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Hello! Long time lurker, first time poster. If this is in the wrong spot please forgive me and direct me! & yes, I am calling my vet in the morning.
My Callie is suspected of having idiopathic cystitis. She had been suffering for months with dark, bloody urine.. the works. She's seen 2 vets, we've tried a bunch of treatments, increased water intake.. we've been doing pretty well I thought.
Her urine lately has been light yellow and she's only having a few accidents a day. Mainly using the box. However tonight at dinner she didn't come out and I knew something was wrong. I coaxed her out and took a look at her butt and she has such urine scald.. oh my lord. it's her entire back end and 2 inches of her tail..and the smell is grotesque. It's a mixture of everything.
I wipe her down once or twice a day and yes, I missed a day or two. She really could use a bath? However bath = stress = inflammation = pain. It's so raw she bit me when I put antibiotic ointment on it. (She's hefty - she can't reach her butt.) I forced a tramadol in her with both a food and water chaser. Again, pills = stress = inflammation = pain. It's like every type of treatment or help causes her pain which brings us back to square one.
Right now I have little to nothing as far as money. I've spent nearly a grand on her since this started at the end of last year. My only options at this point are the tramadol, a bath, and something to help heal her butt? Where do I even begin?!
This is me not sleeping. I'm worried.
My Callie is suspected of having idiopathic cystitis. She had been suffering for months with dark, bloody urine.. the works. She's seen 2 vets, we've tried a bunch of treatments, increased water intake.. we've been doing pretty well I thought.
Her urine lately has been light yellow and she's only having a few accidents a day. Mainly using the box. However tonight at dinner she didn't come out and I knew something was wrong. I coaxed her out and took a look at her butt and she has such urine scald.. oh my lord. it's her entire back end and 2 inches of her tail..and the smell is grotesque. It's a mixture of everything.
I wipe her down once or twice a day and yes, I missed a day or two. She really could use a bath? However bath = stress = inflammation = pain. It's so raw she bit me when I put antibiotic ointment on it. (She's hefty - she can't reach her butt.) I forced a tramadol in her with both a food and water chaser. Again, pills = stress = inflammation = pain. It's like every type of treatment or help causes her pain which brings us back to square one.
Right now I have little to nothing as far as money. I've spent nearly a grand on her since this started at the end of last year. My only options at this point are the tramadol, a bath, and something to help heal her butt? Where do I even begin?!
This is me not sleeping. I'm worried.