My 16 year old cat has had more than her share of UTI infections, she is spayed has been since 6 months old. I would think a cat in her / his lifetime would get only one, if any unirary infections. She has had it 2 or 3 times a year, except for this past year we got lucky but tonight, Whamo!! pools of blood on the floor, frequent trips to the litter box without peeing, depressed in pain and drinking allot of water. I know this has to be asscoiated with something else serious. A kidney stone? Cancer? Bladder ? I will be at the vet’s before they open and will ask for some tests to get to the root of this problem and cure her. I pray she can make it till then. She is now resting peacefully probably because she takes phenelbarbitol every 12 hours and that helps. So if you have a cat that had kidney problems or anything simular that can cause these symptoms, please tell me. It is now 3:13 am, USA time and I will be there at 7:45 am Thank you and God Bless you. She eats the best food.

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I had a catscan yest. and have had kidney stone problems for years. They called me and the radiologist wants me to have another with dye as the report read: "possible stone in the wall of a mass". I have never heard of this. ANY ideas what this could be. They want to have another scan done it said to rule this out….

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I have had an open wound on both feet for years now. I also have a saint judes valve in my heart liver and kidney problems.
I have also been diagnosed with acidoses and admitted to the hospital with it 5 times in the last 3 years.
What do I need to do to stop thisfrom happening?

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I am 31 years old and have suffered from urinary tract infections all of my life. At the age of 18 I had my first kidney stone. Since that time I have been hospitalized dozens of times including during 1 of my 2 pregnancies in order to preform stent placement, lithotripsy, basket retrieval for removal of stones. I pass many stones at home but have had many that are too large to pass (6-12mm). I have had 2 urologists treat me and I have been diagnosed with Medullary Sponge Kidney disease. I go through bouts for up to a few months which require multiple trips to the er for pain management or surgeries and then I may go for a few months with hardly and problems. For an example of my history- last December (2005) I went to the er and was admitted for a 8mm stone removal- discharged just to return 2 days later and was admitted for 2 new stones which had fallen from my kidney and causing obstruction. A 6mm and 10mm stone which had to once again be removed via lithotripsy. August of 2006 admitted for another 8mm stone removal, December 2006 admitted to have another large stone removed by lithotripsy. This is the quality of my life- in the hospital or at home with pain more often than not. I have been told by my urologists that due to the disease and the fact that both of my kidneys are full of stones there is really nothing I can do to treat or prevent them but just continue to have the surgeries to remove them or treat the pain for the passable stones. I am very frustrated and looking for any other answers or advice. Thank You.
I take pain meds- like vicodin or go to the er if the pain is extreme enough. I have been to the er 2 times in the last 2 weeks, its embarassing because they know me at the er I go to but I can’t help it- luckily they are very helpfull because they know my history. I don’t like taking the meds but I have to and my urologist isnt very sympathetic and I often am not perscribed enough to last long. I only take the perscribed amount and have been told by many nurses that see the stones I pass that most patients they have treated are screaming in pain for smaller stones. I don’t know what else to do but take pain meds at home or go to the er for stronger treatment.

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I have had laser treatments and a vitrectomy, but my sugars have been well controlled since I left university…my kidney’s are fine, but I heard that the 2 go together and the kidney problems is inevitable.?

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