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Milo, 7.5 year old male, has congestive heart failure (dilated cardiomyopathy) and is also currently being treated for a kidney infection (finishes a 2 week course of clavamox tomorrow). He’s on a really high dose of furosemide already (25 mg in AM, 12.5 mg midday, and 25 mg evening) to keep his lungs clear. A few minutes after I gave him his evening meds, the smoke alarm went off from my partner cooking, it made Milo’s heart race and fluid built up in his lungs, so I gave him another 12.5 mg of furosemide intramuscularly because he needed quick diuresis (the pills take about 2 hours to have an effect). He urinated once about half an hour after the injection. And now, about 3 hours post injection, I just caught him in the litter box trying to pee but not producing any urine. Emergency vet is a 1.5 hour drive, and a vet visit is what triggered the CHF to start, so a trip to the vet is not an option and I have to wait until morning to get a vet for a house visit. Any thoughts on whether this is just because of the extra diuretic or whether this is a urinary blockage?
He didn’t act like he was in pain in the litter box, and the clavamox seemed to be working (was going to bring a urine sample to the vet tomorrow to confirm). I’m trying not to freak out. He’s been more lethargic for a few days and breathing harder and uncomfortable at night. I was hoping that would improve after he got off clavamox because it upsets his digestive system quite a bit. If this is a urinary blockage on top of a worsening heart condition... well, I don’t even want to think about it.
If he pees again tonight with no problem, do I still need to be worried about a blockage?
He didn’t act like he was in pain in the litter box, and the clavamox seemed to be working (was going to bring a urine sample to the vet tomorrow to confirm). I’m trying not to freak out. He’s been more lethargic for a few days and breathing harder and uncomfortable at night. I was hoping that would improve after he got off clavamox because it upsets his digestive system quite a bit. If this is a urinary blockage on top of a worsening heart condition... well, I don’t even want to think about it.
If he pees again tonight with no problem, do I still need to be worried about a blockage?