Poorly Pet

Graeme took Max to the vets on Wednesday because the poor thing has been peeing blood for a couple of days. He started having trouble going to the loo a couple of weeks ago, but it seemed to clear up last week. At the weekend though, his trouble came back with a vengeance and with the addition of blood in his wee. This isn't the first time Max has had this problem. Last time the vet said it was caused by the stress of a scary cat coming into our yard, but it cleared up with a course of tablets. There is no denying that Max is stressed out at the moment; the slightest thing is making him jump and he seems to be permanently on high alert. We have had some cats coming into our yard again, which made Max really unsettled and the arrival of Francis has certainly had an effect on him.

The Vet said that stress may have been the trigger, but there could be any number of underlying causes. Worryingly, as there is blood in the wee and as Max is constatly trying to empty his bladder, this could be the sign of something more serious than a spot of cystitis. This time, a more intensive course of treatment is needed. Max has had an antibiotic injection and today started a course of antibiotic tablets. Once the tablets are finished we have to get a wee sample from him (HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Clearly this vet has never owned a cat...) and if tests show that it contains crystals he'll need another course of tablets and possibly a special diet! Hopefully it won't come to that and the current tablets will sort him out. Though, after the performance I had trying to get one down him this morning I suspect he may need further treatment.

Lisa xxx