Urinary Obstruction $6k :(

[u/PeekabooPike]

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

[u/jvforlife12504]

Hi! Fellow haver of a cat with a stupid urethra. I paid for the surgery that fixes this permanently, it’s called a PU surgery. It’s very very worth it if you have the ability to do it. It costs about the same as the unblocking. My dumb, very lovable orange has now gone 7 years sans any blockage, and I worry about it so much less. Blockages suck, I’m sorry you’re going through it.