Don't feel bad. The only reason why I pay attention to Winston's litter box is because I know he tends to have this problem. If Antonio is acting better today it doesn't sound like he has a problem urinating. I know with Winston he would stay in his litter box, sometimes I would find a drop of blood and he would just lay around. If Winston isn't causing havoc in our house something is wrong with him. Good luck at the vet. I hope it isn't anything major with Antonio.
Cindy Reasoner --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thank you, Cindy. I am ashamed to say that I don't > know if he has been urinating properly. With so > many covered liter boxes - it is difficult to tell. > (Maybe I need to reconsider the litter box > arrangement). This does make me think I'm doing the > right thing by taking him to the vet. Last night he > didn't have a "happy tail" - he kept it down when > he walked. He did this morning though (tail > straight up in the air while he struts). Hopefully > if there is a problem we've caught it early (she > says, hopefully). > > *Save the earth. It's the only planet with > chocolate.* > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 1:42 PM > Subject: Re: ot: Antonio > > > My sweet Angel Stinky was overweight when I first > got > her and could not reach back there to clean herself. > > I would have to take her to vet every 3 or 4 months > (I > think) to have her anal glands expressed. Also, my > cat Winston has problems with getting blocked and > not > being able to urinate. Has Antonio been urinating > O.K. Winston has to be on a special diet for this. > Hope everything is O.K. with your Antonio. > > Cindy Reasoner > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I'm taking my big boy to the vet this afternoon. > > Last night when he got out of the litter box - he > > flopped on his side and looked up at me and cried. > > > It really startled me. I checked him out well and > > asked him what was wrong. He would just look at > me > > and make his little high pitched meow. > > > > I think part of the problem is that he is > overweight > > (22lbs but he has maine coon genes, I > believe)...and > > I don't think he can reach himself properly to > > clean. I've noticed that a couple of times and > used > > baby wipes for him. I put him in a nice warm bath > > with kitty shampoo last night and washed him well. > > > He seem to appreciate it. I saw him several times > > in the 'leg of mutton' stance trying to clean but > he > > just can't reach. > > > > It isn't often that a kitty will make that much > > effort to tell me something is wrong and so I made > > an appointment because I want to rule out a UTI, > > bowel or gland problems. I just feel like I > > wouldn't be a good mommy if I didn't have the vet > > look at him. > > > > Any thoughts on what could be the matter? > > > > How can I help my Antonio loose weight? He eats > the > > same as the other kitties -- the rest of them > weigh > > between 8-11lbs except for Phelix who weighs 18lbs > > (but is not fat - big kitty). > > > > Thanks, > > elizabeth > > > > *Save the earth. It's the only planet with > > chocolate.* > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of > > free safety and security tools, free access to > > millions of high-quality videos from across the > web, > > free AOL Mail and more. > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Sponsored Link > > Get a free Motorola Razr! Today Only! > Choose Cingular, Sprint, Verizon, Alltel, or > T-Mobile. > http://www.letstalk.com/inlink.htm?to=592913 > ________________________________________________________________________ > Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of > free safety and security tools, free access to > millions of high-quality videos from across the web, > free AOL Mail and more. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sponsored Link Get an Online or Campus degree Associate's, Bachelor's, or Master's - in less than one year. http://www.findtherightschool.com
