This is going to sound alarmist and it could be nothing, or it could not be.
I am pretty worried about the possibility of a urinary obstruction, which is time-sensitive and can be life threatening. Fairly common in male cats. He's showing all the symptoms.
I would recommend taking him in tonight if possible to the e clinic in st paul or oakdale (where I used to work). If it is a UO, you'll be glad you did. If it isn't, you'll have spent a few hundred but you'll know.
Considering the stakes, I would recommend bringing him in tonight, or if that's absolutely undoable then first thing LITERALLY in the morning. Do not go to Pomeroy...I have a very, um, unfavorable opinion of them. For bang for the buck, Camden Pet Hospital is amazing and I send a lot of people there. For St Paul, Como Park Animal Hospital is great but pricier.
But honestly, I think it'd be best for you to take him in right now, tonight, to the e clinic. This is ABSOLUTELY what I would have told someone who called in to me and I would do no less for a friend.
Tell them on the phone that he is a suspect UO, they will want to take him to the treatment room and check him out immediately...let them. There's a good chance the triage on duty won't know me or my name anymore, but that the doctors/techs will.
Please keep me updated? 612 423 3736. It may be nothing but I'm honestly worried. Better safe than sorry.
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Date: 2010-06-07 01:39 am (UTC)I am pretty worried about the possibility of a urinary obstruction, which is time-sensitive and can be life threatening. Fairly common in male cats. He's showing all the symptoms.
I would recommend taking him in tonight if possible to the e clinic in st paul or oakdale (where I used to work). If it is a UO, you'll be glad you did. If it isn't, you'll have spent a few hundred but you'll know.
Considering the stakes, I would recommend bringing him in tonight, or if that's absolutely undoable then first thing LITERALLY in the morning. Do not go to Pomeroy...I have a very, um, unfavorable opinion of them. For bang for the buck, Camden Pet Hospital is amazing and I send a lot of people there. For St Paul, Como Park Animal Hospital is great but pricier.
But honestly, I think it'd be best for you to take him in right now, tonight, to the e clinic. This is ABSOLUTELY what I would have told someone who called in to me and I would do no less for a friend.
Tell them on the phone that he is a suspect UO, they will want to take him to the treatment room and check him out immediately...let them. There's a good chance the triage on duty won't know me or my name anymore, but that the doctors/techs will.
Please keep me updated? 612 423 3736. It may be nothing but I'm honestly worried. Better safe than sorry.