UroMAXX Urinary Tract, Kidney & Bladder Formula for Cats and Dogs, 6 oz Bottle

This is one product for which I'd like to write a review so that others who are searching for answers as desperately as I was can find some hope here. I caught one of my male neutered indoor cats peeing on my son's bed a little more than a week ago. When a male cat pees on something other than the litter box, it could be due to a behavioral issue, territorial spraying, or a urinary tract infection (UTI). When my male cat is upset about changes in the house, he sprays, so this wasn't the first time he peed on something other than the litter box. I noticed him going in and out of his litter pan without being able to pee, which made this situation unique and urgent. I knew there was a problem, and after researching the symptoms, I came to the terrifying conclusion that he could have a full bladder blockage as a result of the UTI. (Warning: if you're looking for a diagnosis on ANYTHING, Google can be extremely stressful. ) br>br>I live in a small town where there are only a few veterinarians. That should be enough to convey a significant amount of information. My cat peed on the bed early Sunday morning (emergency vets are $100 just to walk in the door), and I can't afford a vet at this time. What should I do if I'm in a life-or-death situation? br>Search for Amazon on Google. br>br>When I first saw this UroMaxx, I was desperate and afraid that my cat had a complete blockage and would be unable to pee after lying on my son's bed. This is the first UTI I've ever had in a cat, and I was completely unprepared for it. br>After reading the reviews, I decided that this product is my ray of hope in a bottle (thank goodness for two-day shipping). br>br>The next day, this arrived, and I immediately started with a 1ml dropper full of wet food, which my cat devoured. My cat couldn't pee in his box for the second day in a row, but he did pee on the bed again the next morning. He wasn't straining or crying in the litter pan, but he was sitting there for an extended period of time and going back and forth without being able to pee. br>br>On the second day (the day after I started UroMaxx), I gave another dropper full of wet food. The strain is still there. At this point, I'd go out to the room with the litter pans, and my cat would run ahead of me, meowing, and jump into the litter pan, presumably to try to pee. No pee. Day three. br>br> I'm afraid my cat will have a full bladder blockage because there is no pee in the box and he still tries to go every time we go out to the litter pans together. I waited after giving another dropper full of wet food. Day four. br>br> When my cat runs out to show me that he can pee in his litter pan, there are a few dribbles of pee in the box. Each night up until now, there were tiny clumps of pee in the litter pan (about the size of large strawberry clumps), indicating that there was no blockage and he was able to dribble overnight but not at all in the morning. Hope came in the form of dribbles. I gave another dropper full and became even more desperate as I watched my cat try to pee but only get dribbles out, so I weighed him and adjusted his UroMaxx dosage. 16 is the age of my cat. I gave 2 dropper fulls of wet food to a 5 pound puppy (instructions are 1. Day 5 (for a 16 pound cat, but I'm desperate here)br>br>Day 5 (for a 16 pound cat)br>br>Day 5 (for a 16 pound cat, but I'm desperate here) There has been no change, only dribbles, but my cat is eating and moving around more than before. He's rekindled his interest in his toys, and he's still rushing out to the litter pans to demonstrate whether he can or cannot pee. br>That night, desperate, I put 1 dropper full of this stuff in his mouth (I've given oral medication before, so we're familiar with the procedure, and my cat was fine with it). This stuff smells like chicken and is a brown liquid. He didn't seem to mind, simply licking his lips and glaring at me, as if whatever I had done to him was unacceptable. He then began running around as if he was no longer sick. I was hoping for the best. Day six. br>br> My cat runs out to show me that he can pee this time in his litter pan after I give him a dropperful in the mouth. The size of a silver dollar clump. (On that particular day, I performed a happy dance. ) I added two more dropperfuls of wet food to the mix. Day seven. br>br> My cat meows at 4 a. m. , indicating that he is hungry. I was nibbled on because I didn't get out of bed quickly enough to feed a hungry cat. This is the first time since my cat began to show signs of a UTI that he has woken me up at 4 a. m. for food. We go about our business, and he leaves a much larger lump in the litter pan than usual. I didn't think it was possible, but he can pee without straining, there's no blood, and his belly isn't hard, so I give him another two dropperfuls of wet food. br>br>Days after 7, I'm still putting 1 dropper full into wet food, and my cat no longer has a UTI. My cat's belly was hard and distended while he was sick, which I noticed. He'd go back and forth between the litter pans, scratching in one and sitting there trying to pee, then jumping into the other and