Advice for a cat experiencing idiopathic cystitis flare up for 2 weeks now?
Hi! My 6 year old cat <PERSON> was diagnosed 2 years ago with a short term FIC flare up. It didn't happen again until now, and she's been dealing with this one for almost 2 weeks now. She did get a urinalysis which showed no crystals or bacteria. Sometimes she goes to the box relatively fine but mostly she's making lots of small pee trips and spending a lot of time grooming her genital area.
I can tell she's uncomfortable at times. The vet thought that maybe me trying to get her on a small diet (she's 15lb) might have triggered it, but I also know me being stressed can make her stressed and it's safe to say I've been getting increasingly worried the longer this episode goes for.
I plugged in Feliway a few days ago now, but I know that can take some time to kick in. 664
She loves tatarian honeysuckle as a catnip replacement so she's been getting that (and gets excited every time). She's been eating and drinking fine and is always excited for treats, but a little bit withdrawn sometimes, too. I have been playing with her regularly with feather toys and she has been taken off of the diet for the time being to try to reduce the stress. I also keep their boxes clean regularly.
I'm just wondering what there is left to do. Should I make a vet appointment and take her in again? Last time it was urgent care so I can't exactly call them and ask for guidance, I would just have to bring her in again.
The episodes seems to be less terrible than it was at the beginning, there's very rarely blood in her pee now and she's having more moments where she seems to almost totally empty her bladder, but then sometimes it regresses back to pollakiuria and her straining to get droplets out.
Every website says episodes last 5-7 days or 5-10 days and one of them says 1-2 weeks but I don't know what to think or if I should be taking her back.
Any help is appreciated, thank you. 664