Georgie the Cat needs a perineal urethrostomy

Georgie is our family cat and our dogs best friend.

Back in December he had a blockage in his bladder and needed urgent vet care. Thankfully we got him to the vet, literally just in time as if he was left untreated any longer he would have died. He stayed in the emergency vet for two nights and was able to come home where he was taken to our local vet for further care. We were advised to change his food immediately and he would now be on a new diet of special cat food for the rest of his life. The vet bills were quite expensive for a family just before Christmas time and we were allowed to pay it off.

Two weeks later Georgie had another blockage. Thankfully this was caught in time and he seemed to recover quickly. The vet suggested we wait a couple of weeks to see if his change in diet helped. We were also advised to look into surgery- a perineal urethrostomy. This is where the urethra is widened making it far less likely for further blockages to occur. The cost for the surgery ranges from $1600- $3000.

Last week Georgie had another blockage and was rushed to the emergency vet. Again it was quite bad and we were encouraged to book in for the surgery. Georgie is now booked in for surgery on March 28th.

So far we have spent (and are paying off):

$1320- Emergency vet

$176.19- Local Vet

$105.13- Local vet

$847.90- Emergency Vet

$1600- Surgery