? 5/21 - Boots - AMPS 105 | +3 71 | +4 53 | +5.5 54 - question about frequent urination

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Megan and Boots (GA)

Megan and Boots (GA)

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So yesterday Boots seemed to be totally feeling better - eating well and just seemed more himself in general. But now this morning, we've happened to catch him peeing three times in just a couple hours. Despite being pretty well regulated, he still pees a lot - large volume each time, and a decent number of times per day. But today, each time was just a tiny amount (seriously - a fraction of his usual volume), which is really something we don't see. We thought one time he may have just stopped himself prematurely (was putting up wash and making a bit of a racket) and then came back later to finish. But then he did it again less than an hour later. Went to the box, situated himself, and just let out a little bit.

He's never really had any issues with crystals or stones (to my knowledge), but this is definitely something we've not seen before in him. It's almost laughable the volume he normally produces when he pees. The amounts we saw this morning were more like his civvie sisters, but that's their normal, and it's not HIS normal.

Anyone have some experience with this? Anything else we should look out for? Do you think a vet visit is needed, or just wait and see a little longer? Especially with a possible urinary issue, taking him to the vet might not really work perfectly anyway, because he almost always stress pees in his carrier on the way to the vet's office, so I can't even remember the last time we were able to get a successful urinalysis from him there - he's almost always empty :facepalm:

He seems fine again today otherwise - eating his meals well, enjoying staring out the back door on this lovely day to watch the neighborhood wildlife, and he's back to his normal chatty self (he's presently screaming for lunch). Just concerned anytime we spot something different or unusual, so I would love any advice anyone might have.
 
Do you gave a copy of the most recent labs? Frequent urination can be a sign of kidney disease and hyper-t. Is he drinking more?
 
Yeah, his labs from earlier this month looked consistent with past labs. T4 @ 1.1, creatinine @1.9, BUN-creatinine ratio is 31. He's had some slightly abnormal kidney values in recent years, only one really out of whack is BUN @ 58 which was a jump from past readings (38, 33 in the past couple labs).

Any other values I should check for as indicators of kidney disease?
 
Those numbers are not indicative of CKD.:) Just read your signature. How are the thyroid values? Do you think a pancreatitis flare is occurring?
 
Yeah, historically, BUN is the only thing that occasionally runs high for him in labs, and I'm pretty sure that can be influenced by dehydration or diet moreso than other kidney values.

For thyroid, his T4 is a beautiful 1.1 (normal range .8 - 4.0). Since his hyper-T diagnosis and treatment, he's been steady with his thyroid values (even a smidge on the hypo side occasionally).

We had thought maybe a pancreatitis flare when his appetite went down this week (hence treating with Cerenia for a few days), but I'm not positive. Past flares, he's always had at least one episode of vomiting, though I know that's not always common. But in the past, his BG numbers also shot up, and this week he's been having really great, steady low numbers. So I'm not sure what's going on. He had lunch a little while ago (as well as a BG check and a weigh on the scale which we do weekly to monitor) - all looked good (53 BG then 54 later), and he's been relaxing in the doorway, napping in the afternoon sun. Well, until WE ate our lunch, at which point he came begging for chicken scraps (totally normal behavior for him!). He peed again about 20 minutes after my original post, but that was now almost 90 minutes ago and I haven't seen him head back to the box yet. That was also just after his lunch, so that's pretty normal for him to pee after a meal, although it was again a pretty small amount compared to normal.
 
I would keep a watchful eye on him and if the frequent urination continues, a vet visit would be in order. Maybe,, you could get a sample of pee to take with you? I once needed a urinalysis for Ginger and intentionally did not put her in the carrier hoping she wouldn't pee in my car, and she didn't, but we live only 2 miles from the vet.
 
Hmm, a sample is not a bad idea if we decide we need to go (it's actually been 2.5 hours now since last litter box use, and he's snoozing by the door - but at least he's gone this long so far without a trip back). We could probably hold a little container under his stream without too much trouble if we catch him at a good time.

Our vet's close too - less than 2 miles even - but last time we tried taking him out of the carrier, he puked all over the back seat :( so we stick to the carrier (lined with pee-pee training pads). He's never been a good traveler, even to our super close vet. Last time we took him earlier this month, my fella picked him up downstairs to carry him upstairs to put him in the carrier, and Boots was so stressed (he knew the sound of the carrier, so knew what was coming) that he peed as he was being carried, all over the hallway floor :( He gets really stressed for vet visits, it breaks my heart that we need to take him as often as we do, but it's short-term stress in an effort to keep long-term health.
 
Hmm, I wonder if you could find something like a plastic cookie sheet or something that would fit well in the carrier floor that he may pee on, to catch a sample, during the short trip. Poor kid.
 
One of my cats had a UTI recently. She was peeing tiny amounts on the carpet every few minutes. It was pinkish. We went to the ER.
 
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