Afternoon bladder expression with my disabled cat, Cappy. "What does Cappy's bladder feel like, and how do you know when it's empty?" -my most commonly asked question. Here's my best metaphor: Cappy's bladder feels like a water balloon with a hole poked in it. As I squeeze the tiny water balloon, the water slowly dispenses out. The water balloon continues to shrink until all the water is gone. #paresis #youcandoit #disabledcat | Katie Beth Miedaner

What you’re watching here is a cat’s urinary bladder on ultrasound, filled with debris (those tiny white flecks floating around). It looks a bit like a snow globe ☃️ I’m flushing it with sterile saline through a urinary catheter placed to relieve a urethral obstruction—a painful, potentially life-threatening condition we commonly see in male cats, known as being a “blocked cat”Typically when a blocked cat comes in we:* Confirm the obstruction with a physical exam and ultrasound* Immediate pain r