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[Freedom]

Laura, you can also phone the vet with the follow up question - one of the vet techs can probably reply for you as well!

I would get the liquid meds for the cats, as I can NOT get pills in them.

Prayers for a quick recovery for sweet Caramella!

[Laura's Babies]

She came to me this morning (several times) and "meoooow'ed" at me turning her butt next to me.. Somehow I knew it was hurting and she wanted me to do something so I got the wash rag and wet it with warn water and that was what she wanted! There was some clear, bloody urine, coming from her so that is how I know she wanted me to do that..... I got the first pill in her with no trouble, lets hope the other 13 go that good. She is still only doing a teaspoon when she goes in the box....

[Queen of Poop]

Hoping you are both feeling better very, very soon.

[Laura's Babies]

She's not being so bad to pill although that could change. She is still bleeding and only doing about a teaspoon at a time in the box and she comes to me for that warm compress but she takes it like she absolutely knows I am trying to make her feel better.. She was VERY happy today, the man she loves came over today (just a handyman building me a porch that she has fallen in love with) and she perked way up for him.. Even he had to laugh at how she follows him from window to window and "talks" to him... and he is allergic to cats but says his girlfriend has TWELVE of them..

[Jessika]

The bleeding is due to irritation and inflammation... and often, some cats will over-groom that area because having a UTI is uncomfortable and they seem to think grooming will soothe the pain... which oftentimes can lead to inflammation of the genitals (as you can imagine...).

One of the most common signs of a UTI besides frequent/straining to urinate is drops of blood in the litterbox... nearly every UTI will have blood in the urine sample, even if you can't see it with your naked eye it will show up on urine strips or after they spin the urine down and examine it under the microscope.

Glad to hear pills are going well!!!!! Hope the healing process is fast and the recheck urinalysis after the antibiotics shows no more infection!

EDIT: The blood you're seeing in the litterbox isn't frank blood but blood-tinged urine. It's probably less blood than you'd think (think if you cut your finger and put it in water - it would seem like there was a LOT more blood!!).