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

[shadopanther.livejournal.com]

Poor Duchess kitty!

My (now deceased) calico Bandit once had a UTI in her more senior years. I too worried about whether she would remain incontinent. Fortunately antibiotics cleared it up, and I think we were even able to keep her on the same cat food (Science Diet). (She lived to almost 15 years old. Natasha on the other hand, is about 4.)

Something also to check (but may not have anything to do with Duchess' condition): Is she dehydrated? If you pull at a scruff of skin on her back does it snap back with elasticity or go back slowly? If the latter, she may be dehydrated and could need sub-cue fluids... or just be encouraged to drink more. (I think of this because I had several kitties with kidney? disease that became dehydrated... and the "drops" left in the litter box by Duchess would concern me in this direction.) Something to check anyway... and if she IS dehydrated, definitely talk to the vet about it!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

He did check her for dehydration - heck, I did that too, but he's trained :-). She sure is making water disappear. She just lets it go a tiny bit at a time... every minute or two! Poor thing.

It's good to know that antibiotics cleared it up and she didn't even need a diet change. Thanks!