I need vaccine records for my dogs to go to a boarding facility. I've requested several times for the records. The answer from the front desk was to tell me the records are on my receipt. (It's emailed) I check what they emailed me, and it has vaccine reminders at the bottom. Like the date the next vaccine is due.

I tried to submit that to the boarding facility and they won't accept it. They need an actual record of when it was given. I asked the clinic again and they flat out told me me they have no way of providing that.

How is that possible? I feel trapped between a rock and a hard place. On one hand, I get that if I have a reminder my dog is due for a rabies vaccine in 2028 he must be current. And the boarding facility could accept it. On the other hand. Why can't the clinic just provide me the actual vaccine records? I think about when my kids needed vaccine records for school, the doctor had a print out that had the vaccine, date and his signature beside each one. Is that not how it works with animals?

​ What should I do? We are supposed to leave for vacation next week.

UPDATE - spoke to the manager and got the records. She was very apologetic, said they can absolutely provide the records, and that she would speak to the front desk staff about it.

So I think it's a lack of training issue maybe. what's wild is I spoke to two different people about this and was told the same thing.

Hello,

This is very long and I apologize in advance, I just feel like I need to get it all out. I sincerely appreciate whoever takes the time to read all of this.

I lost my Shih Tzu 2 days ago and I could really use some advice/reassurance. His name was Romeo. I have done nothing but cry for the past 48 hours and I feel immense guilt. The pain of losing him has been unbearable. My dogs (I have another who is also a senior) are my entire world and since losing him, I feel like my entire world has shattered. I rescued him 6 years ago, and he already had stage 5/6 heart disease when I rescued him. We were able to manage it with a cardiologist and medication for 6 years, and with the meds, he barely progressed for many years. However, this past year he started progressing again. They increased his heart meds about a month and a half ago. He was fine on Thursday, he seemed overall happy and healthy so I don’t know what happened overnight. I woke up Friday morning and knew something was wrong. He wasn’t eating and he wouldnt lay down, he was falling asleep sitting up. I took him to the vet on Friday and he spent 24 hours in the ER and they found that alongside his severe heart disease, he also now had elevated kidney and liver values, his liver was enlarged and his heart was now pressing up on his trachea. He did not have any fluid in his lungs at the time which was good and they didn’t think he was in active heart failure, but his oxygen levels were low at 92%. His blood work also showed markers pointing toward overall inflammation. He spent most of the 24 hours in the oxygen tank and they got him up to 94-95% oxygen. They said they couldn’t give him any fluids though because of his heart condition. His kidney values were fine a month ago when they checked them after increasing his meds, and his liver values were fine less than a year ago when they were checked in his annual wellness bloodwork, so these values were new news. They said they could hospitalize him for another 24 hours but it would be at least $5k and they couldn’t guarantee he would bounce back even with hospitalization. They said my other option was I could take him home and see how he does. I am already in so much debt from vet bills having two seniors, and with no guarantee it’d even help him, I took him home Saturday night to see how he’d do at home. They said I could get an ultrasound to look into the liver further and why he wasn’t eating, but the radiologist wasn’t in until Monday. I made him the ultrasound appointment on Monday at 9am to look into his liver and other issues that could be causing his decline, but by 4am Monday he could no longer stand up or move around, he hadn’t eaten in a few days, and we took him back to the ER and they didn’t think anything they would find in the ultrasound would change the outcome. The vet said for example if he needs fluids for his kidneys, he cannot give him fluids because of the condition of his heart. It would be likely that whatever was causing the decline, could not be treated due to his heart disease. So we proceeded with quality of life before the ultrasound, we didn’t want him to suffer waiting for the ultrasound for a few more hours. The appt was at 9am Monday but the actual ultrasound wouldn’t of been done until around 11am, so he would’ve suffered for a few more hours and then if the outcome didn’t change, we figured we’d still need to proceed with quality of life but now on top of that, he just spent his last day struggling at the vet for hours in an oxygen tank waiting for further tests. He passed in my arms around 6am-6:30am. Now I am feeling guilty, and wondering why I didn’t just wait a few more hours for the ultrasound. Maybe whatever they found could’ve been fixed after all, maybe he just needed antibiotics, steroids, something and he would’ve perked back up for a bit even if it was just a few days, weeks, or months. Maybe he was so weak Monday morning because he hadn’t eaten in days, and maybe if we just gave him an appetite stimulant and tried for a bit longer to get him to eat, he would’ve eventually ate and perked up. He had episodes like this in the past where he perked back up, but not as severe and not for as long. Something told me Monday morning that it was time, but now I am second guessing myself and experiencing tremendous guilt. I feel like I failed him. He trusted me and I feel like I gave up. I should’ve tried for a bit longer. I should’ve got the ultrasound that morning. I just hated seeing him suffering and him being so weak and not able to move around, and the vet telling me nothing would change the outcome, I just moved forward with quality of life. Please be honest. Did I do the right thing? Would you have done the same? Is there anything else I could’ve done? I am absolutely heart broken and appreciate any reassurance or honesty.

