The Boots FurKid has another problem...

Sometime after the catheter was removed, Boots, the Kat pee'd a small amount of blood stained urine in the car; and repeated the small, bloody, urine deposits several times at the Ranch last night and this AM in both the sand box and the tub.

Called Doc Mike and was advised that this bloody urine is "sometimes common" after a URI and catheter combination... We're to confine him (more Jail Time ), keep a close watch on him, and call back in the AM with the overnight report.

He DOES eliminate urine - so that's a good sign.
He wasn't really interested in drinking - so he got *treated* to several shots of water delivered down the hatch via an old syringe (without needle). He wasn't after 3 squirts.

A gross observation: This morning after he pee'd a little in the tub; he immediately started licking it back up ! Never done THAT before - he's only pee'd outside the box as a definate MESSAGE to me that the box needed to be tidied up and fresh sand installed! Possibly he was confused - no papers in the tub and he's been IN there (WITH papers) for 4 days... Prolly should have put more papers down today = bad, dumb, Dad . He HAS used the litter several times - don't understand the in-the-tub pee and then his trying to clean it up?

He has eaten some krunch - not much - but it IS hot & humid; and he doesn't eat more than a few bites at any one sitting = he's a constant nibbler.

Getting a clean urine sample is going to be a challenge... If he's still making bloody urine tonight or in the morning - I guess it's back to Doc Mike's to be caged and "encouraged" to drop a sample in the drip pan...

Dang it! I thought we were out of the woods...

Guess it's time for US to ask for the Pet Talk Prayers and Crossed Klawz & Pawz for the Boots.
Please keep him (and us) in your Prayers and Thoughts... Thanks Friends!

Zippy ~
Your link to the Merck Vet Manual:

"Merck Vet Manual" is Greatly Appreciated!

Very Informative - after I figgered out that "hematuria" is Vet Talk for *blood in the urine*

There won't be much following tonight - We're headed back to the Ranch purdy quick-soon to check up on the Tux FurBall... .

/s/ Phred & the FurKids