Pouncer's straining to pee again. Right now is the worst time for him to do this -- I just sent thousands of dollars out in taxes.... and am left with pennies in my account. Hubby's car just puttered out. I won't have vet money til next month.
When he strained last time, the vet thought it was connected to the stress of diarreah. Well, the diarreah went away and he stopped straining. Well, the diarreah is back, and so is the straining.
He's not been using the litterbox. Been using the laundry basket instead. Last night, he peed on hubby's all weather pants -- you know the kind where the water beads up? Well, I noticed it, not because of the wet spot, but because it was SPARKLY.... closer inspection showed CRYSTALS..... like frost crystals look on a window. Now, It COULD just be a checial reaction to the fabric not absorbing all the urine, and what was left crystalized. I don't know. But it definately freaked me out, and now even hubby is concerned (up til now he's just rolled his eyes and sid "he's FINE Kim")
Last night I put a plastic bag NEXT to the litterbox for him in the hopes to catch a urine sample, and hoping he'd prefer that over what he sees as painful litter. He went to use it... of course me being me, I got out of bed to see if it was Pouncer on the plastic, and if he was getting anything on the plastic. He saw me, and jumped into the litterbox and began a 5 minute straining session. Of coure nothing came out.
I decided to use the bathroom myself, and he followed me in. There he proceeded to strain in the bathroom's litterbox. I stayed in there with him til he was done.... about 2 minutes. When he left the litterbox, he had left a big messy diarreah spot. So.... was he straining to pee because he thought he had to pee, but really he had to poop? Or are the two unrelated?
I'm dying here with worry over my hissy boy. He's my baby. My sweetheart. All I keep doing is repeating to myelf what the vet said -- to check his tummy for tenderness or soreness and feel for a full bladder. So far, no sensitivity in the least, and no bladder felt. Otherwise, the brat is acting perfectly normal. He and Allen just finished a high energy wrestling match. He tormented Abby per their usual nightly ritual last night. He's eating and drinking like normal. Normal!
And please don't make me feel guiltier by telling me he NEEDS to see the vet ASAP... I WANT to take him but simply CAN NOT right now. We have NO credit cards, or I'd be there right now charging the visit.
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