https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/18747/cartrophen-in-flutd Hi all, I&#39;ve got a tricky FLUTD case. A 6yo MN DSH with a history of numerous (4+) episodes of cystitis over last 12m. Urinalysis, radiographs and ultrasonography all WNLS. He is very picky with his food (refuses CD for example), and will not takeen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/112962?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 18 Apr 2014 17:35:55 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:83ab4237-c0a6-4b36-88b7-e1e653fc880eAnthony Todd<p>[quote user=&quot;Tom Ward&quot;]I&#39;ve got a tricky FLUTD case[/quote]</p> <p>You might like to consider these, from a related thread, and specific urethral/ureteric dilators but not used in cats AFAIK.</p> <blockquote> <p><i>No body interested in tamsulosin??</i></p> <div></div> <p>&nbsp;</p> </blockquote> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><i>We tend to use prazosin as our alpha-blocker due to familiarity with that drug, for the same reason as they would have given you tamsulosin. I am not sure anybody has tried tamsulosin in dogs but it is very receptor specific so may be less useful.</i></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>work brilliantly in people....</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>