repeating the process. He'd only want to eat and would refuse to drink water. He was still active and peeing on the bed didn't leave any blood in his urine, and he wasn't dribbling urine outside the box. I noticed he was more active after starting UroMaxx; his belly wasn't hard for more than a few hours, he began dribbling larger clumps in the litter pans, and after a few days, he was interested in drinking water again. It was like a whole new cat by the end of the week on UroMaxx, not one who had been sick for a week. He was playing, eating, running, and jumping all over the place, and he even woke me up at 4 a. m. because he was hungry. br>br>Other things that I had to change as a result of this experience. br>In the mornings, I had to switch from dry kibble with 1 can of canned to ONLY canned with a little water added as their SOLE food. No more dry kibble because dry kibble contains about 12% moisture and canned for moisture is 80% moisture A cat s body requires approximately 78% moisture or they will be dehydrated. Cats who eat dry kibble are usually dehydrated because they can't get enough moisture from their food, and no matter how much they drink or don't drink from their water bowls, it's never enough to compensate for the moisture they should be getting from their food. br>Cats on canned or raw foods are less likely to develop crystals or bladder issues because there are more fluids passing through their bladders flushing out toxins, which is especially important for male cats to avoid UTIs and other serious issues associated with bladder issues. br>Yes, a canned food diet for a household of three indoor male neutered cats is expensive, and a cashier at the store recently commented that my cats are "spoiled" because they eat nothing but canned food. It's not so much that we're spoiling them as it is that we're looking after their health. br>br>Water bowlsbr>I keep water bowls in each room of the house so that my cats can drink whenever they want. I only give my cats filtered water (bottled water) instead of our hard tap water because I read that hard tap water can cause crystals in urine (I'm not sure if this is true, but I don't drink tap water, so why should my cats?). )br>br>Clumping cat litterbr>Vets recommend using clumping cat litter with adult cats (not kittens because they can eat the litter and when it clumps, it creates an obstruction or hard mass that is impassable and deadly) so that you can see and count the number of clumps. The size of pee clumps can tell you a lot about your cat's bowel and bladder health. br>br>UroMaxxbr>I have three male cats and they've all been on dry kibble since kittenhood, so it's about time I helped their bladders flush, and this product has been wonderful in healing a UTI in one cat and helping to flush the other two to prevent issues. br>I'm giving 1 dropper full each day with wet food, per cat, and I've noticed an increase in the amount of pee clumps in I haven't noticed any negative side effects in any of the cats, and they all seem to enjoy the taste of their food. However, once the bottle is opened, it must be refrigerated, which I didn't realize for the first few days but now do. br>br>Finally, a few words. br>If you've made it this far and are terrified, as I was over a week ago, that your cat might have a full bladder blockage or that you're feeling helpless because your fur baby has a UTI, then this is a great product to try in conjunction with the other preventative measures of changing diet and continuing to use UroMaxx to keep your fur baby's bladder healthy. I can't emphasize enough the importance of changing your diet, and'special' vet-approved and pushed diets are no different (except in price) from any canned or raw food diet you can buy or make yourself. What matters the most is that the ingredients aren not cheap (do your research on corn, fillers and gluten) and that the canned food isn't totally water (80% or less% br>br>I'd like to recommend one more natural treatment that I discovered while researching: Apple Cider Vinegar with'mother,' which, if you see it in the store, is supposed to be a treatment for even a fully blocked cat. More information on how to use this and treatment for a blocked or UTI-infected cat or dog can be found at Earth Clinic. You don't need to force feed ACV; simply drop it between their shoulder blades or on their paws, diluted (always dilute ACV 50/50 with water), and it will absorb and begin to work. ACV is safe for cats if it is 50/50 diluted with water. br>br>However, if you suspect your cat's kidneys are blocked and nothing you're doing is helping, you should see an emergency veterinarian right away because a blocked cat's kidneys will begin to shut down and their bladder will burst, resulting in death if not treated right away. This is where Google terrified me, and I was about to give up and go to the vet when my cat began peeing on the bed and then dribbling pee. This product, in my opinion, is effective. My neutered 3-year-old male cat was able to use it successfully. br>I still have a bottle and will place another order before it runs out. This is a HUGE lesson for me to learn - A male cat should not be fed dry kibble.