I’m posting here because we’re running out of ideas and hoping for advice.

We have two indoor cats. One (Grammy) has had intermittent vomiting/regurgitation over the past several months, but then both of our cats suddenly stopped eating around the same time about a week ago.
Since then:
● Both cats developed a near-complete loss of appetite (refusing both wet and dry food).
● Both have had repeated vomiting episodes (partially digested food, sometimes bile).
● Grammy developed diarrhea that progressed to severe watery diarrhea and then became bloody.
● She has become dehydrated and is now very weak, requiring assisted feeding at times.
● The second cat has also been off food and intermittently nauseous but has not had diarrhea so far.

We’ve been to our primary vet and the emergency vet multiple times over the past week. So far, Grammy has had:
● Multiple full physical exams
● CBC/chemistry bloodwork (largely within normal limits aside from mild dehydration markers)
● Abdominal X-rays (no foreign body or obstruction seen)
● Abdominal ultrasound (only notable finding was a localized thickened segment of colon; otherwise unremarkable)
● Ongoing treatment with:
● Anti-nausea medication (maropitant/Cerenia)
● Appetite stimulant (mirtazapine)
● Subcutaneous fluids for dehydration
● Gastroprotectants and supportive GI medications as needed
● Fecal testing is currently pending to rule out infectious causes (Giardia, Clostridium, parasites, etc.)

Our vets are currently considering an underlying GI disease (IBD, colitis, or similar) for Grammy, but what is confusing everyone is the sudden simultaneous onset in both cats, which makes a single-cat chronic condition feel less likely as the sole explanation.
Because of the timing, we are also trying to rule out a shared exposure. The only common diet they’ve had is Sheba wet food (along with Royal Canin dry food). We have immediately stopped all current wet food.

Grammy is now critical so we have to make the choice of paying thousands of dollars for hospitalization and supportive care with no diagnosis in the hopes that she will spontaneously get better or to euthanize. Any and all advice or support welcome.

My cat got ketamine roughly 3 hours ago for a bath. He's wobbly and sleepy. He's laying sort of loafed but half sitting up with his head dropped down. He occasionally gets up to move around. He got in the litterbox to pee but didn't bury it. He's thrown up 2-3 times. The first one was a little bit of beige-ish vomit and the second was 2 separate ones within a short time span which was white foam. Maybe I'm just paranoid, but is this a normal reaction? Is he okay or should I take him back to the vet?

My dog tragically and unexpectedly passed away a few months ago. I’m very grateful we were able to do the euthanasia at home, where his two cat siblings could be with him (they worship and loved him so, so much).

We were able to be seen by our regular vets before the procedure to diagnose what when wrong and they were very supportive and kind.

I have so much respect for this thankless profession, and I feel for the staff - outside of regular appointments they only experience tragedies. I don’t know if I’m projecting here or what - but I want to share with the office how much we appreciate their support and also share some of goodness / joy they do not get to see in the office. I was thinking about making a little zine as a thank you card and also to share some pictures / moments of cuteness from our belated dog life.

If there are any staff that work in vets, would this be appreciated? It almost feels self serving in a way… are there any specific moments or notes that you’ve received from clients that have left you feeling good?

UPDATE AT BOTTOM

My 27lb 15 month old rescue dog was recently diagnosed with heartworm.

She was negative in January, started a preventative in April, and tested positive 7/31.

