Trip to the vet = household chaos *URINE TEST RESULTS POST 15*

[catmandu]

THE FUNNY THING THAT IS THE CATS ALL GENERALLY LIKE THE CARRIERS AS THERE ARE CUSHIONS IN THEM, AND THEY GENERALLY MAKE NICE PLACES TO GET OUT OF DRAFTS.
THAT IS UNTIL VET DAY, AND SUDDENLY THOSE VERY SAME CARRIERS ARE CAVES O CAT DOOM!!!!!!
I LOVED YOUR STORY, AND STILL CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY WHEN YOU WANT ONE PARTICULAR CAT FOR A VET VISIT, THAT THATS THE ONE WHOS HIDING AND THE REST OF THE CATS ARE OUT IN THE OPEN.

[momtomany]

Sounds how my 11 fur babies act at times. No one panics when I bring out the carriers, they love to get in and out of them, but as soon as they figure momma is after one of them, away they go and man we all know they have those impossible to find hiding places. Then if you do find them, they are just out of your reach grinning at you like a chesire cat

Last Friday, I had planned on taking two of my guys, Carly and Zoyia for their annual shots. But as things happen, I caught Bear Bear peeing around the house, and figured he needed to be checked for a urinary infection. Then Persie, who has been on antibiotics for a problem with her nose, started looking bad again, so I knew she needed to go. Got up that morning and low and behold, my huge lab, Buckley, left ear looked like hamburger meat. He gets ear infections so quickly. So he has to go. Needless to say, Mom had lots of fun toting three cats and a huge lab into her vet's office. Three cats howling in three carriers and Buckley being an errant child not minding cause being at the vet over stimulates him. There were numerous chuckles and looks of sympathy coming my way.

Insane as it was, I am a glutten for punishment and will take Zoyia, Ray Ray, Slick, and Tanzie this Saturday. Wonder what fun that will be.

[Catlady711]

Ok here's the scoop....

SABRINA - Last night I was finally able to let Sabrina out of the cpu room for late night feeding time. Things went fairly well, only one hiss, but she ate nicely with her sister. I played with them a bit and they seemed to all be getting along.

JOSH - ALL NIGHT poor little Josh the spitfire, leaped at the doorknob, rattled the door and meowed! I didn't get much sleep since that room borders the wall of my bedroom (which of course doesn't have a door on it because of the stairway design) and it's right by my bed! I didn't get too much good sleep last night. I was able to let him out for breakfast this morning. We had about 3 hisses and a swat but basically he ate nicely then just kinda ignored everyone else so he got to stay out, which he's much happier about.

CAMI -

Last night, no urine sample. This morning, no urine sample. This afternoon, no urine sample. Sheesh. Any other time she pees up the side of the sandbox and I could have used a syringe to suck up a sample from the edge of the sandbox. Do you think she could be counted on for that when I need a urine sample?? NO. The bugger butt decided now was the time to put your rump down on the litter.

Came home tonight with a new tactic. Change the hooded litterbox I had in there with the open top one from upstairs, normally she can't keep her butt down in that one. Well I put her in it and she starts to squat, however I was prepared for such an event. I had a 3oz paper cup in my hand and just stuck it under her. That made her raise her butt so I could catch some pee. Of course I got my hand peed on in the process but I did get a bit of pee. Not enough though.

Call mom for advice. Try mom's suggestion of putting Cami in cpu room with me with NO sandbox and wait till she has to go potty. So I bring her in here, and let the other cats go in the sandbox in the bathroom. After a couple hours Cami wakes up and starts meowing and heading for the door to let me know 'hey mom I gotta go potty'. So I quick check the bathroom for other cats, coast is clear, and go back, get Cami, and take her to the bathroom sandbox. I put her down, she smells the other cat's have been in her sandbox and starts to squat. Again I'm prepared with a paper cup and get another bit of a sample, and peed on again.

Between the two samples I have enough to run the urinalysis at work tomorrow! YAY!!! So I let Cami out and NO HISSING as of yet and it's been 1/2 hour!! DOUBLE YAY!!!

Apparently my house is back to normal.....Unless Cami tests out fine then I need a urine sample from Bear just in case. Whoo boy! LOL

[kitten645]

"Apparently my house is back to normal"

This made me giggle...ONLY in a PT house would getting your hand pee'd on be considered normal
The expression "It's like herding cats" exsists just for us multi cat households! Good job with the pee sample. I always find that the most challenging of all tasks...well and the occassional pilling!

[Freedom]

Thank you for the smile thsi morning. And it is good to know I am not the only looney multi cat household!

I never thought about catching a urine sample that way; yet I do that for the dogs. Taught me something thanks!

[pitc9]

"Apparently my house is back to normal"

This made me giggle...ONLY in a PT house would getting your hand pee'd on be considered normal

How True... how true!!

Glad things are normal again!

[Catlady711]

I took Cami's urine in to be tested today.

Apparently it shows a high amount of protein and leukosites (sp?) and a few of both struvite and oxilate crystals.

Apparently the results show she DOES have an infection which the AmoxiTabs should clear up, and the number of crystals isn't completely abnormal for a cat so we may not have to worry about those.

I have to give her the pills for 10 days and we'll probably recheck the urine again then, oh joy. lol

I'm still wondering if I should get some urine from Bear then also because sometimes he pees 'funny', like a faucet that can't quite get the pressure to be even, if that makes any sense.

Just wanted to update you guys.

[Medusa]

[QUOTE=Catlady711]
I'm still wondering if I should get some urine from Bear then also because sometimes he pees 'funny', like a faucet that can't quite get the pressure to be even, if that makes any sense.

[QUOTE]
When in doubt, check it out.