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    Need help understanding urinary issues

    He ended up having a stone stuck right at the end of his urethra. The vet managed to dissolve it very quickly and got him urinating. The problem now is that there is a lot of blood in his urine, so he's under observation to make sure he's fine. The plan for right now is 24 hours, but possibly up...
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    Need help understanding urinary issues

    We just got to another ER vet willing to see him. Hopefully they'll be able to do something for him.
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    Need help understanding urinary issues

    No, they don't have to see us, unfortunately. Most of them still have closed lobbies so you have to call when you arrive. They all warned that we could show up, but if not deemed critical, and he doesn't look critical, just grumpy and in a bit or pain, we'd be stuck waiting in the parking lot...
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    Need help understanding urinary issues

    Things have changed since I posted. He's actually bleeding from his urethra a bit, and there is some urine mixed in, but he is not peeing on his own, just kind of leaking when he's laid down. I called a bunch of ER vets, no one will take him as he is not critical. His meds are: buprenorphine...
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    Need help understanding urinary issues

    Hello to all of you lovelies, I have a 2.5 year old male cat that is experiencing a urinary block of some kind. We rushed him to the emergency vet and an ultrasound revealed no crystals. He did have slightly elevated phosphorus levels, but nothing too bad. He was also a little dehydrated, but...
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    Need Help Correcting Behavior Of A Foster Cat

    She always has access to dry food, and I've tried different flavors but she just doesn't care much for the kibble. She eats it as a last resort. I did go out and buy some wet food to encourage her to eat more because I don't like how skinny she is, but she snubs most of it. I found a brand and...
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    Need Help Correcting Behavior Of A Foster Cat

    Hello everyone, I recently become a foster after the passing of my own cats, and I am realizing that I have no idea what I am doing, despite having lived with cats all of my life. I got a mother cat and four kittens. The kittens are perfectly fine being kittens, and we're trying to teach them...
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