Friday, December 6, 2013

Tucker Wins Again


Tucker had been battling a new attack of urinary infection. For this he had been force-fed a pill thrice a day for a month. That was the prescription. I interpreted it as feeding him a different pill each of the three times a day; giving him the same pill each time would indeed have been an ordeal.

Anyway, semantical pedantry aside, the roly poly one endured his medicine for four weeks. Then he had to give a urine sample. I explained in a previous article about him successfully giving a sample in non-absorbent cat-litter, and how it was contaminated. After two stressful journeys to the animal hospital, Tucker was able to provide a sample directly from his bladder. It has now been proclaimed clean - well, as clean as urine gets. His infection has been destroyed.

I had guessed that this was the case, considering how he was acting, but the confirmation was necessary for my peace of mind and, of course, to plot a new strategy if the infection had not been cured. I am happy for the little sausage of a cat.

Though the affair of getting him to the veterinary hospital and having the sample extracted was very anxious for him, he came home, had a good meal, some relaxation and then play-time. A session of brushing made him feel even better. He was purring minutes after he returned home. He has always been quick to purr, but I think that he is a creature who simply puts bad things behind him. If he sees the cat-carrier, his worries will be renewed, but until then, evil is forgotten. There is a bowl of hard-food for nibbling through the day, soft-food will be served later, there are toys for recreation and comfy places in which to sleep. The house is warm and safe. Life is good. I wish we humans could disregard the possibility of disaster as he does, but it’s the fact that we do not that allows Tucker and those like him to live largely without concern. That’s worth the worrying that I do for him.

7 comments:

  1. Aww, yay for Tucker! There would have been something seriously wrong if he still had an infection, though, after that long a stint on antibiotics.

    Love his sleeping pose--silly boy. :-)

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  2. I always feel like the cats think I am wonderful when I bring them home from the vet and they didn't get left there. They are so much happier on the way home. Guess they feel like the carrier isn't so bad after all. Take care.

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  3. I am glad to hear that Tucker's urinary infection has now cleared up.
    A good brushing makes everything seem better.

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  4. So glad the infection is gone! It's never easy when our fur babies are sick, is it?

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  5. I'm thrilled to hear Tucker's UTI has cleared up. That's wonderful for both of you. No more force feeding pills adventures!

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  6. We're so glad Tucker's infection is gone now!

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  7. I am so glad he is better!! Pilling a cat is hard for me, but three times a day for a month!! Wow. I do not think I/we would make it.

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