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Back from the vet. That was an expensive visit. At least now we have a diagnosis. Sunny has something called Idiopathic Cystitis, which is basically a stress reaction that manifests in the bladder in cats. (In people, it would be stress-induced stomach upset.)

The only thing we can do for him is put him on the good painkillers for a couple of weeks and then keep an eye out for any kind of warning behaviour that indicates he's starting to get really stressed out again. When that happens, it's another bout of pain management, and that's all that can be done for him.

Dudes, my cat has anxiety.

That's it. That's the take-away. I have an anxious cat, and between the people being home all the time (which is a change in routine) and the construction literally right outside our windows, his brain made himself sick.

Welcome to the club, Sunny. Having ye olde hamsters run the wrong way on the wheel is something of a tradition around here. Here's your good drugs and some scritches.

He did, though, already pee in the litterbox and not on the floor (after I dosed him), so now I can actually use the enzyme cleaner I bought last week. Hurray for me? Because I love to clean. *rolls eyes*