ProtexinVeterinary Cystophan Urinary and Bladder Support for Cats, 240 Chicken Flavoured Capsules

This product is brilliant.My elderly male cat was rushing to the litter tray every 5 minutes.The last time this happened the vet said it could be stress. We were given something to help with that which helps for a while. On that visit to the vet they said the next step would be blood tests, urine samples and maybe a scan. I knew his bladder wasn’t blocked because he was passing urine.This time I tried this product. After 4 days the problem has cleared up. It’s easy to administer. Just break open the capsules and mix with food.The price is good.I will be keeping him on these

I have been using this with my cat for a couple of months now, and felt that I should give a review as it seems to be pretty impressive stuff. The best thing about it, is that it mixes well into the cat’s food, and seems to taste good, as my fussy cat does eat it.My boy cat died suddenly 3 months ago, and his sister, who used to be irritated by him mostly, struggled with him suddenly being gone.She started going to the litter tray lots, and either not weeing or just a little. I took her to the vet’s and he gave her something similar, and recommended that I bought this when that was finished.I open the capsule and mix the contents into her food, once a day. She eats her food well and has no more bathroom problems. She seems relaxed and happy. It is such a weight off my mind, as there is less worry about losing her too now.

My Maine Coon cat had a urinary blockage at 9 months old. He had to have an emergency operation to unblock him and after a stressful couple of weeks and lots of worry, medication and expense (luckily we had him insured) he fully recovered. At the time, the vet said there was quite a high chance of urinary tract could block again and talked about a bypass operation which we were considering. She then rang to say she had spoken to a senior vet and he said the bypass was extreme action and usually for cats that had recurring blockages. The vet recommended Cystophan for his bladder health (2 per day due to his size) and she suggested he be on them for life. I buy a 240 pack every 3-4 months so it is quite expensive but my cat is now 3 and 1/2 years old and had no further issues so I believe that they work and I don't want to risk taking him off them so it's worth it for the peace of mind. Usually easy to pull the capsules apart (I've had 2 tubs where I had to use a sharp knife to cut off the very end of the capsules which was a bit of a pain) and mix them in with his wet food every morning and he licks the bowl clean. She initially thought that his original blockage may have been caused by holding in his wee due to stress so he had also been on Amitriptylene since the op but I'm happy to say we have weaned him off that. He is a happy cat but he will hide if he hears sudden/loud noise and I can't say for sure if the Cystophan is helping with his stress levels as I haven't tried taking him off them to see what he's like without them, but I'm happy to say he has had no further issues with his bladder so I would definitely recommend this product.

My 13yr old female spayed cat has, for the past 12 months, been having problems with spraying and peeing around the house. She has always been a bit of a sensitive flower but despite being given all the attention, care, food and shelter she has always had and wanted, she seemed to go through a phase of being especially upset, and the weeing seemed to be stress-induced, possibly triggered by a bout of cystitis.I took her to the vet who looked for problems including tumours but she was found to be in top condition. The only explanation I could see was perhaps a food issue(allergy, sensitivity), stress(too many foxes or other cats in her neighbourhood all of a sudden or some kind of mental issue (old age, dementia or something).I've tried other products designed to relieve stress in cats, including some incredibly expensive vet prescribed food(£28 for 2KG!!!!) and none of these things have worked.Of course until I try a long process of elimination I won't know for sure that these pills are solely responsible. But she has been on one a day sprinkled into her Felix(we keep her on one brand now with a little added water to make a gravy to ward off cystitis problems from dehydration) for a month now and she has shown a drastic improvement. We also keep her in, now she stays in for most of the day and has a 3-4hr session out in the garden, rather than the 10-12hrs she used to have.Before she would seem distressed and unhappy, yeowling to go out every five minutes. When outside she wouldn't use her dirt box but she would go to every available bare patch of soil and squat there, or she would walk around and scratch a circuit of bare patches into the grass. In the house she would wee on everything if she was in a particularly agitated mood, on shopping bags, chairs, door frames, sofa cushions. We couldn't trust her anywhere, and she used to be perfectly consistent, she would ask if she needed to go out and use the dirt box I have set up in a flowerbed for her.For nearly a month now she has shown a steady improvement and although we now keep a litter box indoors for her she is trustworthy in all areas. I tried Cystaid and Cystaid Plus but neither seemed to have the same effect. They do have slightly different ingredients as far as I could tell from the labels.So, all I can say is that since starting my cat on Cystophan capsules she has shown a marked improvement. But I cannot guarantee it is from the pills alone. However if you and your cat are suffering the same problems as we were then it might be worth a try. Just be aware that my cat doesn't actually have cystitis, but some kind of irritation that presents like cystitis without some of the symptoms. If your cat DOES have the usual cystitis symptoms you should seek veterinary advice.Hope this helps.PJ

our 11year old tomcat started to show several stress symptoms by over-licking, urinating around the house and developed an inflamed bladder due to anxiousness in going out to pee, a result from the increase in numbers of other younger tomcats in the neighbourhood. The vet recommended us Cystophan which we have now been giving him daily for ca 8 months and he has improved a great deal since we started the treatment. We also installed an indoor litter tray, because he gets bullied by neighbouring cats and gets too anxious to go out. His over-licking has stopped completely, he does not urinate anywhere other than his litter try or outside and all his fluffy belly hair has grown back, he is generally a much more relaxed and happy cat.

They seem to be doing the trick ,so far .