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Vet visit went great. - HelenMac - 05-01-2023
Been a very long day but finally home both boys had dinner and now curled up asleep. It seems the extra drinking is due to the new dental biscuits Shadow was put on for his teeth which he really likes. Zimba likes them too and I notice he always drinks after eating them but at the moment he only gets them as treats as he is finishing off the dental ones Shadow can't eat. . So more drink more pee which makes sense.. Kidneys are fine bloods all good and everything checks out. Such a relief both boys fit and well and Shadow once again weighs more than Zimba. Vaccinations done for another year. Unfortunately it seems when Shadow had the surgery and was using a open litter box at the vet for the week he was there he has decided he prefers it to the litter robot and was letting me know hence the odd accident. Unfortunately I put a open box in the bathroom to monitor the pees and because got sick of the accidents so now Zimba has decided he also prefers the open box so I either don't scoop to see if they go back to the robot or I keep scooping and get rid of robot. Not sure what to do as very hard on my back scooping but also got more hand surgery coming up but I don't want unhappy boys as they are starting to get on in years.
RE: Vet visit went great. - admin - 05-01-2023
Glad to hear the good news.
I suspect that you're stuck with the open box dear....
RE: Vet visit went great. - Smudge's Mom - 05-01-2023
So Happy that the boys are doing well.
You may want to look into litter box sifting liners. Something on this order may be helpful.
https://www.chewy.com/arm-hammer-sifting-cat-litter-pan/dp/183118
(highlight and click)
RE: Vet visit went great. - HelenMac - 05-01-2023
Thanks ladies. Unfortunately I am no longer capable of getting to the floor so we bought a metal scoop and hubby made a broom handle for it so makes it a bit easier for me. Told him he will have to do the scooping when I have my surgery. The boys used it for 4 years so had a good run out of it. Then last night I wasn't quick enough to scoop so Shadow used it because Zimba had used the other one so its good as an expensive spare.
RE: Vet visit went great. - MUM_of_FLUFFY - 05-01-2023
So relieved it turned out to be a minor issue rather than a tragedy - I got Fluffy some new grain free biscuits once and he started drinking a lot more water - so I scrutinised the packet more closely and found it contained MASSIVE amounts of salt...
GRRRR...
RE: Vet visit went great. - NatsFan78 - 05-02-2023
I’m so happy to hear everything came back normal and your boys are doing well.