drama queen
It's just one of those days. I came across wet dust rags on the pantry floor. Wha.....? The culprit?
Our little drama queen is either insisting that the nice cave-like covering of her litter box is impossible! she needs an OPEN litterbox OR the drama queen has a urinary tract infection. She's not one to pee outside the cozy confines of her litterbox.
The medical community both for humans and critters mocks us all. I'm supposed to retrieve a urine sample from the Fluffer. !?!??!?! I lock her in the bathroom, though before doing that, I have to pull everything out. Towels, rugs. Put in an empty litterbox, sans litter even. And leave her in there for seven hours. Starting at 8 AM till 3 PM when I take her to the vet. In the meanwhile, it is hoped that she will pee in the empty box or the floor. If she does pee on the floor, I have to syringe it up. !!! I begged a syringe off a Target pharmacist tech. I was so grateful for her generosity in giving me one because where the hell do you find syringes anyways?! But it doesn't end there, folks. I still need a fresh poo sample. The fresher, the better.
They mocks us. I tell you.
How is she now?
How is she now?
abby status
well, the lab results came back today. No urinary tract infection. Nope. it's diabetes. We can control it with diet and pills and if that doesn't work, insulin. Otherwise, she's very healthy. So I have hope that she will get better because sometimes, cats do recover from diabetes, believe it or not.
Abby
I never considered a cat could have diabetes! Did that cause the problem or was that a separate issue? Glad she's healthy otherwise : )
I don't have any pets and
I don't have any pets and never even thought about how hard it would be to get samples for the vet. I hope all goes well and that things are under control soon.
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