Urinary Tract Infection???

[WildandWickedWarmblo]

[QUOTE=Ghazzu;8503950]
Umm, in some cases, yes, they do.
A male cat with recurrent urinary obstructions may have a perineal urethrostomy, in order to prevent further blockages.[/QUOTE]

I can never remember that name of the operation, thanks for posting that. Yes, when meds and a catheter do not work for months, the vet will cut off the penis and the narrowing part of the urethra in order to help stones and sand to pass through. It worked. And the tomcat was still as feisty for the next 14 plus years of his life, and could even still spray.

I did not want to hijack this thread, so I’m butting out now but I do want to mention lepto. I had a dog who started having trouble urinating and who had blood in his urine. After tests and treatment and a catheter unfortunately it turned out to be lepto and my dog died at the age of 7 yrs. So OP, check for lepto. He had been vaccinated.

[ncsuequine]

Update

We have ulcers on our hands. That was the problem. He went into full fledge ulcer pain (I have been through this with an OTTB). We have ranitidine on board, alfalfa, slippery elm, rice bran and beet pulp.

Turns out that frequent small amounts of urine can also indicate pain (I think someone else said this on this thread), so dummy me didn’t really think ulcers.

Anyway, I feel like the worse horse mom in the world right now, but I am now doing what I can do.

Thanks everyone for your suggestions!