Because I'm Not Already Stressed Out Enough...

I had to take my kitty (Spices) to the emergency vet last night. He's still there. I had noticed he was acting a bit odd, and his, um, "boy parts" seemed to be bothering him, but I saw him spray (outside, of course) so I didn't think he was blocked. But last night he seemed to be in pain, and he had been licking at said boy parts a lot.

So I found out that he has a UTI, and he may have been blocked, but passed the crystal before I took him in. I just can't understand it--Mischief has been blocked a few times, but Spices? Never! That I know of, anyway. But the vet said that he probably has been blocked in the past, if he was blocked now. I have never noticed any sign of it in him before. Last year I changed their food (on the advice of my regular vet) from pH control (for crystals) to mobility support (for arthritis). But this vet recommends I change it back.

So that was my night last night.