Cami's UTI issue

Well, today I went & got her some Orbax antibiotic to start her on with a little Dex administered into the liquid suspension for any pain & inflammation. I sure hope this works. Because of the peeing situation, I've been keeping her confined to one room with just a kitty box, water & food especially when I'm not home & can't keep an eye on her. I just tried another can food, Impulse grain free by Halo but she wouldn't touch it but my other cats loved it. Trying tonite Purina Veterinary Diet for Urinary Tract. I just picked up 2 cans at the vet to see if she would like that as oppose to the Hills Feline c/d. If she doesn't eat that, I will have no choice but to give her the Acana Wild Prairie dry food that she does like as she hasn't eaten since yesterday evening, which was of course the dry food. I, also, ordered the Forti-Flora & the Nature's Miracle Laundry Boost. I sure hope this is not a behavior problem as well as a UTI as we can treat the UTI but the behavior problem is a whole new ballgame which I don't wish to go down that road again.

Just had a thought (coming from info puck had in this thread about crystals http://www.thecatsite.com/t/297477/first-time-dealing-with-crystals#post_3746406 )
I'm wondering whether it's worth asking your vet if any of the other royal canin foods that incorporate s/o would be worth a try. Shadow hated the urinary s/o wet with a passion, but Asha had to be on royal canin gastrointestinal diet briefly, and Shadow went nuts for it! I have no idea if a different royal canin could be suitable, but it's worth discussing it with your vet. Also, I've noticed you seem to have the cans of wet food over there, which I assume are paté style. Are you able to get the pouches too? They're chunks in gravy, and it's possible Cami will go for that where she rejected the other.
For what it's worth, my instinct is that the inappropriate urinating is simply a result of the uti. You may find you have a short reconditioning period while she learns it doesn't hurt any more (can often be fixed by changing the experience - different size/shape/type of box and/or different style of litter and/or different location), but I really don't think it'll be a big deal :cross:

Well, I haven't gotten the Royal Canin as of yet as my vet had to order it & I'm going with the one that has gravy in it. As far as the different can foods I have tried, not only pate but ones that did have gravy or were juicier to no avail. I offer her a different brand & flavor each time in hopes that she will like one of them so far I have struck out but if she refuses to eat, after 24 hrs, I have no choice but to give her the Acana dry food. Today was her 2nd dosage & but wouldn't you know it, later this morning, she went & peed once again in the cat bed, thank goodness it was on the blanket & I caught her right after she did it so I rinsed it off & sprayed it with the Nature's Miracle urine & stain remover before I wash it in the washing machine. I haven't rec'd the Nature's Miracle laundry boost yet so I have to use what I got for now which is the same product so it should work. I know she does use the kitty box to poop & she has also, peed in the box, too but she still wants to pee where she shouldn't. Of course, I know I have to give the antibiotics a few days before I see any results. I pretty much keep her confined to one room with her own kitty box, water & food but I do let her out some when I can supervise as I don't wish to keep her closed up by herself 24/7.

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If Cami doesn't like canned, then stick to the dry diet. First, before you completely give up, try sprinkling crushed and whole Acana on a very small amount of canned, gradually increasing the amount of canned, then try just the crushed Acana with the canned, gradually increasing the amt of canned again. I can convert maybe 5 out of 100 dry-only fed fosters to change with this method. With at least 3 weeks of trying before they even show interest. Cat competition for food, with them seeing other cats eat their portion of canned out of their designated "own bowl," has helped too. Nothin like a little competing to jump start their wet food drive!

A cat that prefers dry, that perhaps never had canned or fresh meat as a developing kitten, thinks only of dry diet as "food." They are hardwired and programed now, any even starvation wont' budge them. Cami is a normal "dry-texture loving" cat that refuses to accept change. I am like this as well with certain American and ethnic dishes ;]

Rather than dexamethasone, as I assume "Dex" is short for, ask her vet about prednisolone. It's much more effective for feline metabolism of cortocosteroids, and acts longer than dexamethasone, so a daily or every other day dose is efficacious for inflammation. My fave cystitis treatment combo is marbofloxacin/prednisolone. Orbafloxacin/pred runs a close second tho! Very effective, without going overboard in medication variety or dosing.

The Feliway diffusers placed at the boxes, and in any doorway/narrow space area has been very helpful for my multi-cat clients in the past. The calming collars need some manufacturing tweaking, as they are cheaply made, have a gross medicated coating that falls away as soon as you open the foil packaging, and can easily be removed by the "wearee" or other household cats that think that collar-thing of rubber/plastic is weird and wanna help their bud get outta that thing. Great idea, poor performance.

I use lavender infused bedding, essential oils in potpurri/steamy inhalant in the smaller litter box rooms, like the bathroom and closet, and lavender candles intermittently. They went ahead and spent the time and money on studies to prove lavender calms our pets, more like a "duh" moment for me, but if science says so, many vets and clients will finally try it!