Mine usually scamper to see who can be the first to go in the new litter. The things that excite them never cease to amaze me! Maybe changing the litter will tempt her to go?
Melissa _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Caroline Kaufmann Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 2:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Collecting a stool sample? My vet tech said they just need it not totally covered in cyrstals, so I always brought in fresh stool that hadn't gotten buried after many other Monkee-trips to the box. It doesn't have to be completely clear, just not entirely covered and not day-old poo. But I only had one cat, and yeah, getting her actual poo is going to the trick. I don't know if this would work, but Monkee was regular as clock-work when I fed him wet food. He would eat it, and then poo. If she is regular like that, you might want to feed her in a separate room with a mini-litter box and then get the sample right after she goes (if segregating her like that temporarily won't effect her). -Caroline _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Collecting a stool sample? Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:39:55 EDT I guess I'm having a hard time figuring out the "free of litter" part. With three cats, its tough to know who's used the litter box. I could keep it scooped and watch for her, I suppose, but will a sample I just scoop out be ok? I mean, after she's covered it up, do I just scoop it out and take it? :/ I'm beginning to think the bleeding is from her urinary tract, but I can't be sure. I say this because when I went in the laundry room and examined the litterbox area, I found a tiny drop of clear liquid (about the size of half a pea) with what looked like traces of blood in it. (I didn't have enough sense to grab a syringe and collect it to take with me :( ) I guess I'm going to call my vet, or decide if I want to start using another vet, and figure out what to do. Thanks for the pointers guys! Michael _____ See what's new at AOL.com <http://www.aol.com/?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170> and Make AOL Your <http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169> Homepage. _____ Get a FREE small business Web site and more from Microsoft <http://g.msn.com/8HMBENUS/2752??PS=47575> R Office Live!
