Pet of the month for September 2022 goes to this sweet man Hector!
Hector was brought down to us Saturday afternoon as he had been vomiting, was off his food & seemed to be in pain. On examination Dr Raj could feel that his bladder was extremely full and he was very painful on palpation. Male cats can become blocked for a number of reasons, a common cause are little stones that block the urethra (tube that drains the bladder, through the penis) & unfortunately can be life threatening.
The only course of action for Hector was to firstly take a urine sample to send off to the lab to provide further information & then to put him under a general anaesthetic, connect him to intravenous fluids and place a urinary catheter into his bladder. Hector didn’t make it easy for Dr Raj, at one point he wasn’t sure he was even going to be able to pass the catheter, due to how severely blocked he was.
Hector had to stay with us until Monday, his catheter was removed in the morning & close monitoring continued. His mum was so happy when she got the news that he was able to pass urine without his catheter. He went home that afternoon with a number of medications as well as a special food to help prevent the re blocking of his bladder.
Hector is doing very well at home & we would love to thank his parents for being such wonderful pet owners for doing the very best for their boy! If you own a male cat & ever notice them straining to pass urine, please contact your closest vet immediately!