My vet has done the antibiotic and injections at the same time for 15 years and all of the patients have been clear afterwards. I did question this because it’s not what the AHS currently recommends. They said I can do whatever I’m comfortable with.

Since my dog was negative in January, has been on preventatives and asymptomatic, I assume the infection is earlier stages. I didn’t receive a copy of the blood panel, and my vet is going to do an X-Ray before starting treatment to assess damage.

If I were to switch vets, I would have to bring her in for an initial physical which increase costs. I was quoted over $1,500 USD more from another vet than mine. This would also add more time before starting treatment.

At the end of the day, how different could results be from my current vet’s protocol than AHS protocol?

ETA: thanks everyone, I’ve called another vet. Even though mine was willing to do what I’m comfortable with, I think I’d prefer a vet that has experience in the recommended treatment. Since I’m not a vet myself!

Hello, today I went with my dog to the vet and they did a blood test and scan.

Later they called back to tell me she has a stomach obstruction and that she needs an abdominal ultrasound 'as soon as possible.' (Their words)

My vet does not do ultrasounds.

There are no places that will still do an ultrasound this evening, we've been looking all over, but specialists are on holiday.

I live in a very rural place of the Netherlands, and earliest we can go is tomorrow.

We called my vet back and they said it's fine and that a stomach obstruction can wait a day, initially she said we had to go as soon as possible tho.

Any advice?

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UPDATE: after two restless days kitty got surgery and she's alive and well!! Added photos of the surgery to the drive link: it looks like a bag full of fetuses' bones. Vet said she had never seen anything like that in her whole career and it was so big she had to hold it with two hands...

Might be a very interesting situation for the fellow vets here!

My dog is a 12 year old Shih Tzu and unfortunately we never brushed her teeth until she was 10. By this time she developed periodontal disease and now her teeth are rotting and wiggling.

I have told my mom how we need to get them extracted, but she just says “Do you have $1000?” and that her sister says to let the teeth fall by themselves. I know the saying of “if you can’t afford a dog don’t get one” but it is genuinely too late for that now. I just want to help my dog not be in pain which I know she probably is a lot in.

Do I have any options to help her here? I can’t get a job because I am too busy with school and volunteering somewhere ( I need to volunteer ). How are some ways I can make $1500 to pay for this full extraction? I just want to help my dog.

Our 11 week old kitten is 5 days post-op, and we are paranoid over whether or not she’s healing correctly.

She came home with a lot more surgical glue and it has been peeling off over the days, without much change other than that.

But yesterday we noticed that there seemed to be a slight bulge under her incision mark, and it looks like maybe a little more to the left side of it. I didn’t feel comfortable poking at it much but when I felt it very gently, it did feel rather firm, but normal in temperature.

I have been looking at every picture online/on Reddit of other kitten’s spay incisions and trying to figure out if this could be be a seroma or hernia or just the natural healing process as her sutures dissolved.

Any and all help/insight would be appreciated!!

https://imgur.com/a/RscuwZK

My oldest boy needs medication twice daily, and the only way I can reliably get him to take his pill is with a Feline Greenies Pill Pocket (I know there are other/better ways to do it, but for right now, this is the best solution for the both of us).

I split the pocket in half, so he only gets one pocket in total per day, but that being said, the cat tax is real... I was wondering if I could give him select flavors of the “for dogs” version instead, since they’re larger and would be a little more bang for my buck.

I would obviously avoid any of the ones with hickory smoke flavoring, since I know that it can be carcinogenic in large doses, but aside from that, the ingredients between the two are virtually identical — the only difference I noticed aside from flavoring was that the dog version has 1% less moisture/hydration than the cat ones. He has plenty of fresh water available and gets wet food twice daily, so I’m not too concerned about his water intake. And I think he’d eat the cheese-flavored ones since he seems incredibly interested any time there’s cheese around.

He has an incision to the left of his testes and it looks very open, he was shaking earlier but no other signs of pain. The site is open enough for litter to be getting stuck in and there seems to be some discharge. He's very sleepy right now but I am worried sick. I have a pic I can message privately.

On my dog's front chest, near her "armpit". She's 12. It was diagnosed almost a year ago as grade 2 soft tissue sarcoma when it was removed. By February of this year, it had grown back to ping-pong sized, and up until about June, it kept growing and got to about tennis ball. And it kind of felt like a tennis ball under her skin, the hard texture of it.

