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.

Comments

[valcat.livejournal.com]

I am sorry that Duchess is sick. I hope she gets better very soon. My human worries about me having that problem because I am a male, but so far I am healthy even though I am 14 years old. I try to drink a lot of water so I will not have that problem. It sounds very unpleasant.

I will send healthy purrs to Duchess.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thank you, valcat! I will scritch Duchess extra tonight and pass on your good wishes.

If it makes you feel any better, Duchess may have gotten this because... lumps of bad stuff... can caught in her fur when she squats. If you are not as furry you might be less at risk.