Thanks so much everybody. Here's another uppydate. The vet called yesterday and her blood work was good. The thyroid levels were on the high side of normal so he wants me to bring her back in about 3 months to monitor her weight and get another thyroid "reading." However, this is the same thing that happened last time she had a UTI and when I brought her back her levels were right back to normal - so I'm not too worried, but I will take her back.

Now the upsetting news - to me anyway - she had a minor setback today. She always comes in the bathroom with me in the morning when I take a shower. When I got out of the shower there was a little pee spot on the rug - with two bright red blood spots next to it! I got baby wipes to help keep her butt clean (which she just adores! ) and when I went to wipe her butt it looked like maybe the blood came from her butt! You know, like it would have squeezed out her butt as she strained to pee? (sorry for being gross)

I'm going to call the vet today and let him know about this and see what he says, but by now the antibiotics should really be kicking in and she shouldn't be straining as much anymore. Twice I saw her squat this morning already with no results.

The only time T and/or P had a UTI in the past, the antibiotics kicked in right away and there was none of this blood stuff, so do any of you have any idea if it's normal to have a little setback like this? She is getting diarrhea from the antibiotic which I know is fairly normal... Oh, and she is still acting completely normal and eating and drinking like normal. Didn't skip a beat when it was time to beg for morning treats. Whew!

Any ideas?