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- Sat Dec 03, 2016 1:31 am
- Forum: Incontinence & Kidney Problems
- Topic: Cannot express cats bladder
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5705
Re: Cannot express cats bladder
That is great news! Congratulations!!!
- Fri Dec 02, 2016 11:45 am
- Forum: Incontinence & Kidney Problems
- Topic: Cannot express cats bladder
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5705
Re: Cannot express cats bladder
I also hold my cat upright to express her. I found that I had to have her above my waist level to do it. This is my method. I express her into the sink. This could also work with a large litter box on a table or counter at the right height for you, or if your sink is large enough, you could put a li...
- Wed Nov 30, 2016 10:34 pm
- Forum: Incontinence & Kidney Problems
- Topic: Cannot express cats bladder
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5705
Re: Cannot express cats bladder
Hi there, Are you doing this on your own, or do you have a helper? I had a hard time getting the hang of things with my cat. Like your situation, the vet never seemed to have a problem and it was frustrating. I do it on my own, but at the vet's office there were always two people, so I had to have s...
- Thu Nov 24, 2016 11:31 am
- Forum: Incontinence & Kidney Problems
- Topic: "Hunched" position after expressing bladder?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2704
"Hunched" position after expressing bladder?
Hi friends and happy Thanksgiving to all! Miss Kitty and I are at the 4 1/2 year mark together and I remain very thankful for this group. We wouldn't have made it without you! Miss Kitty is almost 15. She was hit by a car before she came to me and although she can walk, she cannot pee or poop on her...
- Thu Apr 28, 2016 9:10 pm
- Forum: Incontinence & Kidney Problems
- Topic: Desperate - still struggling to express cat bladder
- Replies: 58
- Views: 43562
Re: Desperate - still struggling to express cat bladder
Kaz, just one other thought - will Jacky allow you to move his back legs for him, or does he play in any way that would stimulate some of those muscles? It's such a part of our routine that I forgot to mention that at some point it became apparent to me that the amount of play Miss Kitty got in ever...
- Thu Apr 28, 2016 9:00 pm
- Forum: Incontinence & Kidney Problems
- Topic: Desperate - still struggling to express cat bladder
- Replies: 58
- Views: 43562
Re: Desperate - still struggling to express cat bladder
Hi Kaz -- You are in far better hands with critters and CarolC than with me regarding meds (and probably everything else!). But I did want to let you know that I read your post and I admire you and your loving care for Jacky so much. It is very easy for me to recall how anxious I was about Miss Kitt...
- Mon Dec 22, 2014 6:44 am
- Forum: Incontinence & Kidney Problems
- Topic: Bladder expression while traveling
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2251
Re: Bladder expression while traveling
Thanks Carol! I usually need a counter -- she grasps the edge and I hold her rear over the sink to express her - however your question made me think if I can enlist my brother to help, I may have more options. I love your ingenuity!
- Sun Dec 21, 2014 9:10 pm
- Forum: Incontinence & Kidney Problems
- Topic: Bladder expression while traveling
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2251
Bladder expression while traveling
Hi friends, Wishing everyone here a holiday season filled with love, joy, peace, and good health, whatever you may be celebrating. Tomorrow my brother and I set off on a car trip that is 11 hours under the very best conditions to get to our mom for Christmas, with my special needs cat and his specia...
- Mon Nov 24, 2014 6:06 pm
- Forum: Incontinence & Kidney Problems
- Topic: Anyone on the board in northern New Jersey?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5836
Re: Anyone on the board in northern New Jersey?
Carol and Critters! I am just back from the vet and I am so excited I had to post. He worked with another client who manually expressed her cat's bladder for 14 years! He doesn't think I am crazy! His vet tech told me if I wanted to take a night off and gave them Miss Kitty's schedule, they would co...
- Sun Nov 09, 2014 1:14 pm
- Forum: Incontinence & Kidney Problems
- Topic: Anyone on the board in northern New Jersey?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5836
Re: Anyone on the board in northern New Jersey?
Thanks Carol and thanks Critters! I will let you know how it goes!
- Wed Nov 05, 2014 8:31 pm
- Forum: Incontinence & Kidney Problems
- Topic: Anyone on the board in northern New Jersey?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5836
Re: Anyone on the board in northern New Jersey?
Thanks Critters! I think I have found someone to try -- not a cat-specific vet, but someone whose online reviews suggest he is especially good with cats and works with a number of cats with chronic kidney disease and diabetes, so at least he seems to support people willing to go the distance! Miss K...
- Mon Nov 03, 2014 11:56 pm
- Forum: Incontinence & Kidney Problems
- Topic: Anyone on the board in northern New Jersey?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5836
Anyone on the board in northern New Jersey?
I have moved to Montclair, NJ and could use recommendations for a great veterinarian. I would love to work with someone who has experience with tail pull injuries and incontinence. It would be so great to go to a vet who doesn't think what I am doing is nuts.
Thanks!!!
Thanks!!!
- Sat Aug 02, 2014 4:28 pm
- Forum: Incontinence & Kidney Problems
- Topic: Gassy tummy makes it harder to express bladder
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10424
Re: Gassy tummy makes it harder to express bladder
Carol, you are PAWSOME. Thank you!
- Sat Aug 02, 2014 1:33 pm
- Forum: Incontinence & Kidney Problems
- Topic: Gassy tummy makes it harder to express bladder
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10424
Re: Gassy tummy makes it harder to express bladder
I was online today and wanted to post this just in case it might help someone else who ran into any of the same troubles I have had. Miss Kitty continues to do well; the vet thinks she is great and she seems to feel good most of the time, and really terrific (like a young kitten, although she is 12 ...
- Wed Oct 23, 2013 12:40 pm
- Forum: Incontinence & Kidney Problems
- Topic: Gassy tummy makes it harder to express bladder
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10424
Re: Gassy tummy makes it harder to express bladder
Carol, thank you so much for thinking of us! That means a lot to me. I am sorry I didn't respond right away. The day your message came, for some reason I could read it on email but couldn't access the board to reply. Since then whenever I have thought to respond, I haven't been at my computer. Thing...