Mancat Monday with Yet Another UTI

Hello, friends! We're a broken record over here. After all, poor Evan went to the vet last week for symptoms of yet another UTI. Mostly, the poor boy's urine decided to come out as orange, then brown, and then red all within about an hour last Thursday morning. So, to the vet we went.

Evan has a number of conditions that cause him to be at high risk for recurring UTIs. He's paralyzed, he's urinary incontinent, and he has megacolon and therefore takes meds that can sometimes cause UTI-inducing diarrhea. Often I'll just email Evan's vet when he starts showing symptoms of a UTI, and the vet will immediately prescribe antibiotics that I'll go pick up that day. Since Evan has been having increased UTIs over the past couple of months, though, we wanted to send his urine out for a culture and antibiotic sensitivity test, just to make sure he doesn't need a more efficient antibiotic than the one he usually takes. Hence his imprisonment and trip to the vet last week. Evan is on his usual Clavamox in the meantime, but we should get those culture and sensitivity test results back today or tomorrow.

Overall, Evan is still doing pretty good. He's my little trouper.

Happy Monday, friends!

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Flashback Doodle of the Day

Have I mentioned recently how, despite summer being just around the corner, I'm in the mood for some spooky fun? Oh, I have? Well, here's another flashback doodle in that realm.

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Tip of the Day

Do you have kitties or pups who require separate feedings? This can occur if certain furbabies are on different diets, or if they require different amounts of food, such as if one is on a weight loss diet. While it is not always easy to do separate feedings, it is still often doable with at least a little work. For example, some cats who are more agile can be fed on an elevated surface, such as a counter or shelf, where other cats or even dogs cannot reach. In other cases, such as if you have a small cat or dog and a larger cat or dog, you can fabricate a box or other area with a small opening where the smaller furbaby can enter and eat without interference from the other, larger furbaby. Then there are times when when feeding in separate rooms might need to be attempted. This version often works best if feedings are scheduled, and during those times the furbabies are placed in different rooms while each of them eats their diet as needed. Though not always easy, there are methods that can be attempted for feeding furbabies on different diets, so don't lose hope if this is something your furbabies require.