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Gee - 15 Dec 2004 23:51 GMT

I wonder if you can give me an idea of what might this be

My Tiara has been urinating a lot today, and I mean a lot. Just now, she has
been letting in drops of urine every few minutes, and doesn;t care to go to
litterbox anymore. I can see she is having a hard time trying to get it out
of the system,and has vomited probably from pushing so hard. I will take her
to the vet in the morning, but I wonder if anyone knows what it could be and
just how serious.

She is 7yrs old, vaccinated and spayed. Only goes out on a harness.

Thanks
Gee

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Mary - 16 Dec 2004 01:26 GMT

>My Tiara has been urinating a lot today, and I mean a lot. Just now, she has
>been letting in drops of urine every few minutes, and doesn;t care to go to
>litterbox anymore. I can see she is having a hard time trying to get it out
>of the system,and has vomited probably from pushing so hard. I will take her
>to the vet in the morning, but I wonder if anyone knows what it could be and
>just how serious.

Hopefully it's just a urinary tract infection. If they get blocked over 24 hrs
straight, they can die from the toxicity. Vomiting part doesn't really go with
urinary tract infection. Maybe your cat has gone longer than 24 hrs already and
you just didn't notice this sooner? Is there blood in the urine?

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Gee - 16 Dec 2004 02:00 GMT

"Mary" <mmmaryinla@aol.comspam> wrote in message
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> Hopefully it's just a urinary tract infection. If they get blocked over 24 hrs
> straight, they can die from the toxicity. Vomiting part doesn't really go with
> urinary tract infection. Maybe your cat has gone longer than 24 hrs already and
> you just didn't notice this sooner? Is there blood in the urine?

No blood. She does produce the urine, although just drops. Gosh I didn't
think that could mean blockage :( I would;ve taken her to a vet earlier!
See she seems OK otherwise. She was just sleeping after an hour of
struggling,and I was scratching her head and she was purring in enjoyment
like she always does. So misleading :( I was also touching her stomach
earlier, but she didn't show any pain or discomfort on touch. I dunno, I
just hope a doze of antibiotics can clear it !

Thank Mary

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Mary - 16 Dec 2004 02:22 GMT

>No blood. She does produce the urine, although just drops.

The exact signs of a urinary track infection. When they get blocked it would
hurt to pick them up. They just sit and strain, generally a few drops of blood
in the urine. If she seems any worse before the appointment, call your vet
immediately.

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Gee - 16 Dec 2004 12:33 GMT

> >No blood. She does produce the urine, although just drops.
>
> The exact signs of a urinary track infection. When they get blocked it would
> hurt to pick them up. They just sit and strain, generally a few drops of blood
> in the urine. If she seems any worse before the appointment, call your vet
> immediately.

Well just the update, just back from vets, Tiara has cystitis (most likely)
as bladder is empty. Traces of blood in urine, but not visible to naked eye.
She is on antibiotics now.

However, this morning, my other cat Charlie(around 4yrs old) produced a very
red wee, so he came to vets too. He has been going a bit more often to the
loo as well but not as bad as Tiara. Cos he's a boy, they sent his urine to
be tested more thoroughly for crystals etc, cos its more dangerous in males.
In the meantime he's on antibiotics as well. No blockage as well

Neither had temperature.

Now I'm just waiting for the vets results.

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Snowfeet1 - 26 Dec 2004 18:37 GMT

This can also be a kidney problem. That's how my cat started out - it was a
bladder infection. Now it's called kidney insufficiency the first step in
renal failure. Get the cat to a vet asap. My cat gets fluids once a week from
vet and she's doing great.

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Zythophile - 26 Dec 2004 20:08 GMT

> This can also be a kidney problem. That's how my cat started out - it was
> a
> bladder infection. Now it's called kidney insufficiency the first step in
> renal failure. Get the cat to a vet asap. My cat gets fluids once a week
> from
> vet and she's doing great.

I'd agree, get the cat to a vet pronto. I'm no expert on cat health
problems, but based on my experience with human health, if it's urinating a
lot and drinking a lot, I'd suspect diabetes melitus. Do cats get diabetes?

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jacquie0 - 27 Dec 2004 08:21 GMT

>>This can also be a kidney problem. That's how my cat started out - it was
>>a
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> problems, but based on my experience with human health, if it's urinating a
> lot and drinking a lot, I'd suspect diabetes melitus. Do cats get diabetes?

Yes Cats do get diabetes. It is a huge concern, and it is a common thing
in over weight cats. That is why most vets will tell you to watch the
weight of you furry friend.

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Lori - 27 Dec 2004 12:26 GMT

>> This can also be a kidney problem. That's how my cat started out - it was
>> a
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>problems, but based on my experience with human health, if it's urinating a
>lot and drinking a lot, I'd suspect diabetes melitus. Do cats get diabetes?

Cats and dogs can develop diabetes. I've seen a Welsh Corgi, cocker
spaniel, Siamese, and American Shorthair with it. All were overweight
and got two shots of insulin a day.

The obvious signs are frequent urinating, increased water intake, and
sometimes sudden weight loss or gain (not very frequent, though), just
like in people. Treatment usually involves limiting the diet and
insulin shots. I would imagine that trimming down Kitty's weight
would help also. If you have a multi-critter house, the diet may be a
problem and you might have to rely on insulin alone. They seem to
tolerate the shot reasonably well, probably better than some people
who need it.

As best as I could tell, all of the critters I've known with it lived
into the shorter ends of their age expectancies without too much
trouble. The cats seemed to have fewer complications than the dogs,
but that may be a biased observation on my part since I'm more of a
cat person anyway.

Oh, by the way, this is my second post, so I reckon I'd better
introduce myself. : )

My name is Lori, my owners are 3 adorable felines.

April is a black American shorthair, age 15 - she is the dignified
matriarch, much too prim and proper to be caught fraternizing with the
younger cats;

Harry is a grey and cream long-haired something or other (momma was a
converted barn cat and daddy must have traveled a lot), age 5 - and
he's just a big, wooly, easygoing cat;

Oreo is a tuxedo colored American shorthair, age 6 months. She's a
bundle of energy and personality that keeps Harry occupied and April
secretly amused.

April would never *admit* to enjoying Oreo's antics, but sometimes you
will catch her playing with the kitten. As soon as she's caught,
though, it's "Hissss, get away from me!" to Oreo.

April and Oreo are rescues, I helped Harry be born. They're all my
kids - my husband call them his step-cats. We all live in Tennessee.

Grins,

Lori

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