Cystitis in cats.

SillyMangoX

Has anyone any tips for dealing with stress induced cystitis in cats? Poor Cream has been through the mill with it. Last year he was in the vets for a week with crystals, it all cleared up and he was put on a new food.
However over the last month we have all been going through an awful lot of stress as we had a very sudden loss in the family so between having a family member no longer in the house and all the people coming and going with the funeral, Cream has been extremely stressed out and has had a recurrence of cystitis.
He came home from the vets after spending a night for tests and there is no stones or crystals, just blood in the urine. So the vets have started him on a supplement catted Nutracys+ in the hopes it’ll stop it happening again.
But I was just wondering if anyone had any other suggestions on how to help him? Not much I can do about visitors etc at the moment but I’d do anything to help him feel better!

miezekatze

Is there a part of the house where she's comfortable and where visitors won't go, can you keep her away from the noise etc at all? My cat tends to be more comfortable in her own space if there are people around that she doesn't know.

Graces7

One of mine had repeated episodes. I stopped all dried food of any kind even the
special dry food the vet sold me and never any more trouble.

the beer revolu

We used to buy a tube of stuff called Uti paste which seemed to help our guy. Either way, he loved the stuff!

youngblood

Cat diagnosed after xray, urine sample and repeated visits to vet with excessive straining
Prescribed the appropriate dry food and some wet food from the vet
Wondering if anyone found another solution either through diet etc
Have replaced water bowl with ceramic as apparently some cats dont get enough water and plastic or metal can change the taste, lack of water also seemingly responsible for crystal formation

I'm wondering whether a diet of chicken/tuna might work?
I asked the vet what specifically was in it that prevents crystal formation in the kidney and whether it could be provided in other food sources and the answer was somewhat vague

SillyMangoX

youngblood wrote: »

Cat diagnosed after xray, urine sample and repeated visits to vet with excessive straining
Prescribed the appropriate dry food and some wet food from the vet
Wondering if anyone found another solution either through diet etc
Have replaced water bowl with ceramic as apparently some cats dont get enough water and plastic or metal can change the taste, lack of water also seemingly responsible for crystal formation

I'm wondering whether a diet of chicken/tuna might work?
I asked the vet what specifically was in it that prevents crystal formation in the kidney and whether it could be provided in other food sources and the answer was somewhat vague

I’ve kept my cat on the supplements I mentioned in the first post on this thread, it was meant to be 2 tablets a day for a few weeks, then reduced to one, but every time we tried to reduce it he would get a flare up again. I contacted the company that makes them to ask a few questions and basically, I can keep him on the two a day indefinitely and he doesn’t need to be on the specific diet food with it. So he’s been happy getting his regular food with this mixed in, and he hasn’t had a flare up in over a year now despite various stressors coming up. I would highly highly recommend it!

youngblood

That's great to hear, my vet had initially prescribed them but not on the last visit, I presume they're only available there? Thanks so much for that info

Alun

Our cats were on something similar, Cystaid, for years. Don't get it from your vet, as it's a supplement and not a medicine, you'll easily get it a lot cheaper from various online places in the UK. We used vetuk.co.uk, but there are others. Shop around, as some places are cheaper for certain things.

jimf

have a look at apple cider vinegar

https://letsgrowwild.uk/apple-cider-vinegar-for-cats-with-uti/

but a chat with vets first as usual