  I weighed Albert last night & he was 2.2 lbs. He's gained about 4 oz. since all this started a month or so ago. Is that good? I thought he should have gained more, but I'm just glad he hasn't lost any more at this point. I took him to the vet on this past Thurs. cause he was not drinking again & not pooing much. Dr. Hall said he was constipated & gave him a dose of laxative & then gave me a 2nd dose to take home in case he needed it on Fri. but he didn't. His poos seem to be getting a little more normal now. He's been of the antibiotic for 6 days today. How long should I keep giving him the Benebac? I was thinking of just finishing out the tube. There is about 4 or 5 more days left in it. So Dr. Hall got a urine sample & sent it out to an outside lab to be analyzed & it came back on Fri. as containing *no* blood & *no* crystals!!!  Yea, happy news for a change! =) So I have to call Dr. Hall to see if he wants him to continue to be on the Ammonil. I don't know if he should stay on it to keep his urine acidic & prevent future urinary infections & stones, or if he can stop taking it. My opinion would be to take him off of it, because I don't like putting unnecessary chemicals into his little body. I have stopped it until I talk to Dr. Hall this week & have started him on his shilintong again. I also wonder if there are no blood or crystals, then what is the tinted urine I'm still seeing? When he is in his cage, he is on Carefresh & the urine looks pinkish-orange color & also when I wipe it up with a paper towel, it looks tinted as well. But, when he is out on his mat it just looks clear & if I wipe it up with toilet paper it looks clear. So is it possible the urine is reacting with the bleach in the towels & Carefresh & making it look tinted? Or maybe it's all the carrots he eats. Actually, I only give him a half of a baby carrot at night, so he doesn't eat *that* much carrot. Also, is sludge different then crystals? If so, how? Sorry for all the questions, I'm just curious. 
  My condolences to all the losses lately, in case I missed one. I haven't been receiving my digest everyday for some reason. Take care to all.


***JAIME***
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