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
>> >
>> >
>> >
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