May 25, 2004Kitty Goes To The VetTough day...after watching The Cow Cat struggle mightily for a few days to pee, and after consulting with a (non-practicing) DVM that I work with, it was time to take her to see The Vet. Her Royal Highness was NOT pleased. Got her in the travel-cage OK, but the moment I lifted it she began The Meow. You know - the one that rips through your marrow and makes you wish that YOU were suffering, instead of the cat. All the way to the vet - "yeeeeooooooaaaawwww...." And then... ...the wonderful vet and his staff saw us right away. After the doc & I did some cat-wrangling and held her steady on the table, he proceeded to "express her bladder" by squeezing in just the right place on Cow Cat's underside, resulting in her "peeing" just a tiny bit. There was a bit of blood in it, which nearly caused me to faint, but the doc told me not worry. He collected the sample, ran the appropriate tests, and came back 10 minutes later with a diagnosis of Feline Urinary Syndrome, aka Urinary Tract Infection, which appears to be sort of a catch-all for (relatively) routine bladder infection. Prescription: one injection on-scene, followed by oral anti-biotics 2x/day. Back in the travel-cage, with the drive home puncuated by more Meowing, though a bit less than the trip TO the vet. We're home now, and she already seems to be a bit better. I'd like to think that she's forgotten all about The Incident, but I could swear that she is glaring at me out of the corner of her eye, plotting revenge. I don't blame her -- can you imagine the shock, the trauma, the horror of such an incident if YOU were a cat that hadn't been to the doctor in over a year, and probably (?) had no memory of previous visits? I love my Cow Cat. Posted at May 25, 2004 08:59 PM | TrackBackCOMMENTS!
Now, just how are you going to give Cow Cat the oral antibiotics twice a day? :-) My cat, Mario VanPebbles, had to have oral antibiotics for an infection and it was nothing short of an all out war to get him to swallow them. Good luck! Posted by: Pandora at May 25, 2004 09:39 PMAt least she only peed a little bit. The vet did that to my cat Felix and he ended up peeing all over me, the examination table, and the vet. Not a pleasant smell, and the blood tinge almost put me in tears with worry. But it was the same thing as Cow Cat had, and he finally got better. I also wanted to say, your Cow Cat looks very similar to my Betsy (also named after a cow - I grew up near a farm with many "Betsy the Cows") I think the little smudge on her nose is so cute ;) Posted by: Michelle at May 26, 2004 12:37 AMHow sad! But cats are always plotting against their owners. My Rosie is a good example, lol You sure have some cute cats Dave. Mine's just a tabby/manx. Or in other words -> a big ass baby. Posted by: Jen at May 26, 2004 08:27 AMAwwww, poor Cow Kitty. Tango and I send Get Well wishes. Posted by: Patia at May 26, 2004 09:11 AMOh geez, FUS. I had a cat years ago that had that chronically. He became completely "plugged" twice with crystals and finally had to have a surgery to alleviate the problem. (I won't elaborate. You don't want to know. But he did get better) Keep a close eye on Cow Cat at all times. This problem has a sneaky way of returning... Good luck. Posted by: Burnt Fuse at May 26, 2004 10:53 PMI have one cat that has this problem. The way to keep it from returning is to watch their diet. My vet said no canned cat food and a dry food with little to no ash content. We never have had a relapse of the condition since. Lucky since the cat involved is a large, 25 pounds, cat who didn't want to take his oral antibiotics. I literally had to sit on him, once we managed to corner him, to get the antibiotics in him. Not a fight I would want to do again. Posted by: Sarpy Sam at May 27, 2004 05:38 AMPost a comment
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