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Annabelle, who will be 7 yrs in April, is a tortie rescue. We adopted her along with 2 other torties in Sept of 2016 from a local shelter. All 3 had a lot of issues, but after 3 month, we managed to get them all in good health and healthy they remained since. Last Nov Anna was treated for a UTI with Convenia. This seemed to solve her problem, but then Dec 17th, the constant box use (with little to no urinating) returned. I brought her back to doctor & after testing which included guided cystocentesis, lab analysis, urine culture, MIC, and ultrasound to look for blockage, the diagnosis was Feline cystitis (FIC). The lab tests and ultrasound did not reveal any abnormalities at all. The was again treated with Convenia and the problem appeared to be solved. Another month has passed (dec 17 - jan 19) and as of noon today the problem reappeared. She runs to the box every 5 minutes thinking she has to urinate, however only a few drops come out. Has anyone else experienced this? Nothing has changed in the house. The girls get along great, all are indoors and in otherwise good health. We have a quiet non stress home, retired with no children (except the tortie girls who are everything to us!)
Food has not been changed. They get a good quality kibble and split a small can of wet food per day. Very routine. There is always fresh water (filtered...never from the tap). The litter box is changed regularly (2 to 3 days) and contains plenty of litter (non-clumping, low dust clay)...I should add that it is scooped after each stinky use. The 2nd bathroom is theirs (yes, privacy!) and it is easy for us to manage/maintain. The cats have run of the house, plenty of toys, and as I said they get along great until this problem emerges. It seems her sister, Isobel, can smell the difference in her urine (perhaps it gets stronger smelling) and strangely gives her a hard time...as if we brought a new cat into the house.
Any ideas? Could this be something else, perhaps overlooked? I insisted on the ultrasound after the "UTI" returned in December because I feared a blockage or worse yet TCC (we lost a tortie to this awful cancer 12 years ago, which was initially treated as a UTI).
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. This is the 3rd month of re-occurance. I am waiting on a call from the vet about giving her another dose of Convenia if they will do that for her.
Food has not been changed. They get a good quality kibble and split a small can of wet food per day. Very routine. There is always fresh water (filtered...never from the tap). The litter box is changed regularly (2 to 3 days) and contains plenty of litter (non-clumping, low dust clay)...I should add that it is scooped after each stinky use. The 2nd bathroom is theirs (yes, privacy!) and it is easy for us to manage/maintain. The cats have run of the house, plenty of toys, and as I said they get along great until this problem emerges. It seems her sister, Isobel, can smell the difference in her urine (perhaps it gets stronger smelling) and strangely gives her a hard time...as if we brought a new cat into the house.
Any ideas? Could this be something else, perhaps overlooked? I insisted on the ultrasound after the "UTI" returned in December because I feared a blockage or worse yet TCC (we lost a tortie to this awful cancer 12 years ago, which was initially treated as a UTI).
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. This is the 3rd month of re-occurance. I am waiting on a call from the vet about giving her another dose of Convenia if they will do that for her.
? Who knows. All I know is that I monitor his output like a hawk. And the fact that one of your other cats picks on her during an episode isn't unusual either. Cats know when other cats are "vulnerable".
