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Cat Lover (Malta) on 08/31/2024
I have 3 stray cats whom I’m taking care of for the past 11 years. Only 3 years ago one of them had urinary trouble. I noticed him because in my free time I try to spend as much time as possible to get to understand them better to see where and how do they pass their time outside. I sort of foster them. I bought them those plastic houses and put them in my yard and porch and placed towels inside and I change them often and clean their homes as well. They always jump out when I’m not at home. They are strays and they love to explore their outside world, you cannot force a stray to live indoors. But regarding food I try to feed them the best I can. In fact nowadays they gained a lot of weight but they will need it especially for when they get stuck somewhere outside especially during winter. Usually they always come home so when they don’t I start panicking and thinking that something might have happened. Anyway, as I was saying that one of them has this bladder problem it occurred again and I read about this Apple Cider Vinegar and introduced it to all of them now. The one that suffers from this condition I had to have a VET prescription for some antibiotics but I couldn’t take him as he knows what happened 3 years ago. He still remembers. They had to flush his bladder. But now I just couldn’t catch him. For the first 3 days he was so much in pain. Then the VET gave me an oral injection which I only could give it to him by mixing it into as little as possible of wet food and I started to give him a crushed pill daily called Marbocyl and also another called Cystophan which comes in capsules which I open and again I mix it with a very small amount of wet food. It is better for when you are giving certain medications to use wet sticky food so you can literally mix in the middle of it with the hope that they would swallow it before they taste it with their tongue. And you have to mix it literally with just as little as possible. You should know techniques if you have already got experience with pets and they will trust you believe me. A bit of sacrifice but in the end it’s worth it. Now it has been 4 days already since I started the medications and in between I am giving him wet food with gravy and I add some water and a syringe of Apple cider vinegar. He is still not cured 100% but I can see the difference because now he is coming every day home and he looks more rested and not in pain all the time and restless. He is mostly calm and seems that all in all everything is working because otherwise he wouldn’t have survived for over a 8 days now. I also mix Apple cider vinegar with their water. If you see that they are not drinking it leave another bowl with water only just in case. I wish I could send you pictures of this beautiful cute stray cat - you wouldn’t believe he’s stray. I hope I have been of comfort and help to all those who are facing certain medical problems with their cats. I have long time experience as I’ve always had cats in my life and I’m 48 years and believe me I understand them very well. Every cat has his character same as humans. Good luck xxxxxx
Tom (France) on 03/02/2023
I give my cat one quarter of an Apple Cider Vinegar pill orally every day to control strovite crystals in his pee…. It really works. ( dosage = 80mg)
Adrienne (Idaho) on 01/26/2022
After calling Oliver a "miracle cat" for surviving his urinary infection, the vet school veterinarian added, "it's important for you to realize it's not uncommon for cats with urinary infection to relapse within a few weeks." Maybe they said that so I could start figuring out how I would pay for another round at the hospital? Whew!! So, what I decided to try was putting apple cider vinegar into Ollie's food instead of his water. Guess what: He eats it, no problem and no relapse! Since I have so many cats now, 14, I do feed kibble, Instinct at this time, to which I add Wellness canned avoiding versions that include salmon because it's what we do every day that shapes our lives, for the most part, and I'm pretty sure the salmon in pet foods is not wild caught. And, even if it was, do we really want to be eating wild caught salmon every day with the mercury they are ingesting....every day? What's really great about this is that I am now successfully adding ACV to all the canned food so all 14 cats are getting it every day. To two 12.5 oz. cans and a little more, I add 1 tablespoon and one teaspoon. :-)
Adrienne (Idaho) on 06/05/2021
Someone dumped mother and father cat and kittens at our place, but I didn't realize that was what had happened at first. I thought the neighbor's cats were coming over, wouldn't be the first time. By the time I figured out what was going on, that is, discovered the kittens, and started feeding everybody, there were more kittens on the way. So, now I have eleven semiferal cats living downstairs in a bedroom and bathroom. Soon we are going to build an enclosure for them that will give them access to the outdoors without the dangers that come with letting cats run freely when you live on a highway.
