PET CORNER

By JOHN ROBINSON

*

. “Yes, he’s really con-.
stipated Doctor,” said Mrs.
Rye placing Kon Tiki on the

table__ ““He’s

_ This is ‘repeated daily. A
plastic collar is then. put

around . Tiki’s . neck to

prevent: him licking and ~
dislodging the catheter. The ~. .
bladder reduces to normal |
size and regains its tone over ~]

Page 31, March’, 1979- North Shore News

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about Courself. Ets fun
and vas:

been jumping in and out of

~~--~--his litter box-all-day without, .

passing anything and then, in
between times, he’s licking
- all around his rear end.”

I stroked Tiki- along his |

-back but he wasn’t im-

pressed. _He looked worried _

and anxious. He was a
_ neutered male Siamese - a
real show specimen - now

del

po “about 18-months-—ol

his abdomen - the lower part

- especially, and found a large

hard swelling about thé size
of a tennis ball - obviously it
was the urinary bladder
which was. grossly distorted
and would have to be

. relieved.

“Mrs. Rye? I began, “Tiki .
has an obstructed’ bladder .
- which is nowadays quite a .

‘the next few days.

. "The cause of F.U.Sis not
finally. determined. We do

know the crystals for the

‘main “part are struvite or
Magnesium Ammonium
Phosphate.. We know that |
they form’-in,; an alkaline |

urine. We that many of
the dry cat foods are rich in

Magnesium salts. It is |-
elt—that. this.is a.

“"THIS_VERY-NICE

Cath todas tor
marhiran

intar about |
chasses starting soon
or ask
special summer

bso-]244.

4 lasses

chemistry problem with the
highest incidence between 1
and 3 years: -

common problem. We callit

F.U.S. - short for - Feline

Urological Syndrome. It is -

caused by crystals forming in
the bladder which then
become bunched together to
form a hard mass and finally
plug up the urethra or small
Pipe which passes from the
bladder through the penis to
the outside.

‘ready to have a new home. if you can give her a home
‘ please call Dorts Orr at 987-9015.

CONTINUED ON PAGE 32

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“We will have to give an
anaesthetic and unblock him
and keep him in the hospital
for four or five days. When
he goes home [il tell you
about measures to prevent a
recurrence.”

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Many cats that are left for
any length of time with this
condition become quite
toxic or uremic because of.
the retention of the body's
waste products, so it is.
essential to select a non-
toxic anaesthetic. We use a
special metal catheter or
tube which is attached to our
ultrasonic teeth scaler and
introduce this carefully into .
the penis and pass it along
until the obstruction is
reached.

The machine is turned on
and a fine jet of water plus
the rapid vibrations of the
end of the tube rapidly break
down the bunched up
crystals.

A plastic tube or catheter
is placed in the bladder
through the penis and
secured to the skin of the
‘sheath with a stitch. The
bladder is drained of urine
and then injected with a
special solution to dissolve
any more crystals still in the
bladder.

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