New with a big problem!

I recently went through this with my cat, Callie, so I understand your anxiety. First of all, make sure you add a litterbox where he's peeing. I learned that when they have a UTI, they can't always make it to the regular box, they gotta go and go NOW! Secondly, you'll want to make sure you get some enzymatic cleaner like Nature's Miracle and clean up all spots. If necessary, get a black light and use it to locate any and all urine spots. If you don't, your house will really start smelling like cat urine. Yuck! (This is assuming you have carpet also.)

To help with eating, you might try getting some canned food and warming it up just so it's barely warm. You don't want to burn your kitty's mouth. Warming it up will intesify the smell and will encourage your kitty to eat. If that doesn't work, you can try stage 2 chicken baby food, NO onions. For liquid, try adding a bit of tuna juice to a small bowl of water or you can syringe feed plain Pedialyte. (If you search the forums, you can find a recipe for homemade Pedialyte.)

I have read that you can feed some plain yogurt with active cultures to help with the runny stools. You might also try acidolphilus, which is the active cultures found in yogurt.

Waiting it out while the antibiotics kick in is the hardest thing to do. Lots of rest will help you kitty heal also. If the other cats are bugging him, you might want to isolate him so he can just chill and get well.

I'm sure others will be along soon with more words of wisdom, too!

Stephanie

I used to volunteer at a animal shelter, and one cat in particular had a bad infection, it took a good week for him to get rid of it, it was a bit messy, but he turned out to be just fine. I can understand how you feel though. I hope he gets better very soon...