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Chase recently had yet another UTI pop up.. he seems to be only making it a month or two between them now. Never any crystals, I think she (we saw a new vet) said usually no bacteria either, though the antibiotics always help. We also did an x-ray this time, and there were no stones (and she said all his organs look absolutely wonderful for his age). He had blood-work a couple months ago, but we'll repeat that if another pops up. He's eating wonderfully after a week of antibiotics, and the vet wants to put him on a week of antibiotics a month for possibly the rest of his life. I'd really think this should only be a last resort, or a temporary measure?
He'll go for a recheck in a couple of days.. so I want to ask her about Cosequin or maybe some sort of immune booster? What do you guys think?
If she's dead set on just the antibiotic option, I'll be calling around for another vet for a second opinion.. I certainly don't mind doing it if it's necessary, but.. I just worry about having him on antibiotics so often. If that does become necessary, are there any medicines that would be better choices? Orbax is his usual. He can't have Amoxicillin, it makes him terribly sick. She was thinking Cefa-drops, though being related to penicillin, would that be likely to make him sick like the Amoxi does?
Oh, and he's been eating a lot of Nutro Max cans (non-fishy flavors), with a few Iams, Pro-Plan, and Wellness mixed in. He occasionally eats a few bites of Nutro dry, but not much, and not consistently. He really does need to gain weight, so I don't want to take away any extra calories he might take in.
Sorry to ramble on and on like that.. I'm just confused between all I've been reading and what the vets keep telling me etc etc..
He'll go for a recheck in a couple of days.. so I want to ask her about Cosequin or maybe some sort of immune booster? What do you guys think?
If she's dead set on just the antibiotic option, I'll be calling around for another vet for a second opinion.. I certainly don't mind doing it if it's necessary, but.. I just worry about having him on antibiotics so often. If that does become necessary, are there any medicines that would be better choices? Orbax is his usual. He can't have Amoxicillin, it makes him terribly sick. She was thinking Cefa-drops, though being related to penicillin, would that be likely to make him sick like the Amoxi does?
Oh, and he's been eating a lot of Nutro Max cans (non-fishy flavors), with a few Iams, Pro-Plan, and Wellness mixed in. He occasionally eats a few bites of Nutro dry, but not much, and not consistently. He really does need to gain weight, so I don't want to take away any extra calories he might take in.
Sorry to ramble on and on like that.. I'm just confused between all I've been reading and what the vets keep telling me etc etc..