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Originally Posted by kalina82  So he hasn't urinated since 7pm last night? He is straining and nothing is coming out at all? did they just do a cystotomy or did they do anything else? where x-rays taken after the surgery to ensure they got all the stones out? The surgeons i worked for always kept cystotomy patients for at least 2 days to ensure they were producing enough urine and not straining too much. sometimes a urinary catheter needed to be put in to help for the first few days.
personally i'd take him in. It doesn't matter that the ER docs don't know his case, that's what records are for and if the ER is the same hospital as the surgeon then they should have everything they need. The vet needs to try to pass a catheter to see if there is anything blocking the urethra. If he can't get it in or if its hard to get in then an x-ray should be taken. an x-ray definitely should be taken if one wasn't done after the surgery. hopefully they got all the stones out and its not that kind of problem. |
I totally agree with you...I would not wait.