Colt Potts

| Feb 12, 2021

) I've been buying this product for my cat since 2017 because he was having problems with crystals in his urine and blockages. It used to work well for my cat, but the formula has since changed and it is no longer effective. Both bottles were photographed and posted on the internet. The original product is on the left, while the new, watered-down formula is on the right. Below is an account of my personal experience: The first two bottles saved my life! br>br> My cat had no problems because I followed the directions to the letter. I noticed a difference in the liquid after the third bottle. It was a lot thinner and a very light brown color, rather than the usual dark brown, viscous liquid. I didn't think much of it because products change all the time and the instructions were identical, so I assumed it would be fine. However, after only a week or two of using the new liquid, I noticed that my cat was having urination issues and had become blocked. To assist him in getting cleared out, I had to take him to the vet. br>br>I increased the dose to 4-percent with his regular food (on the assumption that the company had watered down the formula). It seemed to work okay with 6 droppers (which was more than double the instructions). Just to be safe, I ordered a third bottle. I assumed I had gotten a bad batch, but the most recent bottle I received was the same light brown liquid as the previous one. The bottle was also made of a flimsier plastic, which I noticed. This is most likely my last bottle of UroMaxx, and I'm looking for something new. br>br>Bottom line: It appears to me that the company is attempting to cut costs by switching to less expensive packaging and diluting the original formula. Because it's so watered down now, you'll need to use more than double what the bottle recommends, so it's no longer worth $30.

Ian Horn

| Sep 26, 2021

My male cat developed bladder crystals and had to be euthanized. He was frequently visiting the restroom, and it appeared out of nowhere. I discovered him hiding in a closet one day, which was uncharacteristic of him. I discovered him sleeping in his cat box later that night! So I bathed him, and he just lay there. After trying to dry him off, he began moaning a very painful sad cry, so I rushed him to the vet, who saw me an hour later. They told me it was fortunate that I brought him in because his bladder could have ruptured at any time. I had no idea that dry food isn't recommended for cats. Also, the water here is pretty hard, and he drinks it out of our bathtub all the time. I took him home for $600 after putting him under anesthesia, catheterizing him, and giving him an IV. He was delirious for three days. To find out that the vet had not fixed him, he began to try to go to the bathroom more frequently and in unusual locations. So I took him to another veterinarian, who told me there was nothing they could do for him. They informed me that I would have to euthanize my baby the following day! I asked the vet if we could switch his food to a scientific diet or a prescription, but she said it would take too much time, which I couldn't do, so I decided to let him die in my arms at home. I cried and petted him all night, during which time I discovered that we can give ACV to cats on the internet! Who would have guessed? It's not like they go apple picking in the woods! Anyway, with each meal, I gave him a teaspoon. I changed the food to a wet one and added some water. Then I got this in the mail, and I decided to stop taking ACV. My cat adores it, and he's back to his old self after a month! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT.

Wyatt Larsen

| Mar 25, 2021