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    First time cat owner, desperately needing help on adopted cat with history of urinary problems

    Hello all, Kitty is currently doing well on her 2nd round of Baytril. No more bloody urine and she is using the litterbox 100% now so she is getting reintroduced into her normal routine of free roaming of the house and also getting some time outside enjoying the beautiful New England summer. ...
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    First time cat owner, desperately needing help on adopted cat with history of urinary problems

    Thanks @2bcat  for the bump and @Columbine  for the reply. I suspect that it could be an anxiety issue... but I'm curious as to why she had no problem with previous trips (have left her before for over 2 weeks at home with visitors coming to care for her and at least once a month I'll be gone...
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    First time cat owner, desperately needing help on adopted cat with history of urinary problems

    Hello 2bcat, Thanks for your reply. She does not appear to be in pain... although I have heard stories of cats walking normally and later found to have a broken leg so I believe that they can hide their suffering. The first couple days she was definitely in pain... her body position was...
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    First time cat owner, desperately needing help on adopted cat with history of urinary problems

    Yup.. I totally know what you mean about the negative reinforcement... Kitty definitely stops but I think it's more for me to express myself than her learning :p The additional litter box I added is a different size, color, and shape... and as mentioned before, a different litter that she has...
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    First time cat owner, desperately needing help on adopted cat with history of urinary problems

    Also, any advice on how to get her over this current bout of presumed FIC? I really am not expecting to the antibiotics to change this situation... I am currently giving her affection because I genuinely believe its some emotional/mental imbalance that is driving this... but I'm not sure if she...
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    First time cat owner, desperately needing help on adopted cat with history of urinary problems

    Thanks CatLadyVetTech for your quick reply. I am hoping to talk to the vet about getting Kitty on an anxiolytic after this clears up... but I read that anxiolytics can also have adverse effects on the urinary tract? I'm trying to learn more so I can have all my questions prepared for the vet...
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    First time cat owner, desperately needing help on adopted cat with history of urinary problems

    Hello Community, I've been reading this site fervently and really need a lot of help...  But first a some background about me and then about my kitty before describing what is going on now (it's long so thank you in advance for your time and patience in reading this, I think all the info is...
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