Audrey's Mom
Member Since 2014
I don't specifically have any questions here that I can't find on the forums. Maybe just venting. My first attempts at home testing didn't go well, so I've put it aside, but I NEED to get cracking on this. There is so much good advice and tutorial help here. Thank you all.
Anyone who may remember Audrey pilfering a family sized cooked beef roast while I was on a lengthy and important evening phone convo and my letting it cool on the counter (I thought I'd lost my mind and maybe I was brilliant in multi-tasking and had carved and bagged the slices mindlessly while talking on the phone), only to find the cul...errr., cat-prit knawing it down to about the size of a bran muffin by morning. It was just slow cooked to have roast beef slices in the freezer and hubby was away that week. We're empty-nesters. She sure had a wonderful all-night feast! Our old girl dog was sleeping. Lol.
The urine output of Audrey is still a major concern and I find puddles on our hard surface flooring almost every morning or 2nd morning. She's also taken to sometimes using our carpeted bedroom as her toilet. Ugh! We also have a beautiful 17 year old Shih-Tzu starting to have the odd accident, so my husband thinks the puddles are from the dog, and he loves her to pieces. He doesn't have quite the same affection for Audrey-cat. When he's home, I scramble to get up early to clean up the messies and my mop and pail is always at the ready. Her litter box is always kept clean and I am doing nothing different. Same routine. Same litter. Major problem. Husband works away a lot, so he doesn't see or smell half of what I do. Maybe I'm thankful he has minor sinus issues!
The other weekend when we took Audrey to our lake place (she loves it there), I was leaving and about to put her in the carrier for the short highway drive home (she tolerates the drive well), I picked her up outside where her carrier was waiting, and she unusually started urinating as I held her up, then out! I could not believe the urine output that hit the ground and the amount of time that passed while she voided. It probably wasn't, but it felt like a full minute of her voiding. Ever hear the term peeing like a racehorse?
When she does void in her box, which she also does with regularity as well, it's like picking up the size of that family sized roast beef she pilfered. Heavy, huge and the scoop is groaning. Her favourite out of box spot is mere feet away from the main floor laundry room litter box which has been in the same place since she's been a kitten. Of course the urine is in the back hallway entrance and I'm sure is seeping under the baseboards and hitting the drywall.
I'm going to attempt to home test BG again without having a panic attack. Lol. Her black rimmed ears make it a challenge to find the sweet spot. Hello, flashlight this time! I am a very calm sort normally and I think I remained very steady and chilled the last time I attempted. Maybe not. I am also going to invest in some keto testing at home. Should be easier with morning puddles (sometimes seems like a lake of urine). If I dare mention taking her back to the vet to hubs, he doesn't take hundreds of dollars spent on the cat very well. She's my baby and I want her back to normal... or at least manageable. Love her to pieces!
We are replacing all of our flooring (hard surface through main areas and possibly low pile berber carpeted bedrooms for our cool climate) through the winter as it was a planned project anyway, but I really need to get this nipped in the bud. I live with all our bedroom and family room doors closed in the day as I work from home. I value a fresh, clean home and I value my baby.
Thanks for letting me vent. I know this isn't Dr. Phil, but sometimes a good vent is therapeutic. Febreeze (light room sprays) and Nature's Miracle Company are loving the surge in sales right about now from Audrey's Mom.
Anyone who may remember Audrey pilfering a family sized cooked beef roast while I was on a lengthy and important evening phone convo and my letting it cool on the counter (I thought I'd lost my mind and maybe I was brilliant in multi-tasking and had carved and bagged the slices mindlessly while talking on the phone), only to find the cul...errr., cat-prit knawing it down to about the size of a bran muffin by morning. It was just slow cooked to have roast beef slices in the freezer and hubby was away that week. We're empty-nesters. She sure had a wonderful all-night feast! Our old girl dog was sleeping. Lol.
The urine output of Audrey is still a major concern and I find puddles on our hard surface flooring almost every morning or 2nd morning. She's also taken to sometimes using our carpeted bedroom as her toilet. Ugh! We also have a beautiful 17 year old Shih-Tzu starting to have the odd accident, so my husband thinks the puddles are from the dog, and he loves her to pieces. He doesn't have quite the same affection for Audrey-cat. When he's home, I scramble to get up early to clean up the messies and my mop and pail is always at the ready. Her litter box is always kept clean and I am doing nothing different. Same routine. Same litter. Major problem. Husband works away a lot, so he doesn't see or smell half of what I do. Maybe I'm thankful he has minor sinus issues!
The other weekend when we took Audrey to our lake place (she loves it there), I was leaving and about to put her in the carrier for the short highway drive home (she tolerates the drive well), I picked her up outside where her carrier was waiting, and she unusually started urinating as I held her up, then out! I could not believe the urine output that hit the ground and the amount of time that passed while she voided. It probably wasn't, but it felt like a full minute of her voiding. Ever hear the term peeing like a racehorse?
When she does void in her box, which she also does with regularity as well, it's like picking up the size of that family sized roast beef she pilfered. Heavy, huge and the scoop is groaning. Her favourite out of box spot is mere feet away from the main floor laundry room litter box which has been in the same place since she's been a kitten. Of course the urine is in the back hallway entrance and I'm sure is seeping under the baseboards and hitting the drywall.
I'm going to attempt to home test BG again without having a panic attack. Lol. Her black rimmed ears make it a challenge to find the sweet spot. Hello, flashlight this time! I am a very calm sort normally and I think I remained very steady and chilled the last time I attempted. Maybe not. I am also going to invest in some keto testing at home. Should be easier with morning puddles (sometimes seems like a lake of urine). If I dare mention taking her back to the vet to hubs, he doesn't take hundreds of dollars spent on the cat very well. She's my baby and I want her back to normal... or at least manageable. Love her to pieces!
We are replacing all of our flooring (hard surface through main areas and possibly low pile berber carpeted bedrooms for our cool climate) through the winter as it was a planned project anyway, but I really need to get this nipped in the bud. I live with all our bedroom and family room doors closed in the day as I work from home. I value a fresh, clean home and I value my baby.
Thanks for letting me vent. I know this isn't Dr. Phil, but sometimes a good vent is therapeutic. Febreeze (light room sprays) and Nature's Miracle Company are loving the surge in sales right about now from Audrey's Mom.
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