Soooo I just got back from the emergency vet clinic, I had to take Fatman in as an emergency case because he peed all over the sofa cushions and then had a violent case of diarrea all over the dogs bed and blankets. Now back story quick is that someone we didnt know who had been peeing on the sofa and one of our shelves but having three cats it was hard to isolate who it was and then today Fatman peed right in front of us and as I was cleaning it off went back to the bedroom and pooped all over the dogs bed and bedding. So I trapped him in the bathroom and got him into his carrier. By this time Im hysterical because I know how bad peeing outside the litter box can be healthwise and then the poop well that just had me horrified as to what could possibly be wrong with my big fat babycakes! BF was supportive and helpful this whole time I was freaking out and I ran Fatman down to the vet in tears begging them to help him because I paid bill and literally only have $2.80 in my bank account and .10 cents in my pocket to pay them. They got it oked by the vet for me to make payments and got him in. This vet is a new one and she was so nice..Poor Fatmans eyesball almost shot out of his head when she took his temp but he didnt have a fever and she said he wasnt showing any pain in his bladder area but due to the peeing outside the box she wanted to get a urine sample anyways so I left him there and came back home to get a fecal sample off the blanket to give to them so they could test that also. When I got back to the vet (thank heavens Im only about 3 miles away from them) they were getting the urine and the vet was soooooo nice about it even though Fatman attacked the tech because he doesnt like to be held or carried around (I told them they should have kept the carrier) but needless to say after all the testing his fecal came back negative for everything and his urine came back positive for a massive UTI he was on the verge of developing major infection and crystals possibly if I wouldnt have brought him in right away. That is where the Thank You TCS comes into play because if I wouldnt have read anything on here I wouldnt have known any better and would have summed it up to him being a bad cat but thanks to you guys I learned that peeing outside the box is a big sign of UTIs and took him into the vet and got him tested. Im now officially negative 141.85 but I have 3 mths to pay off the vet and have to take him back in 10-14 days to make sure his antibiotics are working and he is getting all better. She also said that me adding the wet food to his diet probably helped save his life too because it was giving him so much more water that he had no choice but to keep peeing because of all the excess water. Again thank you TCS! I also found out that Fatman is a FAT cat!!! He weighs 18lbs and needs to go on a diet of scheduled measured feedings with 1/3 cup of food per cat twice a day and keep him on 1 can of wet food a day whether he likes it or not and I should lock him in the bathroom so he doesnt steal the other two cats food. So I started the dry measuring tonight and did 3 bowls measured with 1/3 cup in each and every day at 830am and 630-7pm they will be getting fed. So since Fatty Fatman needs to go on a diet they all are going on a diet. Good news added as long as I pay off my balance and show them that they can trust me they may let me get Franklin neutered on a payment plan! So whewwwwwwwwww that was a close call and THANK YOU TCS!!!!!!!!!!
