My boy "the licker"

My poor baby boy...I am not a crazy cat woman but I have come to Love my Lorenzo no matter how bad he can be (scratching my new couch).  Having a pet brings so much joy, most days they just love you.  Dogs always love you...cats on the other hand are very particular and moody; hmmm does he sound like someone you know?  So getting to my boy...on Sunday I noticed he was jumping in and out of his box too many times and then he was out squatting on the floor and nothing was happening.  We rushed him over to the vet and 600$ later (thank goodness for pet insurance) found out he has a UTI!  Special food, special drugs and lots of water.  How do you make a cat drink? sheesh.  I was worried, the vet kept talking kidney stones but at the end of the day today I can see he is getting better.  He is playing and eating and swatting our feet when we walk by.  All is returning to normal.
Just imagine this; your at the vet, who is male (Ethiopian with a very heavy accent), with your husband, who is male, and the vet is explaining how the boy cats have this problem often because the urethra is very small, a little tiny opening and little tiny crystals develop causing the infection which then causes the boy to lick and lick and lick "it" making it worse.  How do you not laugh?
I mean ...oh, never mind!!
So we have a follow up on Halloween for"the licker". 
Hopefully all will be fine.