Cat People: Diagnose

[littlebeast13]

Ody is on his way to the vet in a hour. Symptoms:

He is squatting to pee about every 5 minutes or so with little driblets emerging each time. I actually rolled him over once and he just laid there on his side continuing to dribble. The peeing this morning is taking place mainly in the little cat bed I have here in the computer room, but he's also used one of the old Christmas stockings laying on the floor as you may have seen in a few of my pictures...

In between bouts of this, a lot of rolling over and licking the area around his, well, kitty thing. Also, before I noticed the peeing, he seemed to be uncomfortably fidgeting around before he would finally roll over and start licking....

His paws were very caked with cat litter last night, which means this has probably been going on for at least a day now. And he uncharacteristically hissed at Biskit last night, so he seems to be distressed by this. I had already noticed his purr was way off what it usually is yesterday....


Between this and finding out my washer is leaking, it's been a great morning. And of course, my week off. Yeehaw.....

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[ulysses5019]

Ody is on his way to the vet in a hour. Symptoms:

He is squatting to pee about every 5 minutes or so with little driblets emerging each time. I actually rolled him over once and he just laid there on his side continuing to dribble. The peeing this morning is taking place mainly in the little cat bed I have here in the computer room, but he's also used one of the old Christmas stockings laying on the floor as you may have seen in a few of my pictures...

In between bouts of this, a lot of rolling over and licking the area around his, well, kitty thing. Also, before I noticed the peeing, he seemed to be uncomfortably fidgeting around before he would finally roll over and start licking....

His paws were very caked with cat litter last night, which means this has probably been going on for at least a day now. And he uncharacteristically hissed at Biskit last night, so he seems to be distressed by this. I had already noticed his purr was way off what it usually is yesterday....


Between this and finding out my washer is leaking, it's been a great morning. And of course, my week off. Yeehaw.....

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Since you have a couple of leaks have the Maytag man take a look at both. I hope both feel better soon.

[a1mamacat]

Ody is on his way to the vet in a hour. Symptoms:

He is squatting to pee about every 5 minutes or so with little driblets emerging each time. I actually rolled him over once and he just laid there on his side continuing to dribble. The peeing this morning is taking place mainly in the little cat bed I have here in the computer room, but he's also used one of the old Christmas stockings laying on the floor as you may have seen in a few of my pictures...

In between bouts of this, a lot of rolling over and licking the area around his, well, kitty thing. Also, before I noticed the peeing, he seemed to be uncomfortably fidgeting around before he would finally roll over and start licking....

His paws were very caked with cat litter last night, which means this has probably been going on for at least a day now. And he uncharacteristically hissed at Biskit last night, so he seems to be distressed by this. I had already noticed his purr was way off what it usually is yesterday....


Between this and finding out my washer is leaking, it's been a great morning. And of course, my week off. Yeehaw.....

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Sure sounds like cystitis. A blockage in the urethra is preventing him from properly peeing, and it is quite painful. Harder on males than females due to the length of the passage. Get him in now. It is, for him, your Stones situation!!

[silvercamaro]

I agree with Dear Dr. Saucy's diagnosis. This sounds very much like what Oreo, the cat raised by Irish as her puppy, went through. The vet's assistance is necessary. Glad you made the appointment promptly.

[littlebeast13]

The vet was able to get Ody to pee freely, so she doesn't think it's any kind of blockage.... but the urinalysis showed his pH was very high. She thinks he probably has the start of an infection (There were some white blood cells in the sample) and/or maybe the start of bladder stones. Anyway, I have a tube of goop and a load of pills to give him twice a day for 2 weeks to see if it helps....

The great thing about this is I'm going to be out of town for three days next week. The timing is always sucky.....

Will keep all the Ody fans out there updated....

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[peacock2121]

Sorry Ody is dealing with this.

Hope it all goes away quickly.

[silvercamaro]

I hope the pills 'n goop help Ody get better quickly.

I just got back from the vet's, too. BeBe has had what she would like me to call delicately "a digestive problem," of the type that requires the carpet cleaner to be available on a moment's notice. This is traumatic for her, not so much from the discomfort as from the fact that she tries so very hard to be perfect. She seems worried that I might yell at her or something. Lizbit is providing counseling and reassurance that nobody (me) will get mad. With the help of a little cheese, BeBe managed to get down her first pills, so everything should start to improve soon.

[Queen Fantine VIII]

Simone Simon > Nastassja Kinski

Kent Smith < John Heard

What? Oh......

Never mind.

I now proclaim Ody's rapper name to be I.P. Freely.....

[ghostjmf]

I'm glad you got him to the vet.

I'd recommend either finding someone to come by & give him his medicine dose on the days you're not going to be in town (if your family/friends aren't volunteering, there are people in most towns who rent their services, usually the same people who will cat-sit or come by & feed the animals for you) or, horrible thought, park him at a cat-boarding place (if your local vet runs one, great) which he will hate, but they will give him medicine on time.

This is apparently not "a good pet week". "Good week for pets". Whatever. My sister galloped (OK, flew) back from NYC because her dog was reported to have developed awful eye troubles & one of the caretakers was going hystrionic about it. She was afraid the dog would get parked at the vet hospital, which he would hate, if she wasn't around to give him whatever they prescribed.

Turns out it really was very bad. She's carting him back with her to NYC in a one-way rental, & can dose him as prescribed. She was planning to import him soon anyway, but this forced it.

[Estonut]

I hope the pills 'n goop help Ody piss 'n poop like he should.

