My Poor Kitty June 17, 2004
Salvador, my kitty pictured here at the foot of the bed, had a rough day yesterday. Yesterday afternoon I heard this god awful noise coming from the kitties’ bathroom. I ran in there, and poor Salvador was in the litter box and was obviously in pain. I knew we needed to make a trip to the vet. I called my hubby, who being the wonderful papa that he is, agreed to come home early from work so we could take Salvy in together.
In January, we had a similar situation. He had blood in his urine and was grooming excessively. That time we had to go to the emergency vet clinic due to the fact that it occurred on a Sunday. This time we took him to our normal vet. Apparently Salvador has Feline Urologic Syndrome, also known as Feline Idiopathic Lower Urinary Tract Disease. There are many theories out there about the cause and treatment, but no one really knows for sure. The vet used the same course of treatment that the other vet had used in January, a shot of an antiinflammatory drug and a weeks course of oral antibiotics. They did an exam and an ultrasound to make sure there was no blockage, and there wasn’t. Last time they did a urinalysis (his bladder was empty this time) and found no crystals or anything else abnormal. It looks like this is just something we’re going to have to deal with every now and then.
Some people think this condition can be caused, at least partially, by stress. I really hope my kitty isn’t stressed out. He’s such a laid back and happy guy that it doesn’t seem possible, but I guess there’s no real way to know. I guess the visit by my husband’s family a couple of weeks ago could have done it this time around, but who knows. The good thing is that he’s doing better today. I hate to see any of my babies in pain.
- Posted in : my furry children
- Author : amanda
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Well, I know family visits always stress me out. I’m just glad he seems to be feeling better this morning.