I did a quick search on this site and did not find much on this topic, so please forgive me if I have overlooked something.
What can be done to prevent recurring bladder infections? Syndey (female calico/tortie cross) has now developed her fourth bladder infection despite our best efforts to prevent this. Here's the story so far,
When she went in for her spay as a kitten, the vet expelled her bladder and found a small amount of blood in the urine. He prescribed Baytil however, never did a urinalysis. The Baytril made her violently ill and at the vets advice, I discontinued the treatment after only 3 days. I assumed this was good advice as I trusted this vet at the time but in hindsight, this seems to have been a mistake which I feel really bad about. Fast forward to April of last year, when Sydney got her second bladder infection. No urinalysis as done again as we couldn't get a sample. She was given amoxcillin which cleared it up perfectly. The medication was given for the full course prescribed. September of last year, she got another bladder infection. Once again, no urinalysis was done and even after holding overnight, there was no sample. She was given Clavamox which was given for the full course and cleared up the infection. Now, she has another. As for nutrition and such, she is on Nutro Complete Care (with acidophilus and cranberry powder) dry food and Eagle Pack (mostly organic) wet food. I give her 1/8 of the wet food mixed with about 1/2-3/4 of a cup which she happily eats/drinks. She also gets half of an acidophilus capsule with her meal. Other than that, she gets no table scraps or treats. She drinks a good amount of water and has 4 water bowls throughout of very small 1 bedroom apartment. Also, we have two litter boxes, which are both cleaned nightly. They are a combination of regular clumping litter and silica crystals. The reason for the combination is to keep the dust down.
I am really frustrated and saddened by this new infection because as far as I know, we are doing as much as we can. Can anyone give me some insight into what is going on and how I can prevent this further? I am off to the vets in an hour. I plan to put her in her kennel about 1/2 before we leave so that we can hopefully get a sample this time (crossing fingers). Is it possible that this is another condition? Your help is greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Candice
What can be done to prevent recurring bladder infections? Syndey (female calico/tortie cross) has now developed her fourth bladder infection despite our best efforts to prevent this. Here's the story so far,
When she went in for her spay as a kitten, the vet expelled her bladder and found a small amount of blood in the urine. He prescribed Baytil however, never did a urinalysis. The Baytril made her violently ill and at the vets advice, I discontinued the treatment after only 3 days. I assumed this was good advice as I trusted this vet at the time but in hindsight, this seems to have been a mistake which I feel really bad about. Fast forward to April of last year, when Sydney got her second bladder infection. No urinalysis as done again as we couldn't get a sample. She was given amoxcillin which cleared it up perfectly. The medication was given for the full course prescribed. September of last year, she got another bladder infection. Once again, no urinalysis was done and even after holding overnight, there was no sample. She was given Clavamox which was given for the full course and cleared up the infection. Now, she has another. As for nutrition and such, she is on Nutro Complete Care (with acidophilus and cranberry powder) dry food and Eagle Pack (mostly organic) wet food. I give her 1/8 of the wet food mixed with about 1/2-3/4 of a cup which she happily eats/drinks. She also gets half of an acidophilus capsule with her meal. Other than that, she gets no table scraps or treats. She drinks a good amount of water and has 4 water bowls throughout of very small 1 bedroom apartment. Also, we have two litter boxes, which are both cleaned nightly. They are a combination of regular clumping litter and silica crystals. The reason for the combination is to keep the dust down.
I am really frustrated and saddened by this new infection because as far as I know, we are doing as much as we can. Can anyone give me some insight into what is going on and how I can prevent this further? I am off to the vets in an hour. I plan to put her in her kennel about 1/2 before we leave so that we can hopefully get a sample this time (crossing fingers). Is it possible that this is another condition? Your help is greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Candice