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(Peabody, Massachusetts)
05/20/2015
My cats vet bill has officially reached $2000 today due to my cat Wally. He has been having issues urinating and has been on different meds over and over. He's had catheterization twice, many ultrasounds and xrays, overnight stays at the vet.... I can't watch him suffer I am desperate! I am buying Apple Cider Vinegar tomorrow and pray that it works for Wally.
(Montreal)
05/23/2015
hi Mindy.
I'm so sorry for what you and Wally are going through, I know how frustrating this can be. I wanted to let you know that if Wally is on acidifiers that adding acid to his consumption is not good. Also ask what kind of crystals he has if any, oxalates require surgery. He can also get an operation done to widen his Urethra. Did they rule out cancer? Stress also place a huge role in affecting bladder health. If I were you, I would get a second or third opinion because you should be ableto have clear answers of what is the cause of this. Best of luck to you both, keep us posted!
(Australia)
05/28/2015
When my cat had urinary problems ie unable to urinate he was in and out of vet having catheter etc... I started him on cranberry powder and also I used purslane which reduces inflammation in the urethra .... I didn't use S/D food recommended by vet after researching ingredients.... He has not had any problems for 4 years... also used homeopathics which worked well....
(Manitoba Canada)
07/01/2015
Hello from Manitoba Canada! I also have uti problems with my 2 yr old male cat. I'm wondering how your cat is doing today? Have you continued giving ACV routinely? Any more problems? Any recommendations for food? My cat didn't have stones just crystals. The vet recommended Med Cal dry and wet although It sounds as though I should only give him wet food. The dry has Corn meal gluten in it which normally I would avoid due to allergies and go product. Then I found out that this acts as an acidifier for the problem. Not sure what I should do the vet says no ACV let the food do the trick. After the amount of money he charged me To have the surgery to unblock him I don't trust the vet completely. I would love to hear from you... Thank you I appreciate your feed back:) Michelle
Apple Cider Vinegar
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One night when he was blocking again I found this site thank god, I gave him 1/4 teaspoon with water and it worked but two days later the same thing happend. I increased the dosage to 1/2 teaspoon and 2 1/2 teaspoon water and gave it to him and he peed a lot again. I gave him this formula twice a day but he can't pee again!!!!
Please help, I don't know what do do. I don't want him to suffer!
It's been a month since he first got sick! Taking him to the vet didn't help, I took him 3 times already!
(Us)
04/29/2015
Our cat had this and we changed his food. It is called A taste of the Wild. It is expensive but cheaper than a vet bill. He hasn't had any trouble now for 6 years. Until your cats system normalizes with the new food, a company called Effective pet Wellness can help you with cystitis and building his system back up after the harsh antibiotics. (needs probiotics and pre biotics to balance and replace his gut flora) And PetAlive has a UTI Cystitis natural product for 36.95. I am a vet Tech. I hope this helps.
Apple Cider Vinegar
I have my boy a little dose to start cleaning him but he hated it and he spitted foamy a bit.. Please let me know guys.. Thanks
(Ma., US)
02/06/2015
(Mpls., Mn)
02/06/2015
Apple Cider Vinegar
(Ontario, CA)
01/25/2015
Apple Cider Vinegar
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I spent £5 in a health food store on a bottle of apple cider vinegar (raw, unfiltered, with the 'mother') and gave her 1/4tsp of vinegar diluted in 2tsp water twice a day mixed in thoroughly with her food. She had a good sniff of her bowl and knew I'd put something in it but ate it all up without any complaints. Within 24 hours she was peeing normally! Due to its health benefits, I'm continuing to give her just one of the above doses each morning in her food to keep her urinary tract in good working order.
I'm really grateful to the people on here who posted their experiences with apple cider vinegar and allowed me to make an informed decision which, thankfully, was the best thing for my Roxy.
Apple Cider Vinegar
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This is what got my attention. I thought my baby was dying!! My heart dropped. After doing some research on the interwebs and contacting friends, I came to discover that 90% of all brands of dry cat food are bad for our feline companions.
I started my boy on a mix of apple cider vinegar mixed with water last night. As he is a fussy drinker and will not drink standing water, I dripped the mixture on his paws and torso... Places where he could groom himself at first. I had already gotten myself a 5ml syringe and used the same mixture two hours later to syringe feed (drink) orally. Gave him natural wet food with the same mixture every 2 hours. Syringe feeding him the mixture of liquid in between. BAM!! He is showing amazing and significant signs of improvement!!! I am so relieved!!
