Let me simply say that this cartoon sums up our life

[xiphias]

http://www.twolumps.net/d/20051123.html



Yeah.

The whole apartment smells like it has patches of cat urine now. And Boopsie doesn't look pleased about it, either -- she KNOWS that it's not right, and she's finished her course of antibiotics, so it's not an infection.

To get a bit grosser: her stool isn't looking normal, either -- very gross. I'm worried about the kitty and will call the vet tomorrow.

Comments

[arib.livejournal.com]

Funky stool may be a side effect of the antibiotics.

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

That's what I was thinking, but wanted to call the vet and check.

[mattblum.livejournal.com]

Two questions that I don't remember if anyone asked in comments to one of your previous posts about Boopsie peeing everywhere:

1. Do you know if she's spraying or just peeing? Have you seen her do it? Where is most of the pee going? If she's standing up while doing it and it mostly goes straight back, she's spraying. If she's crouching, she's peeing as though she were in the litter box.

2. If she's spraying, could it be because there's some lingering smell from the fire or the post-fire cleanup chemicals? Maybe a smell that you can't detect, but she can? If she's instinctually misinterpreting the strange smells, she may be marking her territory.

Whatever the issue is, I hope she's back to normal soon, both for her sake and for yours and Lis's.

[cheshyre]

Witnessed it last night: she's just peeing. Crouching, flow downwards.

[cellio]

Oof. I hope she's ok and that the grossness is just a drug side-effect.

[tiger-spot.livejournal.com]

Oh dear. Poor kitty.

Er... are you going to have a rave? Or at least borrow a blacklight?

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

We own a blacklight. We're at the point where it just doesn't help anymore. . .

[cogitationitis.livejournal.com]

This will sound weird and uncomfortable, but if the cat has some fave areas to bless, cover them with aluminum foil. It will sound wrong when she pees on it.

[cheshyre]

Unfortunately, that includes much of the entryway to our bedroom and, for that matter, our bed. :(
Bedroom door is an old one that no longer closes quite tightly and she's shown she can open it. Tried a child safety gate across the opening while we were out and she hurdled it.

[deerdancer22.livejournal.com]

I know with dogs vinegar creates a real no no spot.
Very much recommend Emergency Trauma Solution for Animals:
http://www.perelandra-ltd.com/

blessings to you Lis and Boopsie

[felis-sidus.livejournal.com]

If Boopsie's feces are soft and maybe lighter colored than usual, it could be the antibiotic, but you're wise to check with the vet.

At this point, if Boopsie were my cat, I'd try one of two things, regardless of x-ray or urinalysis results: I'd either feed her Hill's Science Diet Feline SD (acidifies the urine) or put her on an antianxiety med. Either approach could take a few weeks to show results. If the change in food worked, then I'd give her a couple extra weeks on the SD, then change to the Feline CD. The CD also is low-magnesium, low-ash, but not quite so acidic. The SD is more for intervention, while the CD is for maintenance.

One problem with cats is that when this kind of problem goes on for a long time, it may change from being an acute response to illness or trauma to being habitual. If that happens, there's not much that will help. I suspect you're nearing this point, so moving quickly is becoming more important. (Rembember Vostorg? He had such problems with crystals and flat, thin stones in his bladder that he became convinced that urinating in the litter box contributed to pain, and stopped using it permanently. He'd go on the floor next to the box instead, whether sick or healthy.)

[cheshyre]

Hill's Science Diet Feline SD
There's a Petco on my way home.
Is that available over-the-counter or would we have to get it thru the vet?
Oh look, there are other urinary tract catfoods...

[felis-sidus.livejournal.com]

I believe that SD is a prescription cat food, available only through veterinarians. It's acidic enough to dissolve stones. The cat foods to which the link leads are most likely similar to the CD, or somewhere in between. They might not be acidic enough to dissolve a stone that's already there, but if stones are the problem, at least they'd avoid making the situation worse.