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Urinary Tract Problems

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gibson - 06 Apr 2004 03:47 GMT
Tora is a otherwise healthy and happy 2 yr. old SD, whom I adopted before
Christmas.  Being a college student, I had to take her to my parents home
for the holidays and shortly after we returned I noticed she was using the
litter box more frequently, only urinating small amounts that sometimes had
spots of blood.  I immediately took her to the vet and they did a culture
sample that found no bacteria in the urine.  The x-ray showed no signs of
crystals or blockage.  The vet explained that it could be due to the stress
of moving.  Nearly $300 later, she was prescibed AMOX-c 100 mg tablets and
things got back to normal after a week.

This behavior has unfortunately began again.  I noticed about two days ago,
when she was about to squat in my laundry basket.  There have been no
stressful events, although I haven't been around the apartment as much as I
would like to be.  We know that it's nothing extremely serious, otherwise it
wouldv'e been noticed in the tests.  My research shows that the antibiotics,
while they may  reduce inflammation, do nothing if there is no bacteria
present in the urine.

I've introduced another litter box, and refresh her water every 4 hours.
She's acting normal, doesn't seem to be in pain (she doesn't cry out when
she goes), and is eating regularly.
Can anyone recommend a more natural or preventive remedy for this problem?
ie. dietary or social
Judy - 06 Apr 2004 05:08 GMT
> Tora is a otherwise healthy and happy 2 yr. old SD, whom I adopted before
> Christmas.  Being a college student, I had to take her to my parents home
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> Can anyone recommend a more natural or preventive remedy for this problem?
> ie. dietary or social

Could be a dietary problem. What is she being fed?
M.C. Mullen - 06 Apr 2004 08:46 GMT
| I've introduced another litter box, and refresh her water every 4 hours.
| She's acting normal, doesn't seem to be in pain (she doesn't cry out when
| she goes), and is eating regularly.
| Can anyone recommend a more natural or preventive remedy for this problem?
| ie. dietary or social

I can't give you any advice on the serious side of your story because you
have already done everything.
But I'm not sure about changing the water so often, some pets (horses) need
water that has been sitting there for a while. It allows some bad substances
to set.
I suggest that you give her two bowls beside each other one that you change
regularly and another one. See what she prefers, and please tell me if I'm
wrong. The best of course would be rain water. Any possibility of catching
some?

Carola
Wendy - 06 Apr 2004 22:07 GMT
> | I've introduced another litter box, and refresh her water every 4 hours.
> | She's acting normal, doesn't seem to be in pain (she doesn't cry out when
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>
> Carola

Wondering if they don't leave the water sit to let the chlorine "gas out". I
know they recommend doing that with fish tank water before putting it in the
tank.

We have a water filter on our faucet and I usually run water through that
for our kitties.

W
m. L. Briggs - 06 Apr 2004 17:55 GMT
>Tora is a otherwise healthy and happy 2 yr. old SD, whom I adopted before
>Christmas.  Being a college student, I had to take her to my parents home
[quoted text clipped - 19 lines]
>Can anyone recommend a more natural or preventive remedy for this problem?
>ie. dietary or social

When you are away do you leave a radio on?  Either talk or music might
help.
BCDeputy - 06 Apr 2004 23:10 GMT
   our vet told us (our cat was diagnosed with the same thing) that we
should cut out the fish in his dry food.  just buy dry cat food that doesn't
have any fish products in it.
Nora - 14 Apr 2004 19:12 GMT
The symptoms you described sound like what my cat was experiencing before
she was diagnosed with struvite crystals in her urine. My cat was spending a
lot of time grooming her hind end and experienced strange litter-box
behavior. My vet recommended a special diet food (expensive), but commercial
pet food that is low in magnesium does the trick, too. She hasn't had a
recurrence.

> Tora is a otherwise healthy and happy 2 yr. old SD, whom I adopted before
> Christmas.  Being a college student, I had to take her to my parents home
[quoted text clipped - 19 lines]
> Can anyone recommend a more natural or preventive remedy for this problem?
> ie. dietary or social
 
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