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Abernathy (orange guy) update, and question UTI
Abernathy is becoming just a regular cat in the household. A week ago,
he even crawled into my lap for a snuggle, and purred like a truck! He spent time laying between me and the arm of the chair, and he was completely upside down. He was 4 paws to the wind. He still skitters away if we walk towards him, but he has come around about 200%. He seems to be happy here, and I am relieved! First health issue though, I caught him peeing on the couch last night. In the next few hours, I noticed him in the litter box twice. I thought we had a behavior issue at first because the previous owner said once when they moved and things were packed in boxes -- he started peeing on furniture and ruined a chair. He stopped eventually. I cleaned the sofa and covered it and the chairs in plastic, and prepared to batten down the hatches. Then after work today I noticed him squatting several times in the litter box and outside of it. Urine is coming out in small amounts so he's not blocked, and he's purring and responsive. I caught the vet just before closing and made an appt. for tomorrow morning. Please cross your fingers that I can get him into a carrier this soon after he started trusting humans again. Question, other than diet what are causes of UTI's? I'll be discussing diet with the vet. We have changed him off of the Purina he was on at his previous home. Can stress cause a UTI? He went through tremendous stress the last few months. If he did have an undiagnosed UTI with the other owner, it was during a time of stress from a move, also. Once he has a UTI, will he most likely have them the rest of his life? All good taking-to-the-vet thoughts welcome for tomorrow! Rhonda |
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Abernathy (orange guy) update, and question UTI
Rhonda stress can kill
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Abernathy (orange guy) update, and question UTI
On 2005-10-27 22:10:48 -0500, Rhonda said:
Abernathy is becoming just a regular cat in the household. A week ago, he even crawled into my lap for a snuggle, and purred like a truck! He spent time laying between me and the arm of the chair, and he was completely upside down. He was 4 paws to the wind. He still skitters away if we walk towards him, but he has come around about 200%. He seems to be happy here, and I am relieved! First health issue though, I caught him peeing on the couch last night. In the next few hours, I noticed him in the litter box twice. I thought we had a behavior issue at first because the previous owner said once when they moved and things were packed in boxes -- he started peeing on furniture and ruined a chair. He stopped eventually. I cleaned the sofa and covered it and the chairs in plastic, and prepared to batten down the hatches. Then after work today I noticed him squatting several times in the litter box and outside of it. Urine is coming out in small amounts so he's not blocked, and he's purring and responsive. I caught the vet just before closing and made an appt. for tomorrow morning. Please cross your fingers that I can get him into a carrier this soon after he started trusting humans again. Question, other than diet what are causes of UTI's? I'll be discussing diet with the vet. We have changed him off of the Purina he was on at his previous home. Can stress cause a UTI? He went through tremendous stress the last few months. If he did have an undiagnosed UTI with the other owner, it was during a time of stress from a move, also. Once he has a UTI, will he most likely have them the rest of his life? All good taking-to-the-vet thoughts welcome for tomorrow! Rhonda Stress is a huge factor in UTI's. I'm sure he is stressed with all the changes (even GOOD changes cause stress). For Grant, we just went to wet food and LOTS of water around the house and I got Feliway diffusers. He only ever had two episodes (and the second one, the vet was able to see a little sluge plug and just worked it out manually.) I hope he is fine until tomorrow. He sounds partially blocked (possibly. Grant was when he acted like this. I took him to the emergency vet). If he exhibits ANY kind of yowling or vomiting please take him to the ER (although that is probably unnecessary as you are an experienced cat person, I still feel obligated to put it out there.) since that is VERY bad. Please let us know. |
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Abernathy (orange guy) update, and question UTI
No More Retail wrote:
Rhonda stress can kill Deep. |
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Abernathy (orange guy) update, and question UTI
Karen wrote:
