Pebbles is poorly

it sure does sound more hopeful. Keeping our fingers and paws crossed here. Stay strong Pebbles

I will be praying that Pebbles well be good as new real soon.Thanks for updating her condition.
Good luck with the urine sample tomorrow.
Lei

Originally Posted by booktigger

She also told me i was wrong for thinking Pebbles isnt young at 10, as the average lifespan is 11-12!!!

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I would take that with a pinch of salt as well!.

Just look at the many members here who have cats a lot older

Rosie - me too seeing as I also have a 14 year old and am fostering a 12 year old, both of which are healthy apart from carrying a bit too much weight (or a lot in the fosters case!!). I have also had 2 14 year olds, and one that was either 12 or 14 when I got her, so either 13 or 15 when she died. Plus a foster who was old, but the vet didnt want to hazard a guess as to how old.

Well, my friend was here from 2.30/2.40 to me getting home and PEbbles had had a wee before she got here, but my friend didnt notice as she had covered it so well. Am going to have to ring the vets tomorrow to see what else they can suggest, as I am really concerned we have been leaving it so long in case she does have an infection.

Originally Posted by booktigger

Well, my friend was here from 2.30/2.40 to me getting home and PEbbles had had a wee before she got here, but my friend didnt notice as she had covered it so well. Am going to have to ring the vets tomorrow to see what else they can suggest, as I am really concerned we have been leaving it so long in case she does have an infection.

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Why not have the vet get the sample by doing a cystocentesis? It's more accurate anyway unless they use poor technique.

Is that where they insert a fine needle into the bladder?

Originally Posted by booktigger

Well, have spoken to the vet, and she doesnt think Pebbles will be constipated as she is eating well, and thinks she may be going outside, which hadn't occured to me, as she has been going out for months and still pooing in the tray. The kidney level that was raised was the urea, and could just be high because of an infection, so my friend is coming round tomorrow aft to get a urine sample for me!!! This should show if she does still have an infection and if she does we can get her on antibiotics. Am feeling more hopeful now.

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I just took a urine sample the other day from my big guy. Did your vet give you the rubber pellets as litter? Also I put the pellets down at about 7pm at night and he didn't go until 5:30am, which I just happened to have been awake.

Originally Posted by booktigger

Is that where they insert a fine needle into the bladder?

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Yes it is...and honestly, I know my guys every facial expression etc., I've never seen one appear upset/traumatized after having this done.

I was reluctant to do that to her, but it is either seeing if my friend is willing to keep coming round every couple of hours or ring the vets in the morning to see if they would be willing to do that. Don't really want to leave her in the vets all day just to get a urine sample, esp seeing as she wees late am to mid pm and then wont go again till bedtime. Even though she does wee in the early hours of the morning, the vet needs the sample within 4 hours, so that isnt possible. The last time i had to do this, I was off work all week so it was easy!! Dont fancy taking time off just to get a urine sample!!

good luck - let us know what the vet says. what an awful situation you seem to be in.

shall I send ((((hurry up pee))) vibes?

Finally managed to get a urine sample from her yesterday morning, and dropped it off at the vets. Hadn't heard from the vet by hometime, and didnt want to leave it till she rang me in case she rang after 6 and Pebbles needed antibiotics, so went on my way home from work instead. Was good news!!! Her wee is concentrated which is good, there is no traces of blood - I did tell the vet i didnt think there was any, and just a slight trace of protein, so she says the best treatment is to keep her on wet food and just give her very little dry food. She also said that she wouldnt say there are any signs of kidney probs with her blood test results - yippee!! She does however, think it is stress. Whether it is either the fact this is her third home in less than a year and she is an older cat so less tolerant to change or the foster cats (I have fostered more cats this year than the whole of last year i think) we dont know, but I am not going to worry about it (Well, not too much!!). Plan of action at the moment is just to get some weight on her, although she is not dangerously underweight. So, 3 cats at the weight clinic then!!

Well that is good news re the urinalysis results!

what wonderful news about the test results

God news! Let's hope you manage to sort her out soon as far as weight goes.