Cat w/ Problem Peeing?

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Pooch is almost five years old, neutered.

This morning, I noticed that he was squatting in the litterbox trying to pee, and nothing came out (or only a few droplets if anything).

Two hours later, I just put him in the litterbox again to see if he'd go, and he tried again. He went and only a little bit of pee came out. It shouldn't have taken that long for him to have only so little come out.

Do you think he is getting a urinary tract infection? I've heard that UTI's can be fatal, especially to male cats. Should I call the vet?
 

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Not necessarily UTI but sounds like he has Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD). Get your kitty to a vet ASAP!
 

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Yes, please call the Vet and get the earliest possible appointment....perhaps bring him in if they can handle taking him today.

It sounds more like a blockage...that can be extremely serious, moreso than a "simple" infection.
 
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I called the vet and we're headed there in about 25 minutes.

I just noticed this this morning. He has been playing, drinking, and eating fine. Urine had no blood and I saw no crystals.

I will post the results when I get back.
 

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I am glad you are going to the Vet. I lost frisky to Male Blockage at age 1.5 and my Brothers Cat Bogart to the same thing at almost 3.
 
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We're back from the vet. Pooch was prescribed two medicines, one is an antibiotic. I'll be watching him to make sure he is not sensitive to the antibiotic and hoping he pees for me!
 

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Yes and get him to the emergency vet now - a blocked male can die in a few days if he cannot pee. The first sign of not peeing - you need them in there fast!
 
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Ya know... when we moved the cats to this new house, Pooch #1 and #2'ed in the car! He had never been good with car rides. On the way to the vet, I was deciding whether I'd be happy if he pee'd on me then. The vet said his bladder was empty. If he pee'd on me, I think I would have been pretty relieved... and stinky.
 

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Oh poor guy. Brady does the same when he has to go to the vet. MEOWS the whole time and messes like a champ in his carrier. It's probably a good thing Pooch's bladder was empty-it must be awful if it is full and they can't pee. Anyway, the important thing is he has antibiotics and you know what's what! Hope he pees soon for ya!
 

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Was an urinanalysis done...if so, was there any indication of crystals?

Now that you might be over this "hump", you might want to look at what he's eating, as well as how much water he's getting (through food and drinking).......???
 
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No urinanalysis was done. The vet said to see how Pooch does with the medicine before taking more action. He does not think it's the food but isn't ruling it out. It's too soon to assume it might be the food.

It has been a little over three hours since we fed him the prescription. He's still trying to pee a lot, and only a little comes out. We are guessing that he doesn't really need to go. He just feels the urge to whenever his bladder produces a little urine.
 

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if his bladder's inflamed in any way, it could make him want to pee even when there's hardly anything there.
 
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Ohh, and the prescribed medication are Amoxicillin and Dexamethasone.
 

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Seems odd to me he didnt get tested. Coco always does to see if she has a Infection and she always does. My Sisters Male always gets the Urine test too. Every we have gone to has done the test.
 

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"Dexamethasone is a synthetic analogue of prednisolone having similar but more potent anti-inflammatory therapeutic action" (Drugs.com)

Hopefully, there are no crystals in the urine but, without an urinanalysis, that won't be known.

Naia - I've sent you a PM
 

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Originally Posted by 2dogmom

It seems odd that they would give you that without a urinalysis. Then again I'm not a vet.
The vet said his bladder was empty which sounds like why they didn't do a urinalysis. Given the symptoms they will treat it as if it is an infection anyway as the antibiotics can only help at this point. I took my cat back to the vet yesterday for blood in her urine and they didn't do a second urinalysis since she just had a UTI two months ago. They did check for stones with an x-ray but sounds like the vet wasn't concerned about that at this point for this kitty. I think that's only done when it becomes a recurrent problem to rule out other issues.

Naia - I hope your kitty recovers quickly!
 
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The vet never mentioned anything about a urinanalysis, but Pooch's bladder was empty. I actually thought of getting a urine sample to bring with me, but it was in the litter, and that wouldn't help. If things don't improve within the next few days, I will try to get a urine sample to bring to the vet.

Blaise, I've replied to the PM.
 
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