Be sure to check ingredients... you will figure it out with some more research... I'm switching to an all natural brand of food for my boy from now on And putting a cage around our Christmas tree! Lol. Hope we Have helped.
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I went to the store, picked up some ACV and some cranberry extract. I also had on hand a prescription of 100mg doxycycline from my doctor, which I found out is the most common antibiotic given for cats with UTI's. I dumped out the capsule and separated it into 5 piles, as I read that 20mm is the dosage for a cat Tucker's size. I mixed the antibiotic, the cranberry extract and a 1/4 teaspoon of the ACV in a half can of wet food. I also poured a little bit of oil from a can of tuna into it to disguise the vinegar taste. Tucker ate it. He immediately ran to the box and passed a little more urine and blood.
After several anxious hours, I fed him another serving of the concoction before I left for family dinner on Thursday for thanksgiving. When I got back, he already started acting like he was feeling better, playing with the other cats. I gave him the same formula twice a day through today. His health has steadily improved, going from pure blood, to pick, back to a little dark, and is now completely back to normal color. He is still going a little more frequently than normal, but still improving.
THANK YOU to all of you who posted this information. I believe that without this site, I would have had to take him to the emergency clinic and don't have any idea how I could have paid the bill. The stories I read on here gave me a little hope, and it paid off wonderfully. Tucker and I owe everyone a big hug. Thanks again.
(California, US)
12/08/2014
I have an 8 yr. old male cat no issues, what can I give him daily - something natural that will prevent kidney, bladder stone issues, etc. At many healthstores there are products for people called stones no more, and or prevention of this issue, there must be something I can do. I'm challenged financially so a thousand dollar surgery for such issue would be impossible, and I hear that pet ins. you have to start it on your pet when it is very young, so how can we assist our pets well being with a dose of prevention?
(Manitoba)
07/01/2015
Hi there I read your comment since I am now also going through uti treatment with my one cat. Wondering if your still giving yours ACV and if you've had any more problems since the first time he started showing symptoms? Thanks we just spent a fortune at the vet having him go through the surgery to unblock him.
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I use a 5ml push syringe and slowly but surely get it into his mouth. He is NOT a fan. After he begins showing improvement with urinating. Usually day 3 after seeing consistent urine amounts, I feel confident that he is definitely going without a problem. No more small pea size drops. I dose him 1/2 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar w/ 2 tsp filtered water once a day for 2 days. Then 1/4 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar w/ 1 1/2 tsp filtered water once a day for 2 days. I do a full 7 day course of treatment. First to alleviate symptoms and provide him relief from pain, second to get him urinating back to normal amounts again, and third to give his urinary system a good week of getting the ph back on track. Currently we are on day 6 today. He was yowling all the time and I noticed he was off when it came to eating. Then it dawned on me that there wasn't much pee in his litter box and no poop. After the 1st dose his yowling was less and after the 2nd dose he was no longer yowling and crying in pain. I also now feed him Purina Pro Plan Focus, Urinary Tract Health Formula. It helps reduce the ph in urine and adds low dietary magnesium. I have to spoon mash it until it is like pt which is the only type of canned food he will eat. Sigh
I add filtered water to it (he loves it with water). The cans are small and depending on his mood I feed 1-2 cans a day. I can only feed a decent size soup spoonful at a time otherwise he sucks it all down and in a few minutes vomits it back up. He is a gluten when it comes to eating canned food. No problem with dry food. He just goes bonkers eating the wet too fast. After his UTI is cleared up he returns to his normal diet. However I think going forward I will continue to give some of the canned food as "treats" during the week. Found a homeopathic additive for his water. 1/2 capful to his filtered water everyday. I actually measured out how much water goes into his bowl and put it into a small Tupperware then added 1/2 capful. I use this as the water used to add to the acv. It's by Natrual Pet Parmaceuticals and it's called Urinary Tract Infections. Also found cat treats for urinary tract health. He hasn't had a uti in several years, at least 4. This is by far the fastest he has felt better, his symptoms went away and he was back to peeing normal.
Hope this helps. I have always done the 7 day treatment, always with success. My daughter had to do this recently for her kitten. The amount of Apple Cider Vinegar was adjusted due to age and weight. Again, successful. This time I added the new canned food and the additive to his water.
