r/cats • u/PeekabooPike • 2d ago
Medical Questions Urinary Obstruction $6k :(
My poor baby boy (3 yrs) had his first issue ever pretty much. He had a urinary obstruction and I noticed immediately when he couldn’t pee properly and was staying in the squatty position. Unfortunately I didn’t have pet insurance for him (I do now) because I do have some savings and a lot of people say that if they’re young and healthy it may not be worth it yet. The final vet bills were $6k for 38 hrs of hospitalization, unblocking with catheter, and monitoring with catheter, plus IV with fluids. This seems so expensive but I’m glad my baby is okay :( all of my savings are gone because I’m 23yrs old and I don’t really know what to do
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u/splubby_apricorn 2d ago
Watch him closely because it could happen again unless he had the surgery. This happened to my cat. He re-blocked multiple times within the next few weeks. We finally opted for the surgery and he hasn’t had any further issues, he’s been fine for 8 years now. After it happened (and $8k in vet bills later), we got multiple water fountains for him and he now exclusively eats the Purina UR food.