AMMONIA LIKE SMELL OF CAT URINE

Princess, 6 year old, brown tabby.

The pet ownership notice an ammonia-like smell of cat urine lingering in the bathroom.

The owner examined the room more thoroughly, looking in the cabinet under the sink where the smell was strongest, they heard a muffled, plaintive meowing.

They also noticed that a piece of drywall in the back of the cabinet had recently been patched over.

The owners to bring the cat to our clinic. Princess was indeed in rough shape after a month trapped in the wall. She was frail and severely dehydrated.

In clinic the veterinarian given treating on Princess , such as :

• The veterinarian ran blood work on Princess.
• The veterinarian set up IV fluids.
• The veterinarian prescribed fed small, frequent amounts of a bland and easily digestible diet on Princess.

Other than elevated liver enzymes from malnutrition and weight loss, she was surprisingly healthy considering the trauma she had been through.

Liver problems on Princess would take some time to recover, within a week at our clinic.