This is now mainly a memorial page to my dearly departed cat, Butchie. I'll maintain this so that some other people can get some info if their cat has urinary tract problems. He had to go through a surgical procedure called a perineal urethrostomy. Doctor St. Clair at the Meriden Animal Hospital tried everything he could so he wouldn't have to have the surgery, but in the end it was necessary. His staff was wonderful and helped me and Butchie through it all. My thanks especially to Marcia and Helen for all their care to Butchie. He lived a long life with very few problems after the surgery. If you have a cat who may be having urinary tract problems, you might want to check out my links below.

Here are some links for answers/info about urinary tract problems in cats:

• Urinary Obstruction in Cats
  Urethrostomy - this is the surgery Butchie had
• Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease - Cornell School of Veterinary Medicine
• Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease - Ohio State University
• Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease - Holly Nash, DMV
• Urinary Problems in Cats
• Cat Fancy Magazine
• Interstitial Cystitis
  By Wendy C. Brooks DVM, DABVP
• Diseases and treatment of urinary tract
• Feline Lower Urinary Tract disease

Other feline related links:

• Feline Leukemia Virus Infection
• Facts about Declawing
• Cat Health Illness & wellbeing
• Canned Cat Food Nutritional Information
• Cornell University Poisonous Plant Database