My indoor cat got out on Saturday. He was gone for less than 24 hours. The short story is that he was acting very cranky about 12 hours after he came home, growling, unhappy, not drinking. Off to the vet on Sunday. Vet thinks he is fine, may have pulled some muscles, mildly dehydrated, runs blood work, gives sub cutaneous fluids and pain meds.
Monday evening I get a call that the blood work is back and they are concerned. There are protein markers in the urine that are very high that indicate "severe muscle trauma". Vet says he likely was kicked or fell from somewhere. His bladder is very distended, he has been blocked before. They catheterize him - he isn't blocked this time just won't pee. Vet thinks possibly because it hurts to squat. More sub cutaneous fluids, more pain meds.
It is important that he drinks and eats so that his body can flush out these proteins otherwise they could basically clog his kidneys and cause renal failure. He is eating and drinking - actually ate all of his wet food tonight which not normal.
I still don't think he is peeing. He is a previously obese cat so he has a nice dangley tummy but it fees like I can feel his bladder in there. He seems otherwise quite happy, grooming himself and being mostly normal.
His white blood cell count was also up so he is on antibiotics.
I am not sure what to do. I don't want to run back to the vet to have him catheterized again but I am concerned. He doesn't seem distressed and isn't even trying to pee.
Is there any other reason a can't won't pee besides a blockage. Maybe he has a bladder infection and it hurts to pee? I am at a loss.
Monday evening I get a call that the blood work is back and they are concerned. There are protein markers in the urine that are very high that indicate "severe muscle trauma". Vet says he likely was kicked or fell from somewhere. His bladder is very distended, he has been blocked before. They catheterize him - he isn't blocked this time just won't pee. Vet thinks possibly because it hurts to squat. More sub cutaneous fluids, more pain meds.
It is important that he drinks and eats so that his body can flush out these proteins otherwise they could basically clog his kidneys and cause renal failure. He is eating and drinking - actually ate all of his wet food tonight which not normal.
I still don't think he is peeing. He is a previously obese cat so he has a nice dangley tummy but it fees like I can feel his bladder in there. He seems otherwise quite happy, grooming himself and being mostly normal.
His white blood cell count was also up so he is on antibiotics.
I am not sure what to do. I don't want to run back to the vet to have him catheterized again but I am concerned. He doesn't seem distressed and isn't even trying to pee.
Is there any other reason a can't won't pee besides a blockage. Maybe he has a bladder infection and it hurts to pee? I am at a loss.