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From: suze@terak.UUCP (Suzanne Barnett)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: Re: Feline Urinary Syndrome
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Date: Mon, 18-Nov-85 12:28:01 EST
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> How do you tell if a cat is suffering from FUS?  Do they cry?  Act lethargic?
> Make repeated unsuccessful trips to the kitty box?

Everything I have ever read said the unsuccessful attempts at
the litter box was the way to notice there was a problem.

My male cats have never had FUS problems, but one of my females
had a bladder infection that caused her to visit the litter
box VERY frequently. I had always worried about noticing
something like unsuccessful attempts to urinate, since I don't
make a habit of watching my cats use the litter box, and work
full time so I am often not around, but it was surprising how
easy it was to tell that Blackie had a problem.

The key was that she was going to the box every 5 minutes, would
stay there for quite a few minutes, go away, and come back about 5
minutes later.
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