Constipated kitty? **UPDATE**

[Hellojosie]

Thanks for all the prayers! Stewie's been taking his pills like a champ, but we're still not 100% sure he's ok. Today we came downstairs to find him semi-squatting right in front of the litterbox. He wasn't peeing, but looked like he was trying. And then later he went in the box & didn't do anything. He still isn't making any noises like he's in pain...but we're still keeping a close eye on him. If after a couple more days of the Albon and he's still acting odd, back to the vet he'll go.

[Medusa]

If he's not peeing and he's trying, whether or not he's making noises, something isn't right. Call your vet!

[krazyaboutkatz]

He's probably blocked. So I sure hope that you've taken him back to the vet or an emergency vet asap. Cats can die from this and it only takes about 24 hours or so if I remember correctly. Please update us when you can. Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are being sent his way.

[Hellojosie]

I'm waiting for a vet update as I write this. He definitely still seems blocked, we tried the Albon tablets for 4 days and nothing has really changed besides his behavior- he's not going in & out of the box multiple times anymore. But when he does use it, he goes in for quite a long time & it seems like he only manages to get out a little bit of urine. He still seems healthy and happy though! I'll post more when I hear what happened at the vet.

Thanks again for all the positive thoughts and prayers- our cats are our kids and I can't imagine what we'd do if this turns into something really serious...

[Medusa]

Cats can appear happy and healthy because they don't like to show weakness of any kind. It's their natural instinct because they don't want to attract predators. Puddy (all my cats, really) waits until she's really sick before she cries, as is evident by her latest URI w/bloody urine and blood clots. Had she shown any symptoms of illness whatsoever, off to the vet she would've gone. So tell your vet to get w/the program. Time's a wastin'!

[Hellojosie]

Well, our vet suggested that we give it one more day with the Albon tablets. She said that it takes time for a urinary tract infection to clear up, and as long as he's taking the pills he should be ok. However, she did say she might have to prescribe something stronger. We wanted to bring him in today but she was booked solid, so regardless of how he's acting tonight he's going back in tomorrow, first thing in the morning.

[Medusa]

Well, you're staying on top of it, so this is good. Looking forward to a good report tomorrow.