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06-13-15, 07:07 PM
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In the meantime, it's prudent to start antibiotics, plus pain meds. Antibiotics for a UTI in an animal with a predisposing cause for re-infection or resistant infection is typically 10-14 days. Sometimes 3 weeks.
No fun for any one, but it comes with the territory when you have a cat.
No fun for any one, but it comes with the territory when you have a cat.
Medicating a cat is a bit...interesting...Medicating Bengals? They're like little, mini, rolling alligators.
06-13-15, 07:11 PM
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So, nasty scare this morning - my cat was having urinary trouble and some blood in it, and it's been an issue for him before. Seems to have just been a UTI, which could be worse, but it means a few weeks of giving him pills. Which no one will enjoy. 
And this happened right after I got home from a nasty two-hour workout, so went from physically drained to emotionally drained, and now I'm just exhausted.
And this happened right after I got home from a nasty two-hour workout, so went from physically drained to emotionally drained, and now I'm just exhausted.
06-13-15, 07:26 PM
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Most of the time, cats have a symptoms similar to a urinary tract infection but there is no infection. This is called Feline Lower Urinary Tract syndrome aka FLUTD. This condition can sometimes become serious enough that it leads to urinary obstruction and if this happens repeatedly, a perineal urethrostomy aka PU surgery is recommended. This does not eliminate the tendency towards FLUTD but does make the life-threatening complication of urinary obstruction unlikely. Unfortunately it predisposes to urinary tract infection. @Bah Humbug's cat has had this surgery.
I assume a urine culture has been submitted to the lab. If it has, it will actually take around 48 hrs to learn if there actually is a UTI. In the meantime, it's prudent to start antibiotics, plus pain meds. Antibiotics for a UTI in an animal with a predisposing cause for re-infection or resistant infection is typically 10-14 days. Sometimes 3 weeks.
No fun for any one, but it comes with the territory when you have a cat.
I assume a urine culture has been submitted to the lab. If it has, it will actually take around 48 hrs to learn if there actually is a UTI. In the meantime, it's prudent to start antibiotics, plus pain meds. Antibiotics for a UTI in an animal with a predisposing cause for re-infection or resistant infection is typically 10-14 days. Sometimes 3 weeks.
No fun for any one, but it comes with the territory when you have a cat.
06-13-15, 07:35 PM
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No urine sample - he didn't have enough in his bladder to get a sample from, and I've been unable to get one from him in the past, though I'll try. Fingers crossed the antibiotics clear it - since the first dose, and the painkiller, he's been acting much better and not gone back to the litterbox. So, even I'm relaxing a little. Still worried.
06-13-15, 07:43 PM
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Makes me very glad for the telecommuting, though, so I can keep an eye on him all day.
06-13-15, 08:01 PM
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06-13-15, 08:52 PM
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At dinner:
Some really good wine tonight.
Some really good wine tonight.
06-13-15, 09:04 PM
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06-13-15, 09:18 PM
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I'd say they had a great deal to do with the birth. Without them, the parents cease to exist as does the grandchild.
06-13-15, 09:54 PM
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06-13-15, 11:14 PM
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06-13-15, 11:16 PM
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That will never work; there's no rim tape.
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06-14-15, 05:01 AM
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06-14-15, 05:05 AM
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06-14-15, 05:47 AM
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Attention @Velo Vol (where ever you are),
Mrs. rjones28 bought herself a banjo yesterday.
#thewaitisover
Mrs. rjones28 bought herself a banjo yesterday.
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06-14-15, 05:47 AM
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That is an excellent picture!
The sir seems to be doing fine - no more blood and one decent-sized clump in the litterbox.
In more amusing news, AG and I are volunteering at the kids' tri our team is putting on. This is the third year, and every year so far it's been torrential downpours. This year it managed to be an unforecasted thunderstorm, and an hour delay. The retention pool behind us is even filling up.
The sir seems to be doing fine - no more blood and one decent-sized clump in the litterbox.
In more amusing news, AG and I are volunteering at the kids' tri our team is putting on. This is the third year, and every year so far it's been torrential downpours. This year it managed to be an unforecasted thunderstorm, and an hour delay. The retention pool behind us is even filling up.
06-14-15, 09:05 AM
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06-14-15, 09:05 AM
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Sunday Slackers ... :sigh: ... the worst.
EDIT: I cannot bee-leeve Transistor beat me out by seconds. :-0
EDIT: I cannot bee-leeve Transistor beat me out by seconds. :-0
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06-14-15, 09:07 AM
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We started our final Gettysburg ride this morning at 87% humidity and finished at 83% humidity. The good side was that it was red calm out. Lots of elevation but we tougher it out.
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06-14-15, 09:18 AM
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