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I rescued an adorable six year old orange indoor tabby named Ginger. Here is a bit of his history, including his: "Eating Idiosyncrasies"! He has always been healthy, never any illnesses, shiny coat, happy and mischievous! I have been feeding him "Holistic-type" of foods all of his life. He prefers dry food, but before I "serve it" to him, I must soak it in very hot water to make it soft - the reason being that he throws up easily. For some strange reason, he never chews food, and so, I have come to this realization, (thank goodness! and after many numerous times on my hands and knees cleaning up vomit stains :( in the rugs). Also, I must mention that he is a very picky eater=he has tried nearly every holistic food on the market. Usually if he is interested, he will eat the food, some of them agree with him and many of them do not, and he vomits them up....I have always thought that it may be an ingredient that just does not work with his system, or sometimes it may be that he is gobbling the food up too quickly....?Usually after eating the same food for about a month, he then refuses to eat and attempts to bury his plate! At the moment I feed him 1/2 Fromm Salmon a La Veg, and 1/2 EVO by Innova. He has been on this mixture for about 2 weeks. I have never had a cat with these "eating idiosyncrasies" - it is very difficult and frustrating for me to be constantly changing foods and praying that the next one will be The One that he will eat happily ever after!!!! But, I have heard that I am not alone with this "eating disorder" and many other cat owners I know are going through the same thing........hmmm...... So this is his eating history. I discovered "pink snow" yesterday (for the first time), and I am very concerned. When I noticed Ginger urinating in the snow, on my balcony,(p.s. he cannot jump off as it is enclosed by 5 feet high,recycled glass windows!).... I thought that it was funny and unusual, and perhaps he was imitating his best friend, and fellow housemate-Baby (Pomeranian/Yorkshire Terrier)! Then again today, he went out to urinate, and squatted in the snow,for 90 seconds, and again it was pink. There are no other symptoms - no crying in pain....he is playful and mischievous as usual. I would be very grateful and would appreciate any opinions, advice, suggestions regarding this pink stained urine. Thanks!

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First hello.

It sounds like he has a bladder infection, the pink you are seeing is blood mixed in the urine. I would get him to a vet asap and not wait until monday. The reason being urinary problems in male cat's can become serious quite quickly. Not wanting to scare you but I have seen what happens when one waits to long. He could have crystals on top of an infection, quiet common and he could become blocked due to the crystals which would mean he will be unable to urinate and that is when it gets serious. So please get take him to the vet asap and please let us know how things go. We would also love to see a picture of him.

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Definitely have him seen by a vet. He's peeing small amounts of blood = infection. A course of antibiotics should clear it up. The vet will also check for crystals, in which case you will probably have to give him special food to prevent it happening in future.
It sounds to me like you have a cat with a sensitive stomach which is indeed a drag, since (in my cat anyway) it seems to come and go. Soaking his kibble is an excellent idea and ensures that he gets lots of liquid. You might want to try giving him a little yogurt on a regular basis, to build up the friendly bacteria in his stomach. As much as possible, avoid grains in his food, especially corn.

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I agree with dustybird and badger, he needs to see a vet asap. He should be on something with low ash as a preventative measure since crystals are so common in male cats. The blood could be something else though and there are different types of crystals so best to find out what's causing the bleeding and take it from there. Good luck.

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URGENT!! HELP? Re: Pink Urine in Snow - Cat Ginger.....Thank you everyone. I appreciate all the support and advice you have sent to me.
Urgent: I would like to know if anyone can send me any names and telephone numbers of Vets in Montreal that do HOUSECALLS? I am very ill, and have no one to help me, and I was wondering if I could get a Vet to come over to my place to check Ginger as he still has blood in his urine......I heard that there was someone called Dr. Bergeron who does housecalls, but I cannot find his telephone number...................any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!!!! Thanks. ^..^

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