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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: Mark on April 23, 2009, 11:11:40 AM

Title: Cystitis study - hardly any difference between cats medicated or given placebo
Post by: Mark on April 23, 2009, 11:11:40 AM

http://www.cababstractsplus.org/abstracts/Abstract.aspx?AcNo=20043133742



They think most of the cats improved due to increased wet food rather than the N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine having an effect.

Title: Re: Cystitis study - hardly any difference between cats medicated or given placebo
Post by: koscha (Ruth M) on April 23, 2009, 12:18:51 PM

Interesting....let me see if can get a hold of the full paper.....



...got it...if anyone wants a copy pm with email address.  ;)

Title: Re: Cystitis study - hardly any difference between cats medicated or given placebo
Post by: Mark on April 23, 2009, 12:36:12 PM

I would love to read it at some point but between now and 27th may, all I can read is revision books  :(

Title: Re: Cystitis study - hardly any difference between cats medicated or given placebo
Post by: Millys Mum on April 23, 2009, 13:24:57 PM

Idiopathic cystitis is triggered by so many things, cystaid cant stop that but i do think it helps soothe the problem once its started. The supplement helps the bladder lining not the mental issue in the cats head!

I wouldnt trust the owners for giving data as 2 were pts from recurring blockages  :shocked:

Title: Re: Cystitis study - hardly any difference between cats medicated or given placebo
Post by: Mark on April 23, 2009, 14:09:42 PM

I wonder if there is more info on the full report? - also a lot depends on male/female ratio of groups?

Title: Re: Cystitis study - hardly any difference between cats medicated or given placebo
Post by: Leanne on April 28, 2009, 10:50:01 AM

I've not read the full report but I am inclined to agree with Millys Mum.

Whenever we've stopped Jess's cystease within 48 hours his cystitis was back, the cystease eases the pain of weeing by helping the bladder lining.

Title: Re: Cystitis study - hardly any difference between cats medicated or given placebo
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on April 28, 2009, 12:24:23 PM

Misa is suffering from stress induced cystitus at present. We went to the vets yesterday and today he is no better as far as I can tell but am starting to think that when he is happy and relaxed, ie lying on the desk next to me while I am on the puta he is just fine but when he was out in the garden earlier with me he was just moving from place to place to try to urinate.

Outside its very wet and we just had a heavy shower and dont know if being around places that he can use as a litter tray, this induces his thoughts on the subject. He also has been litter tray hopping in the house this morning and used one of them.

He wet his blanket on the way to the vets yeasterday, only a bit but could see it was pink but his bladderr was completely empty at the vets.

Misa is so relaxed at present but I am very stressed and have been for over a month, so also dont know how much I am affecting him too.