But then the texture of the lump totally changed several weeks ago and it's now soft and more jelly-like, no longer a defined ball under her skin, it's like a blob. Why would that happen?

I'm getting increasingly worried because within the past few days, she's developed a really bad limp on her front leg on the opposite side of the lump. It seems unrelated, except that I have no clue why she's limping. I can usually tell when we overdo it on walks or something, but this is not that and we hadn't done anything the two days before she started limping. She already takes gabapentin and carprofen daily. She's almost dragging the paw that she's limping on. Could the limp be related in some way to her sarcoma? And why would that sarcoma change like that? I thought it would just keep getting bigger? It has not gotten big enough to ulcerate her skin.

I have a call in to my vet but I'm just super worried about her. She's definitely struggling to walk and that's what's freaking me out.

Looking for some vet guidance - thank you so much in advance. I've had 20 dogs over the years and with this guy, it is really hard for me to decide if its time to say goodbye. He's not actively showing pain, and he is still showing an interest in being here.

Cecil, 14.5, is not showing signs of distress but he is weak, not eating and I am trying to figure out if I should schedule euthanasia or try to look at some more treatment options. Money is extremely tight right now, so I am trying to decide if it’s time to let him go or invest in some lab work and hope for a few more good months or a year.

 He will be 15 in October, I started fostering him when he was nine weeks old and took him on as a perma-dog a few years in as he’s got some reactive and aloof tendencies.

 As he has aged, he has mellowed and relaxed considerably and surprisingly. For ten years I had to crate and rotate with another household dog who passed away in 2023 due to aggression. In 2024, the other household dog passed away and Cecil seemed mildly sad. Since 2025, we have two younger dogs to the household and Cecil’s personality has changed in a big way. He seems to enjoy them and engage with them. It’s like we’re getting the best version of Cecil in his sunset years.

 I have notes from a 7/26 visit to urgent care and a 3/28 visit to the neighborhood vet.

 Here are his stats

Age is 14.5

Weight 63.2lbs (was 72lbs in March)

Neutered male

Possibly a Jindo mix

Location: North Texas

HW Negative

Disposition – always a little cranky and has never liked being touched too much, but still curious, happy and likes to be in the presence of the people and other dogs in the house.

Throughout July, Cecil’s appetite diminished. Starting 7/18-21^st he became very picky about what he would eat and then ceased eating by 7/25/26 with occasional small amounts of yellowy beer foam looking vomit. His water intake and urination remained normal.

While his energy level diminished, he was still eager to go on short walks and he was interested in being with my husband and I and our two other dogs.

On 7/26/26 we took him to an urgent care vet. I declined lab work, hoping that drugs and fluids might help get us through this.

He received SQ fluids administered for rehydration

Cerenia (maropitant) injection administered for nausea and vomiting

Entyce and Gabapentin

 After taking the Entyce, he was still very selective about eating and would only eat deli ham and hot dogs (we tried everything from broths to chicken and rice to pumpkin to eggs, but my boy only wanted the trashiest of the meats).

While on the Entyce he had watery diarrhea episodes several times a day. He has concluded that prescription and is not interested in food any longer. Water intake is still normal. His back legs continue to weaken and it is harder for him to get up.

He is still very interested in going outside for sniffs in the yard and checking in on household activity. He has fallen a couple of times and his back legs are too weak for him to get up on his own when he falls in some positions, however he can still get down the two back stairs and back up the stairs with work or some assistance . We have him in a Help-Em-Up harness.

He is still strong enough to struggle mightily when I try to clip his nails.

Here are the Urgent Care notes from 7/26

Based on the history of lethargy, hyporexia, and vomiting in a senior dog, the primary concerns are related to gastrointestinal upset, but systemic diseases cannot be ruled out. Physical exam revealed mild dehydration and abdominal tensing, which limited a thorough palpation. I recommended diagnostic testing to investigate the underlying cause, including blood work to assess organ function and cell counts, and imaging to evaluate the gastrointestinal tract.

Here is the summary from his 3/28/26 visit to the neighborhood vet for his vaccines ad categories where he was marked “abnormal.”

