Excuse the all caps, guys, but OH MY GOSH!!!
Charlie is my little lovebug, my cuddle buddy, my nighttime snuggler; I would never expect anything out of him like this. We've had issues with inappropriate urination before, which turned out to be attributed to UTI's (as many of you know). He's been UTI-free for almost a year and this was a LOT- I mean A LOT- of pee; that's not the problem.
When he had UTI's, he peed directly on the floor.
Here's what happened:
Tonight, my husband and I settled in to watch Anchorman. We're about halfway through the movie when Charlie comes into the living room and acts like he wants to sit with me. I do my little finger wiggle to entice him into my lap, but no dice. He goes on to do his own thing. A few minutes later he's back. I do the finger wiggle and he jumps up into my lap and sits.
Then I notice the warm, moist feeling running down the inside of my thigh.
Has anyone else ever had this issue? I'm normally very in tune with my pets and can usually tell when they're ill or need to see the vet; I'm very cautious and will take them in "just in case". But I really don't think that is needed this time. My main reason behind this thought is that, for some reason, Charlie has been REALLY needy lately, which I don't mind, but it's been quite out of character. He's very loving, but now his behavior seems more...desperate. Today, when I was getting ready to go to the shelter, he curled up on my sleepshirt on the floor outside the bathroom and just watched me get ready. Then, before I left, he ran to the treat drawer as if to say, "Mom, wait! Just one more treat!"
My husband reported last weekend that, after I left to go run our adoption booth at Petsmart, Charlie got very anxious and kept checking on the bedroom door (that's closed so that Cleo won't run under the bed and hide forever), scratching on it. He said he eventually opened it because Charlie started ripping up the carpet trying to get in. When he got inside, he saw I wasn't there, and he left the room.
I'm very concerned about this...
I can't stand the thought of my babies being unhappy.
*EDIT* Also, I work from home! I'm home all day/evening/night on average 4 days out of the week. Fridays I'm home all morning, then I spend the afternoon at the shelter. We're usually busy all day on Saturday, but we're home all day again on Sunday...
Charlie is my little lovebug, my cuddle buddy, my nighttime snuggler; I would never expect anything out of him like this. We've had issues with inappropriate urination before, which turned out to be attributed to UTI's (as many of you know). He's been UTI-free for almost a year and this was a LOT- I mean A LOT- of pee; that's not the problem.
When he had UTI's, he peed directly on the floor.
Here's what happened:
Tonight, my husband and I settled in to watch Anchorman. We're about halfway through the movie when Charlie comes into the living room and acts like he wants to sit with me. I do my little finger wiggle to entice him into my lap, but no dice. He goes on to do his own thing. A few minutes later he's back. I do the finger wiggle and he jumps up into my lap and sits.
Then I notice the warm, moist feeling running down the inside of my thigh.
Has anyone else ever had this issue? I'm normally very in tune with my pets and can usually tell when they're ill or need to see the vet; I'm very cautious and will take them in "just in case". But I really don't think that is needed this time. My main reason behind this thought is that, for some reason, Charlie has been REALLY needy lately, which I don't mind, but it's been quite out of character. He's very loving, but now his behavior seems more...desperate. Today, when I was getting ready to go to the shelter, he curled up on my sleepshirt on the floor outside the bathroom and just watched me get ready. Then, before I left, he ran to the treat drawer as if to say, "Mom, wait! Just one more treat!"
My husband reported last weekend that, after I left to go run our adoption booth at Petsmart, Charlie got very anxious and kept checking on the bedroom door (that's closed so that Cleo won't run under the bed and hide forever), scratching on it. He said he eventually opened it because Charlie started ripping up the carpet trying to get in. When he got inside, he saw I wasn't there, and he left the room.
I'm very concerned about this...
*EDIT* Also, I work from home! I'm home all day/evening/night on average 4 days out of the week. Fridays I'm home all morning, then I spend the afternoon at the shelter. We're usually busy all day on Saturday, but we're home all day again on Sunday...