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Blood in female kittens urine, HELP!
Hello friends,
I'm having a problem with a female kitten roughly 12 weeks old. She has been hand fed from a bottle KMR since the very day she was born as she was abandoned by her mother with the semi-dry placenta still attached. She was weaned from the bottle late at around 8 weeks old and moved to dry IAMS kitten food on her own. About 3 days ago we noticed that she was urinating very frequently and in a very small amount and that there was blood in it giving it a pink color. She also urinates just about everywhere, including her box which she had once used exclusively. She doesn't seem to be straining but who knows if she's straining or not. She is housed indoors and is alone only when my girlfriend and I leaving for roughly 6 hours at the most to attend school 3 days a week. We are at a loss to explain why a kitten, who incidentally shows no outward signs of being ill, would have such a problem. At first we figured it was a UTI of some sort but have come across articles about a build up of crystals due to a diet lacking in acid. This is why we are turning to you. Clearly we should take her to a vet but at the present time that is not possible due to not being able to afford it. I am curious as to what you think is causing our kitten's problem and what we can do about it. Is there a special food to buy? Are antibiotics in order and which ones would be best? Thank you for all your help in advance. DJP |
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Napoleon spoke thusly:
I hope you can resolve the kitty's immediate problem quickly. You've done a wonderful thing in rescuing the kitten. But, once you get beyond this crisis, I urge you to think about your situation. You have to assume that you are going to incur medical expenses if you decide to care for a cat. If nothing else, they require periodic checkups to see that nothing is wrong. It is "best" if they get periodic checkups... it is not required. Heck my grandma first lived on a farm and had 3 cats that lived for 17 years each... no medical attention ever... they couldn't have afforded a vet if they wanted one. Then she moved to Detroit and had another cat for 20 years... nothing except shots. So while it is best to spend for those checkups I would not call them required. With all the pets that are put down I would rather see one go to a loving person with little money and no vet visits than the lethal alternative. Just get it spayed/neutered! R |
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Napoleon spoke thusly:
I hope you can resolve the kitty's immediate problem quickly. You've done a wonderful thing in rescuing the kitten. But, once you get beyond this crisis, I urge you to think about your situation. You have to assume that you are going to incur medical expenses if you decide to care for a cat. If nothing else, they require periodic checkups to see that nothing is wrong. It is "best" if they get periodic checkups... it is not required. Heck my grandma first lived on a farm and had 3 cats that lived for 17 years each... no medical attention ever... they couldn't have afforded a vet if they wanted one. Then she moved to Detroit and had another cat for 20 years... nothing except shots. So while it is best to spend for those checkups I would not call them required. With all the pets that are put down I would rather see one go to a loving person with little money and no vet visits than the lethal alternative. Just get it spayed/neutered! R |
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