If in doubt, see your vet.

Any dog forming crystals or stones should have them analyzed to determine the precise chemical make up even if it is the first time they have ever been diagnosed. While genetic predisposition by may be a good starting point as far as determining what a dog may be suffering with, diagnostic analysis is still more important.

no matter how bad things get, there are always bright spots around us if we just keep looking.

Christie, I have had success using vitamin C with my kitties to fight infections. Don’t know how scientific it is, but it works for us.

Wishing you and Rebel all the best!

We have three once-feral kittens who all turned into fat, happy, lazy, normal housecats. OK, they DO have a slightly elevated prey drive, but it’s a lot of fun to hear them all chattering in unison at the birds and squirrels on the back porch.

On a related note we finally caught and spayed Coyote Cat. She kept showing up where we feed the ferals at my husbands office (all altered ) but had eluded capture thus far. But we finally got her (pregnant!) and after a little scrambling found a vet who could take her right away. So CC is officially trapped, altered and soon to be released, yay!

Christie, I hope Rebel bounces back fast too. Ralph only had one bout of UTI after surgery. While I know that the surgery comes with that increased risk, I have no regrets as the risk of future blockage was not worth it. Nor was a future that almost certainly involved more emergency surgeries for the same.

Yes, although his bladder looked normal on ultrasound. I’m sure there is some damage and thickening, but I’ve always been very aggressive and proactive about monitoring him for UTIs, plus, this hasn’t been lifelong. He did not have the surgery that predisposes him to UTIs until he was around 7, so it’s only been a little over two years.

Harry is lovely - looks like a spunky little guy. I needed to hear some good news today. Harry and Greg are both lucky they found each other.