Just when I thought he was recovering from all his problems he has had a massive setback. This morning right in front of me he turned and sprayed all over the chimneypiece and woodburner, and to my horror I saw that the urine that reached the floor was red. I managed to get a small sample in a syringe, then phoned the vet. While I changed ( I had just got in from my yoga class) I left him in the hall with an empty litter pan and he did another pee in it, really bright red. I took that with me too. I have left him at the vet for tests and observation, and they will call me later. At least the poor boy had the sense to show me the problem.
He had a catheter in for ten days in december, and had his system flushed clear of gravel. But it has come back so quickly I can only hope there is nothing else wrong. And he never peed blood to this extent. He is still taking antibiotics for the tail abscess, which have obviously had no effect on the bladder. I am really scared this time.
He had a catheter in for ten days in december, and had his system flushed clear of gravel. But it has come back so quickly I can only hope there is nothing else wrong. And he never peed blood to this extent. He is still taking antibiotics for the tail abscess, which have obviously had no effect on the bladder. I am really scared this time.
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