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(US)
10/21/2014
We have completed two rounds of meds : Baytril, antispasmodics and pain meds. Diagnosis is cystitis. I would like to use the ACV for preventative and flareups. How much do you administer?
(North Hollywood, Ca)
12/09/2014
We used 1/2 Tablespoon of ACV to 1 1/2 Tablespoons of water.
Please don't feed your cats ANY dry foods. Only wet. The most important thing is water and making sure your cat is REALLY getting enough.
Apple Cider Vinegar
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He was also licking his genitals frequently. He is on a diet of canned food with about 15 small pieces of dried food mixed in Morning and night.
I immediately gave him about a 1/2 teaspoon of powdered probiotics which helped him with a mild UTI problem 12 months ago. Unfortunately his condition worsened over the next few hours as he appeared more uncomfortable, bloated and lethargic. I then tried 1/2 teaspoon of D-Mannose mixed with 1 teaspoon of water administered with a dropper in his mouth. When his condition worsened I worried I should have taken him to the vet.
After reading this site I gave him 1/4 teaspoon of ACV with 1 teaspoon water by dropper into his mouth. I did this again 2 hours later. He had difficulty walking was completely lethargic and I started to worry he wouldn't make it thru the night. Thankfully about an hour later he went to the litter box and passed a small amount of urine. Half an hour later he passed more and seemed much less uncomfortable. I breathed a huge sigh of relief.
I finally went to bed at 2am and when I woke in the morning he seemed almost himself. I gave him 1/4 teaspoon each of probiotics, D-Mannose and ACV this morning and will continue to do so periodically over the coming week until I am sure he is fully recovered.
Thank you SO much to all who posted detailed information on how they treated their cats with ACV. You saved my cat a tremendous amount of pain and what would have been very stressful for him and expensive for me if I had to take him to the vets.
(Maine, US)
11/23/2014
One of our cats is having this exact same problem right now. He is a neutered almost 6-year-old Russian Blue/Maine Coon mix and he has been having a very hard time urinating, only going in tiny pea-sized amounts and straining to go all over the house. He is also constantly licking himself "down there" and meowing quite a bit, although the meowing is totally normal for him since he has always been an extremely vocal cat ever since he was a kitten, so I don't know if the meowing is due to pain/discomfort or not. He is eating fine, so I take that as a good sign. He just ate almost an entire can of wet food and I mixed some water in it to give him some extra moisture. We have just started giving him organic apple cider vinegar mixed with a little water with a medicine dropper (he won't eat it if we put it on his food) and we plan to do this about every hour and have our fingers crossed that it will help him. An expensive vet bill really isn't in our budget right now as we are about to have some pretty expensive electrical work done on our house, so we REALLY hope this works!!
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the vet give me jedcorene (effervescent granules) but I'm afraid, I gave him this medicine for 2 days and I just have stopped it today.. So please tell me..
I'm waiting for your informative and useful replies.
(Mpls., Mn)
04/13/2014
Hey Jaw_a! Why are you afraid of giving your cat the Jedcorene? Read up on it: Http://www.medicinep.com/renal-s-effervescent-granules-urinary-antiseptic-and-antispasmodic-7.html It sounds like your cat has a chronic issue. This means you need to treat him properly to get rid of the infection, and then put him on a maintenance regimen to keep the symptoms at bay. If this were my cat I would use the Jedcorene; if you are concerned about long term antibiotic use, if symptoms get better quickly you could stop at day 5 and then get him right away onto the ACV regimen that worked well for you before. The thing is you need to keep him on it - a life long thing, else the problems will persist.
Apple Cider Vinegar
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I took him off dry food right away and added 1/4 teaspoon of ACV mixed with 1 teaspoon chicken stock to his wet food at each feeding ( he seems ok with that, well at least he's eating it).
It's now day 3 and he is perfectly ok now. He starting going about 2 hours after the first treatment. I finally was able to get out and bought him special canned food for urinary health. Now he's peeing up a storm much to my relief, lol. The plan is to keep him on the canned food and get him a better brand of dry food and give him the ACV once a week. I want to thank everyone who posted about this treatment, I know it saved his life ( and a huge vet bill).
Thanks once again,
Donna and Buddy
(Cottonwood, Ca)
02/21/2014
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This remedy saved and cured our female cat. I want to thank you.
Apple Cider Vinegar
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