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Hi all,
Unfortunately my kitty has come down with a UTI infection. He had one last year, was prescribed a really expensive urinary diet, and has since been on a generic one with lesser consistency (I feed him mostly regular wet with the occasional urinary can). He is still in the early phases of light straining, frequent litter box visits, and as of today reddish urine, and I want to get in quick before he feels any worse. The problem is, I know that my vet is going to try to charge me a thousand dollars again to do a multitude of tests to confirm that he has the UTI- which I already know he does. I am aware it is important to check for stones/crystals/blockages, but last time around he only had crystals and I'm more interested in getting him antibiotics ASAP so his symptoms and discomfort can't progress further. I do not think my vet is going to allow me to request the medications sans tests, especially because it's been a year. Does anyone know of a possible online vet who could prescribe for UTIs?
Thanks,
a concerned parent
Unfortunately my kitty has come down with a UTI infection. He had one last year, was prescribed a really expensive urinary diet, and has since been on a generic one with lesser consistency (I feed him mostly regular wet with the occasional urinary can). He is still in the early phases of light straining, frequent litter box visits, and as of today reddish urine, and I want to get in quick before he feels any worse. The problem is, I know that my vet is going to try to charge me a thousand dollars again to do a multitude of tests to confirm that he has the UTI- which I already know he does. I am aware it is important to check for stones/crystals/blockages, but last time around he only had crystals and I'm more interested in getting him antibiotics ASAP so his symptoms and discomfort can't progress further. I do not think my vet is going to allow me to request the medications sans tests, especially because it's been a year. Does anyone know of a possible online vet who could prescribe for UTIs?
Thanks,
a concerned parent