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spending a lot of time in the litter box
Sounds like a urinary tract infection. He must see the vet ASAP. (he may be
blocked and unable to urinate. This could result in death). Gail "Lucifer" wrote in message ... One of my indoors only, 6 yr old neutered males has taken to spending a lot of time in the litter box. He seems to go about twice an hour, and spends up to 15 minutes at a time in there. Seems to be healthy and playful otherwise; belly is not tender or distended. I'll try for a vet visit tomorrow, but wondered if anyone has any ideas? |
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in article , Lucifer at
wrote on 1/25/04 12:15 PM: One of my indoors only, 6 yr old neutered males has taken to spending a lot of time in the litter box. He seems to go about twice an hour, and spends up to 15 minutes at a time in there. Seems to be healthy and playful otherwise; belly is not tender or distended. I'll try for a vet visit tomorrow, but wondered if anyone has any ideas? This is an emergency in a male. Males can die from systemic poisoning within 48 to 72 hours if they block. Please try to get him in TODAY. Karen |
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Is he peeing at all? Or is it that he's constipated?
If he isn't peeing at all, despite spending so much time in there, take him to the vet today instead of tomorrow. A male cat can become blocked (urethra) & it's literally a life & death situation, which needs attention *quickly*. Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon "Lucifer" wrote in message ... One of my indoors only, 6 yr old neutered males has taken to spending a lot of time in the litter box. He seems to go about twice an hour, and spends up to 15 minutes at a time in there. Seems to be healthy and playful otherwise; belly is not tender or distended. I'll try for a vet visit tomorrow, but wondered if anyone has any ideas? |
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Is he peeing at all? Or is it that he's constipated?
If he isn't peeing at all, despite spending so much time in there, take him to the vet today instead of tomorrow. A male cat can become blocked (urethra) & it's literally a life & death situation, which needs attention *quickly*. Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon "Lucifer" wrote in message ... One of my indoors only, 6 yr old neutered males has taken to spending a lot of time in the litter box. He seems to go about twice an hour, and spends up to 15 minutes at a time in there. Seems to be healthy and playful otherwise; belly is not tender or distended. I'll try for a vet visit tomorrow, but wondered if anyone has any ideas? |
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Oh, good. That he's already seen the vet, & that he wasn't blocked, just a
UTI. Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon "Lucifer" wrote in message ... On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 12:44:43 -0600, Karen Chuplis wrote: in article , Lucifer at wrote on 1/25/04 12:15 PM: One of my indoors only, 6 yr old neutered males has taken to spending a lot of time in the litter box. He seems to go about twice an hour, and spends up to 15 minutes at a time in there. Seems to be healthy and playful otherwise; belly is not tender or distended. I'll try for a vet visit tomorrow, but wondered if anyone has any ideas? This is an emergency in a male. Males can die from systemic poisoning within 48 to 72 hours if they block. Please try to get him in TODAY. I did. Turns out it wasn't an emergency. The vet said you can tell whether a cat's urinary tract is blocked by feeling for a distended bladder; his wasn't. He did have an infection, which made him think he had to pee even when he really didn't. |
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Oh, good. That he's already seen the vet, & that he wasn't blocked, just a
UTI. Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon "Lucifer" wrote in message ... On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 12:44:43 -0600, Karen Chuplis wrote: in article , Lucifer at wrote on 1/25/04 12:15 PM: One of my indoors only, 6 yr old neutered males has taken to spending a lot of time in the litter box. He seems to go about twice an hour, and spends up to 15 minutes at a time in there. Seems to be healthy and playful otherwise; belly is not tender or distended. I'll try for a vet visit tomorrow, but wondered if anyone has any ideas? This is an emergency in a male. Males can die from systemic poisoning within 48 to 72 hours if they block. Please try to get him in TODAY. I did. Turns out it wasn't an emergency. The vet said you can tell whether a cat's urinary tract is blocked by feeling for a distended bladder; his wasn't. He did have an infection, which made him think he had to pee even when he really didn't. |
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I just went through a similar situation with my cat. My vet told me that if
the cat was blocked, you would know it - the cat would be extremely unconfortable, crying, etc. My cat also just had a urinary infection. Antibiotics cleared it up. Sue "Lucifer" wrote in message ... On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 12:44:43 -0600, Karen Chuplis wrote: in article , Lucifer at wrote on 1/25/04 12:15 PM: One of my indoors only, 6 yr old neutered males has taken to spending a lot of time in the litter box. He seems to go about twice an hour, and spends up to 15 minutes at a time in there. Seems to be healthy and playful otherwise; belly is not tender or distended. I'll try for a vet visit tomorrow, but wondered if anyone has any ideas? This is an emergency in a male. Males can die from systemic poisoning within 48 to 72 hours if they block. Please try to get him in TODAY. I did. Turns out it wasn't an emergency. The vet said you can tell whether a cat's urinary tract is blocked by feeling for a distended bladder; his wasn't. He did have an infection, which made him think he had to pee even when he really didn't. |
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I just went through a similar situation with my cat. My vet told me that if
the cat was blocked, you would know it - the cat would be extremely unconfortable, crying, etc. My cat also just had a urinary infection. Antibiotics cleared it up. Sue "Lucifer" wrote in message ... On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 12:44:43 -0600, Karen Chuplis wrote: in article , Lucifer at wrote on 1/25/04 12:15 PM: One of my indoors only, 6 yr old neutered males has taken to spending a lot of time in the litter box. He seems to go about twice an hour, and spends up to 15 minutes at a time in there. Seems to be healthy and playful otherwise; belly is not tender or distended. I'll try for a vet visit tomorrow, but wondered if anyone has any ideas? This is an emergency in a male. Males can die from systemic poisoning within 48 to 72 hours if they block. Please try to get him in TODAY. I did. Turns out it wasn't an emergency. The vet said you can tell whether a cat's urinary tract is blocked by feeling for a distended bladder; his wasn't. He did have an infection, which made him think he had to pee even when he really didn't. |
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in article , Lucifer at
wrote on 1/25/04 2:19 PM: On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 12:44:43 -0600, Karen Chuplis wrote: in article , Lucifer at wrote on 1/25/04 12:15 PM: One of my indoors only, 6 yr old neutered males has taken to spending a lot of time in the litter box. He seems to go about twice an hour, and spends up to 15 minutes at a time in there. Seems to be healthy and playful otherwise; belly is not tender or distended. I'll try for a vet visit tomorrow, but wondered if anyone has any ideas? This is an emergency in a male. Males can die from systemic poisoning within 48 to 72 hours if they block. Please try to get him in TODAY. I did. Turns out it wasn't an emergency. The vet said you can tell whether a cat's urinary tract is blocked by feeling for a distended bladder; his wasn't. He did have an infection, which made him think he had to pee even when he really didn't. Trust me, it's better safe than sorry. Unless you are used to feeling a cats bladder, you can't know what's going on and in a male cat, death *can* happen. Talk to a few people on this board. Also, if the vet just said "it's an infection" and handed you antibiotics and didn't test the urine, chances are it's really crystals which could lead to a blockage. I hope the vet did a urinalysis and a radiograph. Karen |
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