My male kitty had blocked urinary
He finally came home with me this morning after staying at the vet for 3 nights.
Does anyone here have an experience with a blocked kitty? I did googling ... many times they will have it again so I am watching him close. I got lucky that the total amount for his 3 night stay, catherized, medication, etc. came to $322.00 including 4 cans of c/d which he will have to eat for rest of his life says his vet. I was terrified that it'd cost me between $800.00 and $2,000 according to other people for treatments of their blocked cats. Whew! I only get SSDI. A kind neighbor gave me 100.00 to help out so I will be ok.
My kitty boy's name is Thor, is 3 years old. He and his 2 siblings were born during thunderstorm so that's why his name is Thor after God of Thunder. Very affectionate. Here's a picture of him when he was 4 months old. He's 3 years old now.
Yes, it's really Thor. I created it via icanhazcheeseburger site. 
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One had struvite crystals, which were treated with medication and subcutaneous fluids very inexpensively. Afterward I did feed him special food and he never had the problem again.
Another one had stones in his bladder, and required surgery. When they did the ultrasound and bloodwork, they also discovered his liver was failing due to a congenital structural problem. He had surgery to repair his liver and bladder (which was also structurally deformed), and remove the stones, was in the hospital almost 2 weeks, and it cost almost $7000. He was very young and the prognosis for recovery was good so I went ahead with the treatment even though it was a lot of money. It has been over a year since then, and he has never been healthier or happier.
The treatment depends on what caused the problem - I would follow the advice of your vet and definitely keep an eye on his litterbox so if it happens again you can get him treated right away.
I am glad you caught it in time - my understanding is that cats can die pretty quickly if a urinary blockage isn't treated quickly. I feel very fortunate that I noticed my guys were having trouble soon enough to get help from the vets.
Your little Thor is really adorable. 
We think it was food-related; the vet said no guarantees it won't happen again, but so far so good - he is now on Science Diet adult indoor, and had been trouble free for over a year.
Scary stuff, and dangerous....here's hoping Thor remains healthy and happy for a full, wonderful life!
