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Bomber is sick
Bomber has been urinating outside the litter box for a couple of weeks now and in the beginning I thought he was just following in Tabitha's footprint and copying her bad behaviour. (although she has been really good with that latley! as long as there are no doggie beds she wont pee!)
Well after three attempts to retrieve urine we finally got a sample today. He said Bomber has lots of blood in his urine. After discussion with the vet he thinks it either an infection, bladder stones or a tumor...:sad: He prescribed Zeniquin 25mg once a day for 20 days and then re check the urine to see if there is improvement. Maybe someone can explain the urinalysis resulsts or what some of the figures mean? Collected by Cystocentisis Color - Red Brown Marked Cloudiness Specifiv Gravity 1021 PH 5 Protein 2+ Glucose Normal Ketones Neg Urobilinogen Normal Blood 5+ Sediment Exam Sedistain Flocculent after Spinning Cells RBC's 3+ WBC's occ Tran Epith 1 sheet Other Cocci 1+ Fat 1+ Comments Stick done after centrifuge Now its only been a few hours since I gave him the first pill and he seems to be a little tired. I also found some vomit but cant be sure if it was him since I didnt witness it. I will see how he is after the pill tomorrow to see if he throws it up???? Tabitha hasnt stopped hissing at him since he got home! she is such a pain in the %$$# sometimes!! Anyway I am hoping that it is just an infection and nothing more!! Cindy
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Growler will probably be able to go into more detail for you, but a couple things jump out at me. Bomber's urine is rather dilute at 1.021, when normal is typically above 1.035. As well, a ph of 5 is quite acidic (normal is 6.0-6.5), but since ph fluctuates throughout the day, a one-time test doesn't really tell us too much. If it was consistently coming back around 5, that might be something that needs to be addressed. Urine that is too acidic can be a risk factor for the development of calcium oxalate stones.
Back to the USG. Has Bomber been drinking more lately? Has he had blood work done recently? Whenever an older cat gets a UTI and the urine is dilute, I'd want to know why. Kidney or hyperthyroid issues can be a factor (diabetes would be another one, but there isn't any glucose in Bomber's urine so that's less likely). If it's been a while since he's had a senior blood panel done, I'd recommend it when he goes back for his UTI re-check.
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Sending for Bomber. I hope he recovers quickly.
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Sending for Bomber's quick recovery from here, too! I hope the meds get him on the right track!
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:sad: Poor Bomber
That same things that SCM mentioned jumped out at me too and think a second urinalysis along with a full blood panel should be done to rule out any other factors that may be causing this. for him.
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Sending and to Bomber. I hope the pills help him get over this.
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