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My cat has had issues with crystals in his bladder before. He had to have a LOT of granulate stones flushed out about 2 years ago, but he's been mostly fine since.
Until last week.
I started noticing little drops of blood in places he was hanging out. The first few days it was happening, I'd actually left a lot of my make-up out on the bathroom counter and I thought what I was seeing was make-up he'd walked in and tracked.
Then I noticed it on a piece of paper on the desk he'd been sitting on, and I brought him straight to the vet.
They did a sonogram of his bladder and they said it was swollen but no crystals or stones could be seen and none were detected in the urine sample. They said they only found microscopic blood in the sample and that he had a bladder infection (which seems odd to me because his body temp was actually low when they checked it, and it just seems to me it would be higher instead of lower if he was having an infection). They gave him a shot of antibiotics and told me to be back in 2 weeks, which puts me bringing him back this Monday.
But I am still finding blood places he likes to hang out. I am not seeing it in his litter box, but I assume that's just because it's not showing up well on the litter. I haven't found any injuries on him, so I can only assume it is coming from his urinary or digestive tract.
Is my vet doing things right? Do I need to rush him back immediately? Has anyone ever dealt with this before? Is there anything else I should say or ask or point out when I bring him back?
Any info is much appreciated.
We do try to see that he gets plenty of water. He gets a fresh bowl at least once a day with ice and filtered water just the way he seems to like it. He's been drinking slightly less, but is still drinking and seems to be using the litter box normally, though he doesn't often stray far from it lately, which also raises some concern.
Until last week.
I started noticing little drops of blood in places he was hanging out. The first few days it was happening, I'd actually left a lot of my make-up out on the bathroom counter and I thought what I was seeing was make-up he'd walked in and tracked.
Then I noticed it on a piece of paper on the desk he'd been sitting on, and I brought him straight to the vet.
They did a sonogram of his bladder and they said it was swollen but no crystals or stones could be seen and none were detected in the urine sample. They said they only found microscopic blood in the sample and that he had a bladder infection (which seems odd to me because his body temp was actually low when they checked it, and it just seems to me it would be higher instead of lower if he was having an infection). They gave him a shot of antibiotics and told me to be back in 2 weeks, which puts me bringing him back this Monday.
But I am still finding blood places he likes to hang out. I am not seeing it in his litter box, but I assume that's just because it's not showing up well on the litter. I haven't found any injuries on him, so I can only assume it is coming from his urinary or digestive tract.
Is my vet doing things right? Do I need to rush him back immediately? Has anyone ever dealt with this before? Is there anything else I should say or ask or point out when I bring him back?
Any info is much appreciated.
We do try to see that he gets plenty of water. He gets a fresh bowl at least once a day with ice and filtered water just the way he seems to like it. He's been drinking slightly less, but is still drinking and seems to be using the litter box normally, though he doesn't often stray far from it lately, which also raises some concern.