As someone who followed my little dog around with a dish to catch urine on a very busy street in front of my apt house, I can relate! I just put my head down & wouldn't look at any passer by. LOL
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, July 08, 2011 10:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] UTI Question iT ISN' THE WORK INVOLVED IN CARING FOR THEM, IT IS WHAT YOU GET BACK FROM THEM IN RETURN THAT COUNTS! A friend of mine had to follow her little dog around the yard with a shallow dish to catch the urine for the vet. She said she hoped that the neighbors never saw her, or they would have thought she was crazy. Folks around here just do not think you need to go to all that trouble for cats and dogs, ESPECIALLY CATS. They think I am crazy because I take my pride to the vet for shots, etc. The only thing they are good for is out in the barn to catch mice. I have earned the name "Crazy Cat Lady" ---- Lynda Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > What a great invention of a litter box! I might have purchased it when > I had my diabetic cat. She passed away 2 yrs ago. She made it easy > for me to catch her urine mid-stream. She would squat close to the > litter but not sit on it, with her rear end towards me and I could > catch it in a small, sterilized bottle cap. Then I could get her > keytone level by dipping the strip into her urine. I had to prick her > ear to get her blood to get her glucose. I did this for 9 yrs (she > lived to be 17 1/2 yrs). I still miss her even though she was a lot of work. > > RIP, Pebbles! > > Sorry, I got carried away... > > L > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 08, 2011 8:47 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] UTI Question > > > > My Boby was urinating out of the box, all over the house. He had a > > problem with salcite and sturivite stones. Then Casey had stones. > > She got over them, but Bobby did not. Being a male, the urether was > > more narrow and he did not make it tru the treatment time. Homey is > > doing gret now. I would check hm out with the vet and take a fresh > > urine sample for testing. I found a special litter box that uses > > safflower seed instead of litter. It allows the urine to go thru to > > a collection box that has a pour spout so you can pur it into a pill bottle and take it to the vet. > > It was pricey ($60.00) but really comes in handy when you suspect a > > urinary tract infection or stones. Also great for diabetic cats - > > invented by a lady with a diabetic cat. Only thing is they have to > > be seperated from the others so there is no chance of others using the box. > > ---- Natalie <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Forgot this part of the question before: Sometimes, cats don't > >> like the type of litter, too! I have a friend who uses shredded > >> newspaper for cats that don't like any kind of litter! > >> BTW - OxiClean and X-O are GREAT to clean urine stain and odor!!!!!! > >> When I scoop the litter, I remove solids, and also wet litter, by > >> gently holding litter box up...then I sprinkle baking soda on the > >> wet area, and then some more mixed into the litter - keeps the > >> litter clean for a long time and doesn't stink. I do NOT use > >> clumping litter; regular litter may not clump into a hard ball, but it can easily be removed! > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lynda > >> Wilson > >> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2011 12:08 AM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] UTI Question > >> > >> My first thought was, how many litter boxes does he have access to? > >> When I had one cat, he urinated on my bed too (thank goodness I buy > >> the waterproof mattress pad) and that was his way of telling me he > >> wanted another. This is what my vet advised me. He got another box > >> and he has been fine ever since. > >> Now I have another kitty, therefore, I got another litter box. My > >> vet said the rule is one litter box for every cat, plus one! My cat > >> was an exception at the time he was an only cat. Also, every two > >> weeks, I empty all the litter boxes, disinfect them with liquid > >> lysol, dry them thoroughly and fill > >> > >> them again with litter. This has helped as well. It's work, but > >> it's better than cat urine on carpets, beds, sofas, etc. > >> > >> I hope nothing is medically wrong with him. Good luck, and keep us > >> posted > >> :) > >> > >> Lynda > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Cindy McHugh" <[email protected]> > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 10:23 PM > >> Subject: [Felvtalk] UTI Question > >> > >> > >> > This is a little off topic, but please forgive me. My email is > >> > acting up and I've been unsubbed from my more "general" cat > >> > discussion list. > >> > > >> > I'm fostering a neutered male cat that is urinating outside of > >> > the litterbox. This was one of the reasons he was relinquished > >> > several months ago - and one of the reasons his former owner kept > >> > him in a basement for 3 > >> > >> > years. He seemed to be doing well here and was overcoming some of > >> > his other issues (aggression and obsessive licking/chewing), but > >> > he urinated on my bed about 2 months ago and then on an > >> > upholstered chair. I was fostering 2 dogs at the time and > >> > attributed it to stress over the dogs. > >> > They were adopted and all was well until a couple days ago. > >> > > >> > He's urinated on a chair and on the bare floor 3 times in the > >> > past 2 days. > >> > >> > There's large amounts of urnie, no trace of blood, and he does > >> > also use his litterbox. I don't think he has a UTI based on his > >> > past behavior, but I thought I'd run him to the vet to be sure. > >> > I'm not at home, so I used a clinic that is relatively new to me > >> > and I was surprised by what I was told, so I thought I'd run it > >> > by you folks... > >> > > >> > In the past, when I've suspected a UTI in a dog or cat, I simply > >> > took a urine sample (dog) or took the cat and they obtained one, > >> > checked it, and gave me an answer and antibiotic if needed. > >> > > >> > The vet today told me they could do an "in house" check, but it > >> > wouldn't really give us much information and I advised I send it > >> > away for a culture. She also suggested they x-ray his abdomen to > >> > check for stones. > >> > This is not my cat, but it is in the care of a rescue I > >> > co-founded. We want to do what's necessary to help the cat, but > >> > we don't have extra funds > >> > >> > for tests/procedures that are not necessary. > >> > > >> > If I had seen my regular vet (at home) and she suggested these > >> > procedures, > >> > >> > I wouldn't hesitate, but I get the feeling this vet is more > >> > interested in money. The other reason I say this is because we > >> > just spent more than > >> > $100 > >> > >> > on flea products recommended by another vet in this office. When > >> > I mentioned today that the Frontline doesn't seem to be helping > >> > the flea situation, the vet and tech both said they've had many, > >> > many complaints about Frontline this summer and agreed that it's > >> > ineffective (in this area, anyway). The vet said the fleas laugh > >> > at Frontline. They suggested I > >> > >> > purchase another flea product (V-something, I didn't catch the name). > >> > They > >> > >> > said it's the same price, but much more effective. This is the > >> > same place that swore by, and sold me, Frontline about a week > >> > ago. > >> > > >> > They're holding the urine sample overnight because I wanted to > >> > see what tests the cat had by his prior owner. (I didn't have the > >> > vet records with me at the time.) > >> > > >> > If he needs the culture and x-rays, I'll have it done. But I > >> > don't want to > >> > >> > spend the rescue's very limited funds needlessly. Any input would > >> > be most welcome. The cat is NOT FeLV+. > >> > > >> > Thank you for your time. > >> > Cindy > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Felvtalk mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemi > >> > a.org > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Felvtalk mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia. > >> org > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Felvtalk mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia. > >> org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.o > > rg > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
