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Ok, so I am new to this forum so if I am doing this wrong, sorry.
My baby, Happy, had PU surgery in December after being blocked 3 times and "knocking on death's door," as the ER vet put it. He did wonderful during surgery and recovery. In Feburary I noticed he was taking a long time in his litterbox so I brought him to the vet thinking he had a UTI. My vet said that there was a tiny bit of bacteria and if he had a UTI, I caught it in the very beginning. He put him on antibiotics. After his antibiotics he was still taking a long time in the box. I thought maybe he just needed to get use to his "new parts" but then I noticed he was straining. He was able to go but was staining. So back to vet we went and the doctor said he was not blocked. Because of the scar tissue his urethra is closing up when he heals. So the vet kept him for 3 days and dilated his urethra. He wanted to keep him a little longer but it is so stressful on him and his brother, Mr. Whisker, as he will not eat when Happy is gone. This was in the beginning of March. He has been using his box with no problem until a weird thing happened. My daughter was holding Happy and petting him and he peed on her. This has never happened before so I thought maybe he had to go and she wouldn't let him go. Which I know she would never do but he has never done anything like that before. Then I caught him peeing on a pile of clothes. Then last week I picked him up and he peed on me. When he did this, he acted as if he didn't even know he did it. He can still potty but he is pushing it out or it leaks out when he is not in the box. I called the vet on Friday to see where we go from here, if he needs another surgery or what. He told me he would just dilate it again but to first try antibiotics. I am wondering if anyone has had this happen to their baby and what they did. I read that dilating it is only a temperary fix. My poor baby has been through so much and it is really stressing him out. Any advise or suggestions would be much appreciated.
My baby, Happy, had PU surgery in December after being blocked 3 times and "knocking on death's door," as the ER vet put it. He did wonderful during surgery and recovery. In Feburary I noticed he was taking a long time in his litterbox so I brought him to the vet thinking he had a UTI. My vet said that there was a tiny bit of bacteria and if he had a UTI, I caught it in the very beginning. He put him on antibiotics. After his antibiotics he was still taking a long time in the box. I thought maybe he just needed to get use to his "new parts" but then I noticed he was straining. He was able to go but was staining. So back to vet we went and the doctor said he was not blocked. Because of the scar tissue his urethra is closing up when he heals. So the vet kept him for 3 days and dilated his urethra. He wanted to keep him a little longer but it is so stressful on him and his brother, Mr. Whisker, as he will not eat when Happy is gone. This was in the beginning of March. He has been using his box with no problem until a weird thing happened. My daughter was holding Happy and petting him and he peed on her. This has never happened before so I thought maybe he had to go and she wouldn't let him go. Which I know she would never do but he has never done anything like that before. Then I caught him peeing on a pile of clothes. Then last week I picked him up and he peed on me. When he did this, he acted as if he didn't even know he did it. He can still potty but he is pushing it out or it leaks out when he is not in the box. I called the vet on Friday to see where we go from here, if he needs another surgery or what. He told me he would just dilate it again but to first try antibiotics. I am wondering if anyone has had this happen to their baby and what they did. I read that dilating it is only a temperary fix. My poor baby has been through so much and it is really stressing him out. Any advise or suggestions would be much appreciated.