Stress is a huge factor in UTI's. I'm sure he is stressed with all the changes (even GOOD changes cause stress). For Grant, we just went to wet food and LOTS of water around the house and I got Feliway diffusers. He only ever had two episodes (and the second one, the vet was able to see a little sluge plug and just worked it out manually.) I hope he is fine until tomorrow. He sounds partially blocked (possibly. Grant was when he acted like this. I took him to the emergency vet). If he exhibits ANY kind of yowling or vomiting please take him to the ER (although that is probably unnecessary as you are an experienced cat person, I still feel obligated to put it out there.) since that is VERY bad. Please let us know. Thanks, Karen. So far, he's acting fairly normal other than the peeing. I'm glad this happened on a Thursday, things like this usually happen for us on Fridays with no available vet appts... Poor guy, if stress does cause UTI's, that must be what he had before with the other owner, and was never treated. That's partially why he lost that home, too. Hope the vet can easily diagnose and treat him tomorrow. Will let you know. Rhonda |
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Abernathy (orange guy) update, and question UTI
"Rhonda" wrote: I'm glad this happened on a Thursday, things like this usually happen for us on Fridays with no available vet appts... Poor guy, if stress does cause UTI's, that must be what he had before with the other owner, and was never treated. That's partially why he lost that home, too. Hope the vet can easily diagnose and treat him tomorrow. Will let you know. Good luck, Rhonda, I'll be thinking about you and Abernathy. I'm really glad he's with you--he could not be in better hands, my friend. |
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Abernathy (orange guy) update, and question UTI
Brandy Alexandre wrote:
In the midst of undiagnosed urine thing myself, Kami and I send purrs for your appointment. She ain't fond of the carrier either. Thanks, Brandy. I'm hoping we can get him into that carrier without too many open wounds to the humans. Rhonda |
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Abernathy (orange guy) update, and question UTI
Lumpy wrote:
Good luck, Rhonda, I'll be thinking about you and Abernathy. I'm really glad he's with you--he could not be in better hands, my friend. Thank you! I'm hoping we can clear this up for him quickly. Cats are so good at hiding what's wrong. He must be pretty uncomfortable to have to go that much, yet will flop and purr. He's a good guy. Will let you know what happens with the appt. Rhonda |
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Abernathy (orange guy) update, and question UTI
Rhonda.
It sounds like Abernathy may have a chronic condition called interstitial cystitis. See my post that details managing IC: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.p...0f48d478088997 Megan "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray |
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Abernathy (orange guy) update, and question UTI
"Rhonda" wrote in message ... Urine is coming out in small amounts so he's not blocked, Not necessarily. He could have a partial obstruction. Males with a partial obstruction don't develop the classic symptoms of obstruction (lethargy, depression, anorexia, vomiting) as quickly as a completely obstructed cat. Dysuria, pollakiuria, and stranguria are sometimes difficult to distinguish from a partial obstruction without palpating the bladder. Difficult and/or painful urinatation while the bladder is full is classic symptom of obstruction whereas difficult and/or painful attempts to urinate while the bladder a empty is a classic symptom of feline interstitial cystitis. Question, other than diet what are causes of UTI's? Diets don't cause UTIs. Diets (dry food) and stress can unmask or exacerbate feline interstitial cystitis. I'll be discussing diet with the vet. We have changed him off of the Purina he was on at his previous home. Can stress cause a UTI? Stress exacerbates feline interstitial cystitis. Infections of the bladder most commonly ascend there, IOW they literally crawl up from outside. Infections can also make their way to the bladder through the blood, from the kidneys, through the lymphatic system and by extension from other nearby infections. He went through tremendous stress the last few months. Feline interstitial cystitis is more likely than UTI. If he did have an undiagnosed UTI with the other owner, it was during a time of stress from a move, also. Once he has a UTI, will he most likely have them the rest of his life? No- unless he becomes reinfected which is unlikely. True bacterial UTIs in cats are actually rare due the high specific gravity and acidity of feline urine, and the multiple host defense mechanisms of the cat. But once feline interstitial cystitis is unmasked, it can recur whenever the cat is stressed. |
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