Ipatiently listen as the emergency vet describes what sounds alarmingly like penis enlargement surgery. We recently caught our markedly obese cat, Hector, howling like a wolf and pissing on the carpet, and now this is the second time I am at MedVet with him. Last time, we were prescribed a catheter and an overnight stay ($1,200), but now the vet says the recurrence means Hector needs surgical intervention ($7,000). This is a common issue in male cats due to the shape of their urethra; it is bendy. They would cut him open and reshape his urethra to resemble that of a female urethra, which is more or less straight, and enlarge the opening (i.e., his penis). I am unsure if this constitutes gender reassignment surgery to transition to a female urethra, or genitalia enlargement to make his peni

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