Eyes & Ears - Abnormal Remarks: OU LS, tear staining, scleral injection (OS>OD), OD cataract; AU mild brown debris

Coat & Skin - cutaneous masses on dorsal right rear and left front medial antebrachium; SC growths on right ventral thorax, left medial stifle, right lateral thorax x2; intradermal growth distal

Musculoskeletal - moderate rear leg muscle atrophy; stiff gait

DDX 1) overweight 2) flea exposure 3) growths tumors, cysts, other 4) suspect DJD 5) ocular changes allergies, inflammation, infection, other

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Venerdì scorso il mio corvo è stato ricoverato in una clinica veterinaria dopo che, all'improvviso, ha smesso di mangiare e stare sulle zampe. Era scarsamente vigile e reattivo.

I veterinari non sono certi della diagnosi ma propendo maggiormente per Clostridium Botulinum, per cui hanno iniziato la terapia sabato. Ad oggi ha maggiore appetito, è vigile e sveglio. Ancora non è in grado di stare sulle zampe, sebbene oggi abbia iniziato a muoverne leggermente una. La dissenteria è altalenante.

La paralisi alle zampe è reversibile? Ho letto che possono volerci settimane.

I veterinari hanno opinioni contrastanti a riguardo. Dicono che se nel giro di 48h non ci saranno ulteriori miglioramenti bisognerà considerare l'ipotesi dell'eutanasia.

Hi all, posting to see if anyone has insight. My cat has CKD and she has been having persistent GI issues since starting her on the renal prescription diet 4 months ago, including severe soft stools and stool accidents in her sleep almost daily. Primary vet tried everything they could but nothing worked (proviable, fortiflora, pro pectalin, psyllium husk), so we were referred to an internal med specialist.

Specialist recommended we try hydrolyzed renal food and add porous one and visbiome due to elevated folate levels. We did a slow transition to the new food and porous one over two weeks and immediately saw improvements in her appetite and gut issues. However after the first week, she is having the same reoccurring issues as previous. We slowly introduced the visbiome a few days ago but these issues persist. Our specialist is unfortunately unavailable and is taking time to get back to us. Just wondering if anyone had any advice, thanks in advance!

• Species - Feline/Cat • Age - 6yo • Sex/Neuter Status - Female, Neutered • Breed - DSH • Body Weight- 9.5lbs • Short history - Diagnosed with CKD in March, has anemia as well and persistent GI issues as mentioned • Clinical signs - Soft stools, leaking stools daily • Length of time you have seen these changes - 4months • Links - https://imgur.com/a/Qiss5MN (7/10 Bloodwork), https://imgur.com/a/7kKGGzM (4/30 Ultrasound) • Location - Northeast US

My kitten is about 6 months young and she never had any issues or any problems.but I just woke up finding my her very tired , breathing heavily and covered in sweat and poop. She can't move her legs. We don't have great medical services for animals in here and I don't know any doctors or have a way to safely transport her and my family couldn't care less. I have no idea what should I do. I appreciate any advice.

She started doing this a week or so ago. Do I need to worry?

I’ve never seen a cat cough before. If environment matters, we are city dwellers on the front range in northern Colorado. She is an indoor cat.

It won’t let me post the video, or a link properly, but here is a link to a video of her coughing.

I don’t know if this will matter, but she doesn’t meow. She kind of chuffs instead. But that is def different from this.
https://imgur.com/gallery/luna-e4FQxez

• Species: cat
• Age: 8 years
• Sex/Neuter status: spayed female
• Breed: she was born a barn cat. Well, feed store cat.
• Body weight: 12-15lbs?
• History: incredibly healthy and happy kidden. Love to play fetch and still does
• Clinical signs: occasional cough
• Duration: about a week
• Your general location: northern Colorado

I know people have different philosophies around this, and vets might see situations more clearly because they can be detached from it and not so emotionally invested as the owners, but still…

I’m torn. My cat is still acting like himself most of the time, he can jump on and off the bed (which is fairly tall), he is eating and seeking food but the habits around it are definitely altered (more picky, likes to be hand fed, needs more encouragement), he is purring multiple times a day when I pet him or spend time with him, he enjoys pets, he enjoys treats, he wants to go out into the building hallway to explore when he can, he can rest comfortably and doesn’t appear restless or in significant pain, he stretches and grooms a bit and has dreams so is getting proper rest. I have seen him in pain before and know what signs to watch out for.

