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From: bmcjmp@burdvax.UUCP (Barb Puder)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: male cat disease
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Date: Mon, 21-Nov-83 03:13:52 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 21 03:13:52 1983
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I also had a cat, Koshka, that had cystitis, bad enough that he needed
surgery if he was going to survive. We had him put to sleep rather than face
a lifetime of repeated surgery, not to mention the possibility of coming
back from a weekend trip to find a dead cat. I didn't want to take the
chance of him dying in such a painful way.

What the vet told me was that this problem was common in cats that had been
neutered EARLY. Diet plays a factor, but I can't blame it on feeding him dry
food. Koshka was neutered at 6 months. I have another male cat that was
neutered at somewhere between 9 and 12 months. I fed both of them the same
dry food, yet only Koshka developed problems. Mirlos, the other one, is
still around, just as insane as ever.

I think a more sensible piece of advice is to wait to have your cat
neutered. If yours has already been neutered at an early age, try to prevent
the occurance of bladder blockage through diet. Check with your own
vetinarian as to what you can do to keep your cat healthy.