Sub Q Fluids = No Blood In Urine: Momma Beans Assumptions Prove Correct

(Above graphic courtesy of ML at the Cat Blogosphere. Thanks for keeping us in your prayers ML and everyone at the CB!)

Momma beans assumptions are proving correct. Above is a picture of Moki's latest urine sample, taken only moments ago. If we can maintain these urine sample results for the next 10 days while Moki remains on sub-q-fluids, then we can assume with some certainity, that the blood in Moki's urine is being caused as a result of Moki not fully expressing his bladder. The thought process here is that because of Moki's neurological condition, he does not consume as much water or fluids as a normal cat. This in turn means that Moki's bladder does not fill up as quickly, which means that the urine is sitting in Moki's bladder for a longer period of time then normal. Because the urine is sitting in Moki's bladder and not being expressed as often as would be expected in a normal cat, Moki's bladder is getting irrated, hence the blood.

So the trick is to find a way to increase Moki's water consumption moving forward...Moki will remain on sub q fluids while we paly around with various ways to do this, such as getting him a drinkwell fountain, and or placing more bowls of fresh water closer to the areas of the house that he frequents. (Currently there is a bowl or two of fresh water in every room of the house, but if we keep the bowls of water closer to where Moki sleeps he may be adapt to drink more. We'll have to play around and see.)

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So that is where we are currently at. As of an hour ago, Moki started the first dose of Tamiflu. He is still congested, but the blood in his urine is gone. His appetite has become touch and go, as of today he is not eating large qualities of food, but is taking a few bites here and there. I am going to up his dose of L-Lysine and Super Charger and see if maybe that will stimulate him to eat more, if not, we'll just do a combination of him eating on his own and force feeding. I think once the Tamiflu kicks in he'll be alright. For the most part, he appears not to want to eat a lot and I believe that is because of the congestion. Once the Tamiflu starts working to clear the congestion, I think we'll see him eating on his own regularly again. In the meantime I am going to play it safe just to make sure he is getting enough food in him, since he is so small.

Thank you to everyone who is continuing to purr and pray for Moki. Your support means a great deal to us!

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Ikaika, we couldn't find your blog, so we thought we'd leave a message for you here being as it may be useful for others as well. A friend of ours on Catster, Doc emailed us about a company who sells Lactated Ringers Solutions (sub-q-fluids) for only $3.00 a bag, or $23.00 for a box of 12. This is by far one of the best deals we have seen and wanted to pass the word along to others who may be needing sub-q-fluids. If you need sub-q-fluids and are interested in checking the company out, their web address is: http://www.thrivingpets.com/products/item-detail.php?formStockId=860P112 (You will of course need a prescription from your vet to get these...)

Anyhow, if you know of a company that can beat this price, please let us know. We'd be more than happy to share the news with everyone. Thus far however, Thriving Pets, has the lowest prices on sub-q-fluids that we have found.

:)

--------UPDATE--------

The Tamiflu is working! We will have a full update for everyone later tonight after momma bean finishes studying for and takes a geology test which is due this evening.