Sick Cat how to help him?

whiskeywhiskers

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Alright so I'm really looking for some help here. A little background on my cat. My fiancé and I adopted him and his brother from a rescue about 6 months back, we named him Sabbath, he is almost 2 years old. Sabbath, poor boy, was abused by a previous owner and has let me pet him twice in the 6 months we've had him. Needless to say, taking him to the vet is pretty much out of the question right now as he is terrified of people.

Sabbath's pee recently took on a brownish tinge. At first I read that this was common if the pee was concentrated, as in him holding his pee till the last minute. But in the last two days it's started smelling like ammonia. My fiancé and I have provided multiple bowls of water for him to drink from (recently invested in two of the ones that have a purifier and has constantly running water but have yet to see an improvement) He has a steady diet of both dry and wet food and both are good brands that we researched. So I have no idea why his pee looks like he’s unhealthy.

Does anyone know of anything else besides taking him to the vet and giving him antibiotic’s that could help clear this up? Anything would help.

 

Thanks!
 

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The ammonia smell is indicative of highly concentrated urine and potentially dehydration. Cats concentrate their urine, but the strong ammonia smell goes hand-in-hand with dehydration. The brownish tinge is often a sign of blood in the urine.

To get a scared kitty to the vet, it's best to use Feliway wipes on the crate, Rescue Remedy drops in his food, and play soothing harp music - potentially both at home and in the car.

If you can't tempt him into the crate with strong smelling food, if you can get near him, cover his eyes with one hand, scruff him with the other, and lift him into a crate that is on end so all you have to do is "drop" him in there. Covering the eyes is important. Before you attempt it, breathe. Be calm but quick. Confidence helps.

You can call the vet, explain the circumstances. You can use clean rocks - like the kind that go in fish tanks - in an otherwise fresh, clean litter box. Perhaps you can take a sample of the urine in for the urine culture and analysis?

There is also a litter that supposedly indicates if there is ... I don't know. An infection? Or perhaps it just measure the pH, which, if high, can mean he's got crystals or an infection.

But if he's straining int the box at all, this can be life threatening:

http://www.catinfo.org/?link=urinarytracthealth

Many vibes, and please do keep us posted! :vibes: :vibes: :vibes:
 
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