April Braveheart – Harvey

Harvey is a beautiful 3 year old ginger cat who is very deserving of this month’s braveheart award. He was first seen by one of our veterinary surgeons, Sally Ward, as he had been having trouble urinating.

On examination he had a small bladder and was admitted for sedation to pass a urinary catheter. A catheter was passed, the bladder flushed and the urinary catheter stitched in place, with a collection bag to monitor his urination. His bladder was x-rayed and there was no evidence of stones or any abnormalities.

He was kept in overnight on intravenous fluids, pain relief and relaxant drugs. Overnight he brightened up and seemed more comfortable. He continued to urinate well so his catheter was removed in the afternoon. Pain relief was continued and he was started on some urinary medication. He was kept in again overnight to monitor his urination without the catheter being in place. The following morning he did not want to eat and seemed painful so additional pain relief was added. His bladder was manually expressed and he was sent home that evening, with medication, to see if he would eat in his home environment.

At his recheck the following morning, Harvey has been straining overnight and had only passed a small amount of urine so was readmitted. Throughout the morning he was monitored and seemed to be having trouble urinating. Due to this he was sedated, a urinary catheter placed, his bladder expressed and flushed and the urinary catheter removed. He was kept in for medication, intravenous fluids and monitoring. Overnight he had eaten and had urinated several times. Throughout the day he took his medication well and was urinating so was sent home that evening on medication.

The following day he came back in and had been eating and urinating well. He also seemed much brighter in himself so his intravenous catheter was removed. He was sent home on relaxants, antibiotic and urinary capsules to help with ongoing care of his bladder. 3 days later he had his final check and had been doing well at home and was urinating well. To help him long term a specific urinary diet : Urinary S/O was recommended to help support his urinary tract and bladder health. Ways to increase his fluid intake were also discussed and an information sheet given. He is a lovely boy and is very deserving of this month’s brave heart!

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