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Not terribly concerned at the moment, more of a curiosity.
The backstory:
About two weeks ago, I took in a foster cat (owner had a health emergency.)
He did not use the litter box the first day.
The second day, because he was an indoor/outdoor cat, I revolutioned him.
Maybe 10 minutes after the dose, he was sitting on the windowsill and began to pant heavily. I thought he was having an allergic reaction. Then he hissed (not at me,) hopped into the litter box and did a big pee that was quite long (as in it shot out the back of him instead of in a tight round puddle - maybe this is normal for males?) He seemed okay after that (and has totally been fine ever since.)
I was unsure if the panting/hiss was due to pee pain (stress or crystals) or the revolution, so I started adding a lot of water to his food (canned food only.)
I use a litter that is light yellow in colour and clumps super tightly, so I can really easily see if there's any discoloration or changes in quantity or shape.
I want to say a day or two later I was scooping his box and noticed one clump that had all these brownish specks on the bottom of it. I'm pretty certain it wasn't blood. I didn't really process it at the time, but now I'm quite curious about it and wish I had taken a photo! I've been told that sediment and crystals can't be observed by the naked eye, but it was something! I'm certain it wasn't random dirt or something that fell into the box.
I haven't noticed it since and he pees just fine now.
The backstory:
About two weeks ago, I took in a foster cat (owner had a health emergency.)
He did not use the litter box the first day.
The second day, because he was an indoor/outdoor cat, I revolutioned him.
Maybe 10 minutes after the dose, he was sitting on the windowsill and began to pant heavily. I thought he was having an allergic reaction. Then he hissed (not at me,) hopped into the litter box and did a big pee that was quite long (as in it shot out the back of him instead of in a tight round puddle - maybe this is normal for males?) He seemed okay after that (and has totally been fine ever since.)
I was unsure if the panting/hiss was due to pee pain (stress or crystals) or the revolution, so I started adding a lot of water to his food (canned food only.)
I use a litter that is light yellow in colour and clumps super tightly, so I can really easily see if there's any discoloration or changes in quantity or shape.
I want to say a day or two later I was scooping his box and noticed one clump that had all these brownish specks on the bottom of it. I'm pretty certain it wasn't blood. I didn't really process it at the time, but now I'm quite curious about it and wish I had taken a photo! I've been told that sediment and crystals can't be observed by the naked eye, but it was something! I'm certain it wasn't random dirt or something that fell into the box.
I haven't noticed it since and he pees just fine now.