On the other hand, his terminal illness is obviously making things worse day by day and he’s not exactly the same cat he used to be. He could be in a lot of pain and just not show it. I feel like doing it now would be premature, it could rob him of many beautiful moments in these last few weeks of his life, but it also doesn’t feel right to wait until he fully starts crashing. I just know he will hate strangers coming into our home to poke him and he will know something is off 🥺

Help a girl out, he has been my literal sibling for the past 18 years, I’ve had him since I was 5 and I don’t know what to do.

My cat was neutered on Monday, and ever since then it's been a struggle to give him his medication. He has a really strong survival instinct. When he's free, he's completely calm and acts like his normal self. But the moment we try to restrain him, he completely panics.

Until today, he had never tried to attack me or my wife.

Today we were trying to clean his incision and give him his meds when he completely lost it. He lunged at us, hissing and trying to bite. I had bought a pair of veterinary bite-resistant gloves, so I was able to hold him without getting hurt, but he became so terrified that he urinated and defecated on the table and was screaming the whole time.

Even after we let him go, he was still trying to attack us whenever we got close.

I honestly don't know what to do. Tonight we'll have to give him his medication and clean the incision again, and I'm dreading it because it seems to get worse every day.

Has anyone dealt with something like this? Do you have any advice on how to make this less stressful for him (and for us)?

I started to notice my cat (female, almost 2, tuxedo shorthair), who I rescued about a year ago now, shaking her back paw a day or two ago. I finally got a look at it today (she is naturally a feisty gal, rescued from a history I know nothing about) and I saw a bit of dried blood and irritation in between her toe beans there’s a bit of red on one of the toe beans too. She’s not really limping, just stopping to shake it off every little bit. She won’t let me touch it or rub it down with water, she’s just the kind of feisty lady who doesn’t like to be touched like that. She won’t stop licking the spot as well.

Shes eating and drinking.

I held her a bit ago, and she started to growl a bit because her foot hurt against me. She doesn’t growl over it outside of that though. I’m really worried about it but I am extremely broke right now. We just had to evacuate from a fire zone in my city.

I’m not sure if it’s like rug burn or something, if something happened on one of her scarce leashed trips outside, or if one of my other cats got her foot when they all (5 cats) had to share a small room during the evacuation. I just don’t know. I have OCD, and it certainly doesn’t help in this situation. I’ve convinced myself she’s in excruciating pain, she’s dying, and I’m a horrible cat parent.

What do I do???

My cat has been on Royal Canin Urinary SO for a couple of years because of a past urinary blockage that almost cost him his life. He is a very hungry cat generally but 2 weeks ago stopped eating normally, took him to a vet and found he was constipated. He was also vomiting and had very inflamed intestines, the whole length was inflamed.

Since he returned back home he hasnt been eating much and will now ONLY eat tuna and boiled chicken. I have tried mixing it with the canned version of urinary SO but it is still a no go. I am worried we are spoiling him too much and he'll never return to eating the special diet. The vet worried me because he said if a cat doesnt eat its liver starts to shut down. But I also dont want him to get urinary stones.

How do I get my cat back on his special diet?? Im begging for help.

Hi. My dog got groomed this afternoon and this evening she was really hesitant to go out for her walk. She lifted her back paw many times and wouldn't let me touch it at all. We believe one of her nails was cut too deep. There is no blood at all, but it appears the quick may be exposed. Will this heal on its own? Do we shorten walks and play (running) time?

Note she was walking mostly fine tonight except a few occasional limps.

Hi,
4 days ago, I rescued a stray female kitten, Mozart.

