UTIs.......
Posted By: sm on 2008-05-28
In Reply to: I forgot to mention - ditto
Our old male cat started doing this. We took him to the vet and they kept him to get a urine sample and sure nuf, he did have a UTI. Vet says males are extremely vulnerable for this and if they get clogged up in the ureter, the kidneys shut down. Now, this did happen to our yonger male, seemed perfectly healthy one day, disappeared for two days, came back meowing loudly and wouldn't stop. He looked like he had lost tons of weight in just 2 days. The vet checked his BUN and creatinine and said if he had been human, he would be in a coma....he didn't know how the cat was still alive. He had little crystals on his backside, a telltale sign of problems. They flushed him to clear out the crystals which had clogged him up and by the next morning, he was better but the vet couldn't believe he was still alive. He was in complete kidney failure in a very short period of time, so it would probably be a good idea to take him to the vet ASAP and get him checked, as these infections can take him downhill fast. He may very well have an infection, as cats do weird things when they are sick. They just can't tell us and react strangelyi.e., peeing in inappropriate places and will often pee on their owner's things.
In the meantime, you could try OdoBan. WalMart or Sams should carry this. If you don't get the urine crystals/salts that are left behind, the cat will always smell this, even if you don't. I have used it with good results. Good luck!!
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