[vettech]

Guess I'm a day late and a dollar short for this thread. Sounds like you did everything right. Glad it wasn't any sort of blockage, because they can turn fatal quite quickly. I concur that it is vital to make sure you have someone trustworthy (and observant, in case a problem come up that requires medical intervention) who can medicate him while you're away.

[Beebs52]

Belated here,too, but glad it's not cystitis. Back in the day with a back in the day cat had cystitis probs. It wasn't good.
Get those pills and goop rocking and rolling.

[Beebs52]

Belated here,too, but glad it's not cystitis. Back in the day with a back in the day cat had cystitis probs. It wasn't good.
Get those pills and goop rocking and rolling.

[littlebeast13]

Sister #4 was already in charge of feeding the cats while I was away, but now she'll have to make 2 trips a day for Ody to gets his medicine. I was told it would not be a problem though....

Of course, I don't even take my pH lowerer twice a day like I should, so there you go.....

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[SportsFan68]

Urinary infections are very hard on felines, and I'm so sorry to hear about the other ailments too.

Hope all are better soon.

[christie1111]

Healing thoughts to Ody!

I would have guessed cystitis as well.

[gsabc]

One of my previous male cats had a blockage of some type. Apparently couldn't be cured, at that time at least, by pills 'n goop. They had to, well, cut it off. Having had the other parts removed previously, meaning that it wasn't used for anything important to a guy, he didn't seem to miss it. Lived to a ripe old age after that without any repeat incidents.

[ghostjmf]

I'm glad your sister is up for the medication-giving. A lot of people who are fine with checking in on, walking or letting out in yard (for dogs) & most importantly feeding pets for people are not OK with giving medicine (because of the genuine struggle the pet puts up, usually) &, as I found out once the hard way, changing a litter box (for cats). The "I'm not going to touch that" factor with litter boxes can be solved by leaving additional litter boxes, but there's no way around the medicine thing. I can appreciate it; there's nothing like having a pet turn on you. If my current monster, who won't let me or vets cut his toenails, & won't let vets do anything else, either, ever requires medicine its going to a be a big struggle. The vets suggest tranquilizers before I try & bring him to a vet next time, but of course I would have to be the one who gets the tranquilizer down him.

[ulysses5019]

I hope the pills 'n goop help Ody piss 'n poop like he should.

I like it...Ody, Ole Piss and Poop...

[MarleysGh0st]

Get well soon, Ody!

[kayrharris]

Here's hoping Ody is much better and on the mend.


kay

[ghostjmf]

LB says:

Of course, I don't even take my pH lowerer twice a day like I should, so there you go.....

If I was just on a twice-a-day schedule for the pH raiser (well, mine is a raiser & I bet yours is too! Since we're on the same stuff; alkalinity raiser), I like to think I would have no problem. Except I hate, hate, hate (hate, hate) the diuretic effect.

Since I'm on a "measure & adjust" schedule, which all too often means 4 times a day, I admit I have fallen off the schedule a few times. 4 times a day means every 6 hours, which means "no full night's sleep". Even if I adjust & do it every 5 hours during the day to gain a couple/3 extra hours on the overnight without waking up, I sometimes manage to fall off schedule. I've even fallen off with 3 times a day, sadly. And I hate having to eat something when I wake up so I won't be taking the stuff on an empty stomach, but waiting 'til I'm hungry to eat in the am messes up any but a twice-a-day schedule.

With your cat, though, since I'm hearing here that this will be an antibiotic(?), among other things, no falling off that twice-a-day schedule.

[littlebeast13]

Here's hoping Ody is much better and on the mend.


kay

He seems to be fine today..... with the exception of the fact that the vet wasn't very brilliant when she was showing me an alternative method to getting Ody to eat his goopy medicine. She smeared it on his fur and said he'd lick it off attempting to clean himself.... which he did..... at least, the parts he could reach with his tongue. Why she slathered a whole mess of it on the side of his neck where he can't possibly reach is a mystery, but he'd gotten so much crap stuck to his fur in an attempt to get rid of the mess by rubbing up against things, that I finally had to just take the scissors to him. He looks slightly less handsome for now......

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[ghostjmf]

They gave me goop for my long-ago cat AB (no, I did not name her; I inherited her with that name) with the same instruction. A week later we were washing goop off. AB was very stoic about the sponge bath, but I can see why with most cats cutting off goop-laden fur would be the better option.

I don't know why vets insist smearing goop on fur works with cats. Mine didn't put it where AB couldn't reach it; AB just disdained to reach it. But felt awful because she didn't like being goopy because she was a cat. She wouldn't eat it as food, either, but if you can get Ody to eat it, good for you.

Pills, while cats hate them too, are actually easier to get down the cat than goop, I have found. Dependent on cat, of course.

[littlebeast13]

They gave me goop for my long-ago cat AB (no, I did not name her; I inherited her with that name) with the same instruction. A week later we were washing goop off. AB was very stoic about the sponge bath, but I can see why with most cats cutting off goop-laden fur would be the better option.

I don't know why vets insist smearing goop on fur works with cats. Mine didn't put it where AB couldn't reach it; AB just disdained to reach it. But felt awful because she didn't like being goopy because she was a cat. She wouldn't eat it as food, either, but if you can get Ody to eat it, good for you.

Pills, while cats hate them too, are actually easier to get down the cat than goop, I have found. Dependent on cat, of course.

Well, I'm sure I can find a volunteer for goop cleanup.....

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