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Hi all! Back in 2019 we rescued a stray kitten (looked almost ready to be weaned from mom, continued with raw goat milk) and fast forward three years later, she's been an awesome cat. However, lately I have been noticing some odd things going on with her. She has started urinating in other places, but usually right in front of the litter box. (It is cleaned). Lately I have been letting one of our outdoor cats in (barn cat, we're far away from the road and he is neutered) and just assumed she was marking territory. But more odd behaviors are becoming of it. Not only has she been urinating in the wrong places, but she smells of urine which makes me worry she actually has loss of bladder control. In addition to that, normally every night she whines and whines for food, but lately she's stopped. She used to come into my room and be affectionate, but now is laying under a bureau and hasn't moved pretty much the entire day. I'm worried this could potentially be diabetes or a UTI but wanted to check with you guys. There hasn't been blood in her urine. She really overall just looks off. She's normally very affectionate, but lately just looks out of it. Not as bright eyed and alert as usual.
I raise dairy goats and have a glucose test kit for them. I'm assuming I can use this on her to test since glucose is the same molecule no matter the species? I read normal blood sugar count for cats is 80 - 120, is this correct?
My other question is, if we rule out diabetes and if it is in fact a UTI, what antibiotics work best for this? I have Penicillin and LA200 (Oxytetracycline) in injectable form, but off label for cats (meant for livestock). Is there something else I could pick up or do I need a vet RX? Perhaps an oral gel that would be more comfortable for her? Anything I should know about giving injections to cats vs livestock? Just trying to be prepared and explore all options, and see what we can do/rule out at home before trying to get a vet involved (can't until Monday anyway). Thanks in advance!
I raise dairy goats and have a glucose test kit for them. I'm assuming I can use this on her to test since glucose is the same molecule no matter the species? I read normal blood sugar count for cats is 80 - 120, is this correct?
My other question is, if we rule out diabetes and if it is in fact a UTI, what antibiotics work best for this? I have Penicillin and LA200 (Oxytetracycline) in injectable form, but off label for cats (meant for livestock). Is there something else I could pick up or do I need a vet RX? Perhaps an oral gel that would be more comfortable for her? Anything I should know about giving injections to cats vs livestock? Just trying to be prepared and explore all options, and see what we can do/rule out at home before trying to get a vet involved (can't until Monday anyway). Thanks in advance!