On Friday we could tell from the litterboxes that someone had a problem - quite a few "little pees". But with six cats, six litter boxes and two floors, it's hard to keep an eye on all of them! Sunday Gary saw Lazlo straining in the box, so we thought it was a urinary tract infection and immediately started him on Cefa drops and Albeta. (We have albeta, an acidifier that helps with cats that have problems with crystals in their urine, because Shelly has problems with crystals from time to time).
Tuesday it seemed he was getting better. Yesterday he was clearly worse, so we whisked him off to the hospital. We were worried he was blocked, and he was.
My heart is breaking for Lazlo - he's our most "ferally" feral (despite being our first rescue - and he was only 10 weeks old) - and he's even more of a scaredy-cat than Spooky is these days! He was anaesthetized and catheterized. They took out the catheter this morning, but he won't come home until he's peeing normally, which is looking like tomorrow at the earliest.
I SO want to go visit him, but that always just makes things worse!
Of course we'd appreciate any vibes sent Lazlo's way. But I really just wanted to post for anybody searching for info on UTIs or blockages. If kitty is being treated for a UTI and is still having problems peeing after 48 hours, get that kitty to a hospital! Male cats have thinner urethras than females, so if they have any problems with crystals in their urine, they can easily become completely blocked. This leads to renal failure, usually within 24 hours and there's nothing to do after that. So if you're not sure your kitty is getting better, get him to the vet ASAP!
Tuesday it seemed he was getting better. Yesterday he was clearly worse, so we whisked him off to the hospital. We were worried he was blocked, and he was.
My heart is breaking for Lazlo - he's our most "ferally" feral (despite being our first rescue - and he was only 10 weeks old) - and he's even more of a scaredy-cat than Spooky is these days! He was anaesthetized and catheterized. They took out the catheter this morning, but he won't come home until he's peeing normally, which is looking like tomorrow at the earliest.
I SO want to go visit him, but that always just makes things worse!
Of course we'd appreciate any vibes sent Lazlo's way. But I really just wanted to post for anybody searching for info on UTIs or blockages. If kitty is being treated for a UTI and is still having problems peeing after 48 hours, get that kitty to a hospital! Male cats have thinner urethras than females, so if they have any problems with crystals in their urine, they can easily become completely blocked. This leads to renal failure, usually within 24 hours and there's nothing to do after that. So if you're not sure your kitty is getting better, get him to the vet ASAP!