[MooshBall]

I'm very worried about my cat and I thank you in advance for any advice you can offer:

My 3-year old male cat has a large frame but is also overweight (18 pounds). He was blocked and hospitalized about 2 years ago. Since then, I feed him urinary S/O.

We just drove 20 hours over 2 days from Philadelphia to Miami. I gave him 1/4 tablet of Acepromazine each day to help him weather the trip. Along the way, we stayed overnight in a hotel and he ate and urinated. When we arrived, he was urinating as usual. However, a day later I saw him strain to pee in the litter box and only produce a few drops. After that, he urinated a good amount twice (I was not there to see whether he strained). He also defecated and his feces was hard and looked dried up.

In light of the stress of traveling and moving, and due to his history and the fact that he is male and quite large, I took him to the vet today. The vet felt his bladder and said he seemed fine. He gave him fluid under his skin in order to dilute the urine in his bladder, which he said will prevent crystals. My cat came home and I found some drops of pinkish fluid (perhaps slightly bloody urine) where he was sitting on the floor. The vet said it was okay, but that he should urinate within some hours.

Since then, he has been sleeping in his crate all day. He has come out a few times and nibbled on some of his food, but hasn't drank. He doesn't seem to be in pain and is even playful when I approach him with toys. He hasn't gone near his litter box at all. He feels a little "mushy" (as if the skin is soft and jiggly).

Should I be concerned that he is blocked since he hasn't peed and there were some drops of pink fluid? Perhaps he is over-hydrated? Is there anything I should be doing?

[Ren6]

Yes... get him back to the vet. The pink fluid doesn't sound "all right" to me at all! If he hasn't urinated by now, he's suffering and needs medical attention. It sounds to me as though he is blocked again. Please get him in and let us know how things turn out, o.k?

Take care...

[SoloMe]

Sounds like he has crystals and you really, really need to get him to a vet ASAP!