Since I have just gone through a blockage of one of the males. I would like to start putting apple cider vinegar into all the cats' water on a regular basis, but I'm not sure how much. Also, it sounds like it would be a good idea to give some to Ollie who just got home from the vet school today where they declared him a miracle cat because his kidney values and potassium levels were off the charts when I got him to them only two days ago!
They said it usually takes at least four days for a cat to start looking better if they are even going to live. It's a very scary condition!! Anyway, he has the usual meds mentioned in some of the other contributions here, like antibiotics, something to enlarge his urethra and some other thing. But, I'd like to also give Oliver some ACV. Can someone with good knowledge of giving ACV to cats with this condition recommend an amount to start with while Ollie is still on his meds? That is, how much to give a cat who is recovering from a urinary blockage, and how much to give as a preventative and health food for all my kitty cats? Thank you!
Stacie (Indianapolis ) on 11/16/2017
Nia (Los Angeles, Ca ) on 01/19/2017
So I went online and googled home remedies for a cat that cannot pee. I searched and searched and come across this site. Which is a blessing from God. I started this home remedy and took him back to the vet about two weeks after for a check up and they did a second x-ray and the vet told me that the sand like material was completely gone. I did not tell the vet I was using ACV but I knew it was the home remedy that cured him. I must say I was unsure about this home remedy the more I researched the more I was convinced that this was working.
I started to even drink 2/3 tbspoons of this myself with tea because of the health benefit. I appreciate all the reviews. I encourage anyone looking for another option to try it and post everything and anything they feel to help out other cat owners. I seriously thank this site from the bottoms of my heart and I know Liko does to. ♥︠Peace, love, and positivity!
Maryjean (Deland, Florida) on 09/16/2016
Miriam (San Francisco) on 09/12/2016
Nothing changed and Mitty was still in pain over the next few days. On the Saturday night ( don't emergencies always happen at the weekend?) we decided to take the beleaguered cat to the emergency vet clinic. What a horrrible experience. We were told that Mitty would need surgery to help with the blockage, that it may not work, and that it would cost between $6000 and $8000. When we politely declined this medieval remedy, we were asked how much would we pay to help Mitty feel better? We left after settling the bill of nearly $500. Ahhh!
Anyway we were resigned to losing our lovely kitty, when I decided to search Earthclinic and found the Apple Cider Vinegar remedy. I immediately started him on it ( half a teaspoon of ACV into a cup of water) I put the mixture into a syringe and squirt it into his mouth twice every day. BY GOLLY IT WORKS!
He is lively, happy, with a glossy coat and most importantly is alive!! The stones are no more, in fact he has been fine/perfect/in tip-top health since I started him on this. Thank you Earthclinic. I love this site.
Cindycp77 (Texas) on 09/02/2015
Katik (Newport News, Va) on 06/17/2015
For almost 7 weeks now I have been giving him a tablespoon of wet food, with 5 drops of ACV, 5 drops of pure unsweetened cranberry juice, a dime size of plain greek yogurt, and adding 5 tsps of water once a day. Also, everyday when I change his filtered water I add 5 drops of ACV and 5 drops of cranberry juice. He loves the new diet and gobbles it up.
What I have noticed since starting the treatment is: glossy coat, clearer eyes, energy level, alertness and active play is back to normal, decrease visits to his litter box, decrease in licking his urethral opening, zero schmegma, ceased eliminating outside of litterbox, not straining when urinating, no longer displaying urgency to use litterbox, his grooming behavior has returned to normal and no longer vomiting. As I listed above, he is still worrying his urethral opening a couple of times a day. He does not do it for long and no longer does he do it after he uses his litterbox.
I've read on here that ACV has helped dissolve bladder stones and that the treatment takes awhile. Can you tell me if this is true? How long can it take? Should I increase the ACV and cranberry? The vet here trying to mug me with a bunch of tests, antibiotics, probiotics, cultures, catheters, ect.
