Tiggr is better today. They catheterized him a couple of days ago and let his bladder drain; his glucose levels are in the “normal” range, as are his kidney levels. They took the catheter out at noon today and he seems to be doing well. He may have a cyst in his urethra that got irritated, swelled up, and partially blocked the urethra; that is apparently common for neutered male cats. I hate to say what the ultimate solution to that is, but it was described as “basically we turn a boy cat into a girl cat.” Which of course has its own set of problems.
However, it’s entirely possible that Tiggr will be able to come home as a boy cat and that we will be able to control this with a different kind of food.
Here’s our big boy when he was feeling better a few weeks ago (on my Mom’s birthday, as a matter of fact):
Aww. 🙂 (Click for slightly larger image.)
A "surly curmudgeon[], suspicious and lacking in altruism." (Robert A. Heinlein)