Blood In Urine

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Chubs

I'm large and in- charge!

Purred: Tue Nov 18, '08 4:06pm PST


	Moki purring that you feel better soon. With that much blood, is he anemic at all? Our brother Fluffy (now at the Bridge) had blood in in urine and Mom ran the gamut of all the antibiotics and ended up going to Baytril which cleared it up.

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Moki

I will- survive!!!

Purred: Tue Nov 18, '08 4:50pm PST


	Hi Chubs, We have tried Baytril in the past and Moki had a reaction to it. We just updated his blog, with the latest information from the ER vet. At the moment his vitals signs are all good and he is not in any immediate danger. Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to our posting and for making the recommendation.

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Moki

I will- survive!!!

Purred: Tue Nov 18, '08 4:53pm PST


	Hi Shadow, We are actually waiting for some additional test results. At the moment I do not know what the PH of Moki's urine is. We did an ultrasound today, which for the most part appeared normal, and took samples for both a urine culture and bloodwork. I'll let everyone know the latests when the test results come back. Thanks for taking the time to reply!

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Moki

I will- survive!!!

Purred: Tue Nov 18, '08 4:56pm PST


	Hi Little Miss- Skitty Kitty, Thanks so much for taking the time to reply. I hope you can figure out your urine problem soon. I have updated Moki's blog with the latest info from our ER vet. Still no answers, but maybe the results from the tests we took today (still waiting for the results) will show something.

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squeaker

895357

Purred: Tue Nov 18, '08 7:29pm PST


	I have had this same problem now for the past 3 years. i think i posted this in a forum before. since i'm peeing all over the blinds and walls, my mom sees the different stages of blood in my pee. the vet seemed to think it was my ph level but wouldn't give any treatment except to try and sell my mom science diet ph food at $65 a bag! other than that, i am healthy, eat and drink normally, i do still use the litter box when i feel like it and i don't look or feel sick. my mom can't figure out what to do with me either. i've done 3 rounds of antibiotics with no significant changes. although i do run a fever on some days but my health remains the same. an AdvoCats volunteer told my mom to make sure she's feeding us cat food WITHOUT cornmeal or corn fillers in it because that causes crystals in the bladder and kidneys. my mom found a natural brand called Solid Gold at PetCo and she's trying the Indigo Moon flavor (they have really neat graphics on their bags!) so we'll see how that goes. the 15# bag was rather pricey at $35.00. COSTCO sells their Kirkland brand premium cat food for $16 for a 25# bag and that has no corn meal or fillers! mom discovers this AFTER buying the expensive one from PetCo. will keep you updated after a few weeks. good luck Moki i know you've been through a lot. whisker kisses ~ squeaker

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Moki

I will- survive!!!

Purred: Sun Nov 23, '08 8:18pm PST


	Well, the urine culture came back negative. So the next step is going to be testing for rare blood clotting disorders, (we will be doing this on Wednesday) and perhaps a contrast x-ray as well. Thanks everyone for your continued purrs, prayers and support.

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DeeJay

Serve me and all- shall be well!

Purred: Sun Nov 30, '08 10:25pm PST


	I have something called Interstitial Cystitis, I get blood in my urine every once in a while for no good reason, while it's never been quite severe as yours, it is noticeable. Mommy feeds me Wellness canned & Dry as well as I take Cosequin each day that is supposed to help with this condition. Mommy said my flare ups aren't as bad nor frequent because of the diet and Cosequin.

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squeaker

895357

Purred: Fri Dec 26, '08 9:14pm PST


	hi moki! hope you're doing better?! guess what! the change in cat food has helped tremendously! the indigo moon was way too pricey and smelled of dried fish, but the blood went away after a week, but boy does our poo stink!! we're all eating the Costco/Kirkland brand food now at $16.99 for a 25# bag and no cornmeal! it's a great deal! and i haven't had any blood in my urine since! i'm still peeing all over the house though...may be your cat mom can try finding a food without cornmeal and see if that makes a difference? best fishes * squeaker *

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Moki

I will- survive!!!

Purred: Sat Dec 27, '08 2:26pm PST


	Hi Squeaker, Thanks for the suggestion. Moki's medical case continues to be baffling. After a full medical work-up was done, we ruled out, tumors, cancer, bacterial infections and so forth... Here's where it gets interesting. As a last resort, we tried giving Moki a combined shot of Flocillin/ Triamcinalone. We gave him .35cc of each. Within a matter of two days, the blood was completely gone. From a western medical perspective, the results make no sense, since antibotics are used to treat bacterial infections, and no bacteria was present. However from an eastern medical perspective, the results make perfect sense. In eastern medicine, antibotics can be used to treat imflamation. Based on that piece of information it now appears as though we may be dealing with some kind of inflamation. What is causing the inflamation and why it keeps causing the blood in the urine to reoccur, we still dont know, but we do know the Flocillin/Triamcinalone combination is working. I wrote a piece about it on Moki's blog. There is a picture shown of how bad Moki's urine looked before the Flocillin/Triamcinalone combination was given to him, and a picture taken of his urine sample a day or so after the combination was given to him. The improvement is so drastic, that you really have to see the pictures for yourself. When the shot wore off the blood came right back. So we took Moki back in for another one. The triamcinalone being a steriod, did scare me a little bit giving it to Moki and he did have some negative side effects which I mentioned in the blog posting, so when we brought him back in for another shot, we decreased the steriod dosage, and the noticable negative side effects disappeared. Thus far the shot appears to be working. The combination of the two drugs did eventually get Moki's body temperature to go back up as well, and as of 12/23, Moki's temp was back up to a normal 101. If you have ruled out bacteria, cancer and tumors as possible causes for the blood in Squeakers urine, then you might want to consider inflammation as a possible cause. If nothing else it might be worth mentioning it to your vet to see what he/she has to say about it?

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