You are right, rustycat, bloodwork will only start to indicate kidney damage when the kidneys are quite severly damaged. Urine tests are a much better indication of how well the kidneys are functioning.
You may be on to something, Stacer, if something scared Angus while he was using the box, he may not feel comfortable using it again.
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