Originally posted by Tubby & Peanut's Mom
... when he pees, let me tell you, he pees! Seems like he goes on forever!

... and did find a syringe although that didn't work as well,
or as easily, as Phred made it sound.
Guess I have to practice the technique.
Got a few "aaccckks" from the cat,
but ended up getting more water on him than in him.
Glad the plummin'z werkin better, Tubby!!
Boots sez HI!

Az fur the *looooong squirt*, yep! Boots wuz noted fur doin that, too! Seemed like wunce he got inna *mood* ta pee - he dumped da tank! He'd offin do it jest wunst a day... but we wurried he'd fill da box an drown!

We he furst started havin trouble doin hiz peez; he tried several tymez a day, lil bit now, lil bit latur. Doc figgered he had a URI an treated him wiff biotik pillz an a kuppla shotz... We went thru that twice over a few munthz...

Then he started strainin an *Grrrrrrin* an aktin unhappie inna sand box... Got the plastik pipe uppa thingie THREE tymes affore Doc sed we wuz fightin a loosin battle. Datz when Dad cided to go ahead wiffa Sir Jury job.

Az fur the Direct Inject Wadur Intake Enhancement Procedurez...
Dad summtymez furgetz ta mention allua *great ideaz* that turn out ta be a lil short onna *great* part...

When Doc sed we gotta boost da Kat'z wadur intake ~
Dad tried givin wadur wiffa spoon!
Ho-Boy! Wuz THAT a surkis!!
Wadur, Wadur - EBERYwhere! (Cept inna Kat! )

We tried a Straw a few tymez... Fill da straw wiff wadur, put a finner ober the uppur end, insert lower end in Katz mouff, releese finner, watch wadur run - onna floor! Kuz da Kat took a powdur an runn'd off...

Doc Mike finally showed Dad da *Syringe* trick...
Small 1/4" by 2" plastic *ouwie* shootur wiffa *dart* thingy taken off. Suck uppa load a wadur; *grab* da Kat; an hold da hed wiffa thumb an furst finner pushin in on opposite sides of his mouff corners - jaw pops open ebery tyme! Big trick iz to push the syringe far enuff Down da Throat - GOTTA get over an past the Tongue Likker - then unload wiffa Quick Push onna plunger!

1) Gotta be abel to *ignore* the loud Gaaaakin Soundz da Kat makez...
2) Gotta hang on tite - Kat NOT a happie kampur durrin the procedure!
3) Aftur bout the third *shot* inna row; Kat so buzy swallerin he gibz up strugglin.
4) Affore we found the wadur flavur he *likes*, Kat wuz gettin 6-8 *shot* doses of wadur bout 6 or 8 tymez a day - - He wuz dribblin out wadur like a garden hoze!!

Aftur he cided he *likes* hiz wadur flavored wiff either chikun krunchies floatin in it; or Tuna Juze added; he'z doin a LOT better at drinkin wiffout gettin wadur *shot* downa hatch!

Mistur Tubbz ~
KEEP Drinkin an Peein - stop doin either wun an you'll get a fast trip to the White Coat Lab!