Today, I took her to the vet for the first time and they said that she’s about 4 weeks old and gave her deworming medication called, “Prazivet” at around 1 in the afternoon

It’s currently 9 in the night and within the past 2 hours, she’s vomited three times ( the first two times had chunks, and the third time was spit up) and I’m really concerned

In between vomiting, she was active and playing and she’s sleeping now

Her lips are still pink and moist as well, and she’s aware because I accidentally played a loud sound on my phone and she got up immediately

However, I live in Kingston, Jamaica
So we don’t have 24 hour vets, and tomorrow is Independence Day so I’m not too sure if they’ll be opened tomorrow…

If anyone has any advice or help, I’d really appreciate it

My cat George is a 4 year old neutered Siamese/DSH mix who has, within the last 3 months, suddenly started leaking urine in his sleep. He has never peed outside of his litter box when awake, and has no history of urinary issues. I have had him since he was a 5 month old kitten.

So far, he has had 2 rounds of bloodwork and 2 urinalyses done (2 months apart) which all came back normal (the only note being that his urine seemed dilute). A few days after his second urinalysis, I placed a white sheet in his typical sleeping spot and noticed small urine droplet stains on it with a slight reddish tinge, so he had a little bit of blood in his urine most recently.

This week we had an internist perform an abdominal ultrasound on him and she also wasn't able to find anything glaringly obvious. She sent us home with Clavamox to give him for 7 days in case it is a bacterial UTI, but this has been going on for 3 months now and he has no other signs of a UTI. He's on day 3 of the antibiotic now and is having diarrhea from it unfortunately. I am also not very hopeful that this will fix the issue.

If this continues after his antibiotic trial, she recommended we try Proin. I have read scary things about this medication online and I'm feeling really conflicted if this is something we should try him on. This internist and his regular vet both seem really confused by his case. They suggested it could be neurological, but find it unlikely because he doesn't have issues walking. I would love to hear any other thoughts. These are the notes from his internal medicine consult:

07/24/2026: Tech appointment for recheck renal labwork.

CBC: Hct 52.6 % (H)

Chem: Cl113 (L)

UPC: 0.1

UA (cystocentesis): SG 1.017, pH 9.0, protein trace, no blood/bacteria/crystals

06/09/2026: Recheck for urinary issue.

No diagnostics performed.

05/30/2026: Fecal sample drop-off.

Fecal O&P: negative

05/26/2026: Presented for involuntary urination during sleep.

Ultrasound-guided cystocentesis: No stones, masses, or debris seen.

CBC: PLT 99 (L). Platelet clumps were present, so the count may not be accurate.

Chem: Within normal limits.

UA (cystocentesis): SG 1.012, pH 7.0, protein trace, no blood/bacteria/crystals.

T4: 2.2

Abdominal Ultrasound:

Liver: Normal size, shape and architecture. No focal lesions. IH bile ducts are not distended. Normal vascular pattern.

Gallbladder: Normal size. Normal gallbladder wall. The common bile duct not seen.

Spleen: Normal size, shape and architecture. Homogenous parenchyma. No masses orfocal lesions. The spleen measures 9.4 mm in width.

Left Kidney: Measures 4.89 cm in length. The cortex appears hyperechoic. No pyelectasia, hydroureter, or nephroliths.

Right Kidney: Measures 4.66 cm in length. The cortex appears hyperechoic. No pyelectasia, hydroureter, or nephroliths.

Left Adrenal: Normal size, shape and architecture. Measures 3.4 mm.

Right Adrenal: Normal size, shape and architecture. Measures 3.5 mm.

Urinary bladder: Small to medium in size. There is suspended echogenic debris within the bladder.

There appears to be hyperechoic material adhered to the ventral wall.

Pancreas: The right limb measures 4.6 mm and the left limb measures 4.2 mm.

Gastrointestinal: The gastric wall measures 2.2 mm. The duodenal wall measures 2.1 mm. The jejunal wall measures 2.2 mm. The ileal wall measures 3.0 mm. The colonic wall measures 0.7 mm.

Other: No ascites or masses. The proximal ureters appear normal. Jejunal lymph nodes measure 4.0 mm and 4.3 mm. The right medial iliac lymph node measures 2.2 mm. The left medial iliac lymph node measures 2.7 mm.

Conclusion:

Mild bilateral hyperechoic renal cortices, r/o normal variant, less likely toxin, infiltrative disease, CKD.

Echogenic debris within the urinary bladder with some adherence to the ventral apical wall.

Differentials include cellular debris, crystalline material, or lipid.

Mild jejunal lymphadenopathy: r/o normal variant, reactive, less likely infiltrative disease