The things we do for our "babies". Most people that know about our boy cat's issues a few years ago still think we're nuts. He got sick suddenly and wasn't peeing/peeing spots on everything. We made an appointment the next morning with regular vet, but by middle of night knew he had to go to Emergency vet or he'll die. They said he was 100% blocked at that point with urine crystals and had we not brought him into them he'd have died within a couple hours.
He was only turning 2, and this was over his birthday. They said they got him unblocked and he'd have to transfer for about a week at the regular vet office, but he's fixable. I couldn't let him die, he's my baby boy, and it was his freaking birthday for goodness sakes.
A week later, daily vet trips for playing and support--because he was so depressed he wouldn't eat. Just sat in back of cage with his head down wearing a cone of shame.. We got them to take the cone collar off and as long as we came by each day for a while to see him he would do okay.. 1500$ later, he's now 7 this February! He's only had one minor bout of trouble since then, and we just increased his daily urine vitamins (OTC kind), and he got better in two days.
He's got to eat urinary health formula, grain free, wet food only...gets kibble treats and snacks-but limited. And our older (10 this August) girl kitty is allergic to plastic, grains, and gets bouts of kitty herpes (blisters on her mouth/gum line). She also fractured her front arm once several years ago when she was walking under me while I carried a framed mirror..the frame broke and the mirror fell on her arm. "That" was fun... and a nice 1000$ bill as well. She loved her cast covered with bright pink and yellow baby socks though, we called it her "Flash Dance" sock, and she rubbed it in with guilt every chance she got, and liked showing her socks off...weirdo.
I hope your baby gets better! And you too!! I had strep throat and tonsillitis back to back for years until 3rd grade when they took my tonsils out. I've had strep once since then and hardly get sick ever since. ((sickness apparently got traded for clumsy unlucky injuries instead though)) If you regularly get throat sicknesses I highly recommend having tonsils out, makes life so much better!