Thanks for the replies. Please be assured I haven't "taken" any behavior out on my cat!

History: small birth size, one of 6 kittens (I think); weaned by 4 weeks as the mother wasn't producing sufficient milk; removed from mother at 5 weeks as home situation for cats was not good; always "wild", running all over the house before we got her.

At our house: slept a lot for next month or so; usually would sleep at night on/next to my head; didn't like to be pet, only on head; would bite if touched; would jump on my children for no reason, clawing/biting, etc. Had her declawed/spayed at 8 weeks to avoid eyeless children . Seemed to eat/drink adequately. Did not like covered litter box, but used it well from the beginning. Except, always liked to deficate in one particular bathtub in our house. Never able to break her of it, so we leave the door closed.

Appearance: beautiful long-haired torti; green eyes; small build, weighing about 10 lbs.; huge puffy tail, out of proportion to body.

Health: has been fine until about a month or so ago when I noticed blood tinged urine. Not always noted, maybe twice a week at most. I usually buy a huge bag of cat food, so I can't say it was tied to a change in food. She seemed to decrease in water consumption around the same time, but I often would find her taking water in odd places- dog's dish, bird bath, puddles, etc. rather than her fresh water in her food area.

That's about all I can think of. Tomorrow I return to the vet. to test for protein levels in her blood. If they are low, than she is assumably losing protein through her urine. If they aren't, than the assumption is that it's a urinary irritation and the vet. is recommending elavil to calm down her system. I'm not buying that at all at this point. I use homeopathy for my family and friends, but just wondered someone else's opinion regarding the cat.
Many thanks-K