is ideal but unfortunately for us none of our cats will eat soft food. We found an alternative....adding a little water to their dry food. They all love it. Vet also has them on Hill's Science Diet CD. I'm not too fond of Hill's recipe but it does seam to work. I mix it together with our favorite high quality cat food of choice. We like Wellness Core and Evo Innova. Keep searching, you'll figure it out. Luck 2 u!

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Simon Sukui S.S. Sr.
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Fri, Jul 17th 2009, 03:39 GMT

No dry food whatsoever!!!! wet only! Find a food that has not gluten, and preferably grain free.

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Shadow

Thu, Jul 16th 2009, 00:09 GMT

You certainly do have our best wishes and prayers. Keeping your cat active and in good health goes a long way to preventing this problem, especially if it is obese. Keeping the litter pan clean (scoop at least once a day) and giving your cat access to fresh water at all times will also be helpful in prevention. My cats have a"Drinkwell" pet fountain that has upped their water consumption impressively. They love drinking right out of the stream of water. The most important thing you can do is to make sure your cat is drinking adequately. The diuretic effect of drinking eough water goes a long way towards preventing this disease. If need be, give your cat supplemental water with a syringe or feed a canned food. Always check with your vet before changing his diet, though.

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Izadore (Izzie)
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