Galaxy, still more liquid problems...

[phesina]

Thank you, Heidi. I'll talk to the vet again tomorrow. Sparkler gets Gabapentin. I dissolve the capsule contents in chicken broth and then squirt each dose into her mouth with a syringe. She has had peeing problems too, but more of the leaking and dribbling kind, not deliberately going somewhere she shouldn't. She's also getting Phenoxybenzamine HCl, and with those meds the peeing problems seem to be under control. I haven't found any more ..spots of the sort I used to find.

Something tells me Galaxy would NOT take well to me attempting to squirt a syringe-full of something into her mouth! But I just gave her a little plain chicken broth in a small bowl to see if she likes it. She lapped it right up, so I suppose I could give her the medicine dose that way. I'll see what the vet has to say. Also about another urinalysis and/or ultrasound. They got the pee sample by needle before. Gosh, maybe she'll do another pee on the bed cover and I can syringe some up for a sample!

All I can think of that's changed is we started the Prozac! The vet said it would take a couple weeks or such before becoming effective and I'd probably see some more accidents before then. It's just that there were so many all at once this weekend!

I kept her shut out of the bedroom last night and most of today. The door's open now, but she had her dinner and is now resting in the living room. I may shut her out again tonight.

Thanks again!

[cats4ever]

That's good that Galaxy likes the chicken broth. It's always easier when cats don't have to be forced to take their medicine.
I actually meant if there was any change before Galaxy had the very first pee incident, something that could have triggered that behavior.
Hopefully the vet can give you more advice.

[phesina]

That's good that Galaxy likes the chicken broth. It's always easier when cats don't have to be forced to take their medicine.
I actually meant if there was any change before Galaxy had the very first pee incident, something that could have triggered that behavior.
Hopefully the vet can give you more advice.

She had an earlier pee incident, in early September. Not sure what could have triggered that. There had been a maintenance person(s?) in the apartment to change or fix something a few days before, but that's happened many times in the past without setting her off.

We wound up at the walk-in clinic/emergency vet that time. They did quite a thorough work-up, x-rays and urinalysis and bloodwork. They gave her a shot of Convenia and then a prescription med, Onsior, a three-day dose worth. The peeing stopped shortly after that. She stayed good for more than a month.

Then she started up again these last few days. I can't think of anything out of the ordinary occurring this time that might have triggered it. I'll ask the vet tomorrow if those meds might be a way to go.

Thanks again, Heidi!

[cats4ever]

You should be able to get those pee pads even at Walmart. They have them in the pet section, I think they call them puppy pads. We use them at work all the time.
Onsior is a good medication, but only for the short term. That's why it comes in only three doses.

[phesina]

That's a good idea about the pee pads. Thanks, Heidi.

I bet they have them at the Dollar Tree. (Wonder if ones they'd have are any good!)

Miss Galaxy has been a very good, drip-free girl the last couple of days!