Call the vet! This is a bad sign. Kitty may have a bladder infection.
Probably in pain. My vet said blocked urinary was very bad.

He could indeed! I would definitely have him checked. Did they send anything
home with him to relax spasmed muscles from the catheter, but I would
definitely get a follow up exam.

Karen

Hi Mobyfan ,
The weeing is a sign of discomfort and urine infection . These
websites explain a bit more about FLUTD
CYSTITIS/FLUTD in CATS
http://www.supervet.co.uk/cat/cystitis.htm
http://www.fabcats.org/is61.html cystitis
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_feline_lower_urinary
http://www.waltham.com/cats/clinical_nutrition/lower_urinary_tract_dis
ease.html

 Alison

Sounds like a urinary tract infection. He feels like he has to pee all the time
so he strains and pees a little. He could just be irritated. After having a
catheter put through his penis to his bladder, you can imagine. I'd tell your
vet about this. There is peridium (sp?) which is for pain associated with
urinary irritation. Make sure he drinks lots of fluid.

Anyone know if he would still be partially

Without contrast x-rays or ultrasounds of the bladder and urethra its a
little difficult to tell if his behavior is caused by inflammation or a
partial blockage (urolith/plug) -- although if he was partially blocked, his
BUN/Cr would probably be a little elevated since obstructions produce a
pathophysiologic state equivalent to oliguric acute renal failure.

OTOH, inflammation in the bladder caused by crystals irritating and
inflaming the bladder wall or in the urethra caused by mucosal damage from
crystals or catherization causes a nervous sensation that mimics the
sensation that's normally caused by a full bladder.  IOW, the nervous
impulses that control the urge to urinate are constantly stimulated by
inflammation so that the urge to urinate is constant whether the bladder is
full or empty -- which makes him feel like he always has to pee and squeezes
out a few drops of urine as its produced instead of storing it in the
bladder.

One last note of extreme importance -- Its imperative that the type of
blockage is identified (struvite urolith, calcium oxalate urololith, or
urethral plug.) because treatment will be determined by the composition of
the obstruction.  Also, a protocol to dissolve struvite would produce
*disastrous* and potentially *fatal* results in a cat with calcium oxalate
uroliths or crystals!

Keep a *very* close watch on your cat.  Make sure you actually *see* him
urinate at least a total of 20 -30 ml/kg/day.

Best of luck,

Phil