My poor little sugar momma
Last night Colin and I were in the guest bedroom playing with the kitties (that's where all their litter pans are...it's essentially their bedroom lol) when Jasmine hopped up on the bed and peed everywhere. Colin was not happy needless to say- but before he could get upset i told him that Jasmine has NEVER done anything like that before and that i'd take her to the vet before we just assume it's a behavioral thing to rule out a medical issue. I knew something was not right- Jasmine's never done that before or gone outside of her litter pan. I'm also good about keeping their litter pans very clean, they're in a low traffic part of the house, have a litter that they all like, etc (so i was trying to go one by one and think of anything that might have triggered a behavioral thing and couldn't think of any.) Sometimes when kitties get urinary infections/etc....it causes pain when they go potty -so they associate the litter pan with pain and will prefer to go somewhere else to avoid it- i think that's the case this time. I just got home from the vets office a minute ago. They took a urine sample and said that she has a lower urinary tract infection. So she's on antibiotics now for the next week or so and that should help clear it right up
While I was there we also checked her weight- she's lost a pound and a half since last year!!!!!!!
She is down to 13lbs now
The vet said her ideal weight is about 11lbs so that's wonderful!!! She's only two lbs away from her ideal weight!!! She is slowly but surely getting down to a healthy, safe weight and i couldn't be happier!! He also checked the urine for signs of glucose (sugar) and there wasn't any present!!!!
So no signs of diabetes eithor!!! That's great news! I'm very relieved about that as well! He said that the lower urinary tract infection was likely caused by external bacteria making it's way into her urithia/vaginal area. I told him too- since she's been overweight since before we adopted her- she's had a hard time reaching around to clean her rear- she tries, she's just a little too chunky to reach it. So several times a day i wipe her down with a baby wipe to keep her backside clean. He said that doing that was great and will help prevent any more infection since she's still a little overweight. So hopefully as she continues to loose weight safely and slowly- she will be able to clean herself a little better too so that's great
and that can definitely help prevent infection/etc
I feel bad for my little sugar momma-she's had a rough day today getting stuck with a needle in her abdomen/bladder- but she did wonderful and was such a great kitty cat!
I'm supposed to keep her seperate from the other kitties for the first 2-3 days while the medicine kicks in so i can watch her litter pan/food/water in take and monitor her -she's HATING beind stuck in the guest bathroom but i figure- it's only for a few days and it will be in her best interest so that's ok. I'm going to go to the pet store later and pick up a special treat for her
She was a trooper today
Please send some vibes that little Jasmine's infection clears up soon and she gets better!
While I was there we also checked her weight- she's lost a pound and a half since last year!!!!!!!
I feel bad for my little sugar momma-she's had a rough day today getting stuck with a needle in her abdomen/bladder- but she did wonderful and was such a great kitty cat!