Poor Duchess!

[cjsmith]

Sunday she started acting suspiciously like she had a UTI. She'd go to the litterbox every few minutes and deposit a couple of drops. She'd also occasionally deposit some drops in random locations. Not fun. I considered sitting in my vet's office without an appointment, hoping to get out of there in time for a 10am meeting at work.

She quit doing it. She was fine Sunday night, Monday, Tuesday. I had started to think I imagined the whole episode.

Wednesday she started doing it again with a vengeance. The house was a mess. (Fortunately, small amounts are very easy to clean up. Also fortunately, this stuff is rather dilute.) So I made an appointment and brought her in this morning.

Turns out they won't do a thing with her unless they can get some urine to check. Of course she didn't have any! Heck, I could have told them that before I went in. Sheesh. And of course Thursday is the one day that my vet's office isn't open all day, so they can't keep her and watch for a sample.

SIGH

So I bring her in again first thing tomorrow morning. Meantime, she's confined to a room with a moppable floor.

Poor thing.

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[cassidyrose.livejournal.com]

Poor baby!

Harlie got a UTI last year just as we were leaving for our honeymoon. She kept going to her box about every two minutes and didn't seem to be doing anything. And she was acting weird. We took her in and they thought that's what it was (UTI), then she peed blood all over the ER floor (of course this always happens in the middle of the night the day before we are flying somewhere). The docs scraped up her bloody pee and confirmed that it was in fact a UTI. They started her on antibiotics, but because she was still peeing blood the next day we had to board her at her regular vet while we were gone, rather than leave her with her catsitter here at the house. The antibiotics cleared everything up and she is now on prescription food which is expensive for cat food but way cheaper than kitty-ER. Since on the new food she has not had any UTIs or colitis (something she had a couple of bouts with when we first got her).

I hope Duchess can get diagnosed and on anitbiotics soon if she needs them.

We are very happy with our vet (both regular and ER), but we are on the other side of the bay, so not so good for you. But, yeah, it really helps to have vets you feel like you can trust. Our vets got tested early as Harlie had colitis not long after we got her (tends to be a kitten/young cat thing) and they were really great with the UTI thing. They were very nice when we called everyday from our honeymoon in Alaska to check on her.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

We took her in and they thought that's what it was (UTI), then she peed blood all over the ER floor (of course this always happens in the middle of the night the day before we are flying somewhere).

I shouldn't be laughing, I shouldn't, I shouldn't... but it's exactly what my kitties would do. Jackie's timing, in particular, can be stunningly bad.

Prescription food, huh? Low magnesium maybe? Wet food?

Glad Harlie is all better now!

[cassidyrose.livejournal.com]

The food is dry food, though it still smells. It is food we can only get at the vet and it is specifically for kitties with UTI issues. Harlie doesn't complain and it has kept her belly and urinary track happy, so we are happy. It is Hill's Prescription C/D.

And thanks! We are happy Harlie is better too.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, Hill's. If I have to go to Hill's that won't be so bad. Fingers crossed.

Harlie's a sweetie. I love the icon you have with Harlie -- particularly the claw! That's excellent!