The biopsy showed nothing useful. Rigel ripped out his catheter again. They were able to put another one in temporarily fairly easily without having to put him under general anesthesia after the urethrostomy. They were not able to express him. They said they had to be very careful when expressing hi...

The surgeon called after the urethrostomy and said it went smoothly. He was just waking up when she called. She says there's no way to know if this will save him, but it helps remove just one of the roadblocks - the stricture. He now has a catheter and she says it will be easier to replace it now af...

Yes, I learned to express him, but he developed a spasm at the neck of his bladder after having had pee crystals. This was quite a few years ago (like 8 or 10?), and I took him 60 miles for a urethrostomy. The place was AWFUL and didn't put the right tube in his urethrostomy, it fell out, and they,...

That's pretty much the situation Buddy was in, and I felt awful that I couldn't get vets to cooperate. PTS because they have to be expressed doesn't seem right to me either. The bladder and belly probably DO get sore at the beginning, but both the human and the critter eventually usually work it ou...

Well, Rigel is going into surgery for the urethrostomy now. The vet called about 40 minutes ago (a different one from the same place) to tell us he managed to rip out his catheter this morning. They were going to sedate him to put in another one, but she said his prognosis was not good at all. We're...

It's good news, I'd say, but you're right that it's a start. How smart of them to use that kind of cath! I've never heard of using one that way before. My Buddy wasn't sedated even for needle cysto, but he was a very good boy. So nice that Buddy didn't have to be sedated! Sounds much less stressful...

Got an update from the emergency vet on duty. She basically said there's no change (not that we expected any). He hasn't ripped out his catheter at this stage (thankfully). I brought up the idea of going over there to watch him 24/7 but she said there should be no need because the catheter they're n...

It sounds like you're getting good information and good care, and that's a good start! Yes - I guess the third vet's the "charm". They suspect that the second vet treating him (after the first vet, who gave him the infection) may have let his bladder fill for too long, causing the distens...

The surgery was done today - the findings were: * The apex of his bladder is contracting a little, but the rest of the bladder is totally flaccid * They are waiting for results from bladder biopsy to get more details about what is wrong with it exactly * They tried to put a catheter in from the blad...

I have a feeling this might not make a big difference with your cat, but am quoting it anyway because it is such a simple thing to try, almost ridiculously simple. Then when that does not work, you have ruled one more thing out. make sure that your baby is warm. Jaime my cat with posterior paresis ...

Well, I'm not a vet but if 1) the urethra is not blocked and 2) the sphincter is relaxed enough, you should be able to express his bladder. Through experimentation you will find a method that works. Your hands will provide the compression that his muscles are no longer providing, but you have to en...

There is a German message board that is extremely good, and a bunch of the people there speak English. I do not know any in Sweden but I'm thinking maybe at least they would know the European drugs. http://handicats.forenking.com/index.php That has been part of the difficulty for me when you have p...

Also, if there's anyone in Sweden (or anywhere) who has a lot of experience expressing such a bladder and feels that they may be able to help /teach us, please let me know. We are ready to fly someone over here if it would save our kitten.

These comments are from Claudia, who did the video showing how to express Krümel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQyHrjfBzsA She is also asking some friends if they have any comments. now I read everything and first of all I have to say - I would refuse to give up too with such a young cat. First o...

Still no luck expressing :( I also noticed that his penis isn't even coming out of the sheath. In the past even before this whole thing started his penis would sometimes be protruding when he was relaxed, and during the first few days of the infection it would protrude even more and he would lick it...