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We had to take Max into the veterinarian today for a recheck. This was
strictly a recheck for a seemingly minor bladder/urinary tract
infection. Upon the original visit he showed what seemed like rather
minor excessive red and white blood cells in his urine indicating an
infection.

As some of you may recall, we haven't had Max for all that long.
Almost as soon as we took him into our household he was showing signs
of a urinary blockage.

He has had that awful surgery already... the surgery that removes most
of the penis. This was done partially because we (my husband and I)
have been bringing Max into the vet on average of every three weeks,
sometimes more, since we took him into our home.

Since he has had the surgery, the visits to the vet have been no less
frequent.

With all that said, today the veterinarian recommended giving Max 125
mg of glucosamine chondroitin per day for bladder inflamation.

Seeing how at my last visit to the vet, they seemed to think that the
reason he needed to be on anti-biotics AGAIN was because perhaps he
hadn't been on antibiotics long enough after the surgery - although,
it sure seemed like it should have been - I am not an expert. They
seemed to feel at the time that some infection had been left over and
finally grew to become enough of a problem to cause Max discomfort.

So now, they give me this stuff I can get to help with Maxes issues...

I am wondering if we are proceeding willy nilly here. I am leaning
towards waiting to see if the urine sample comes out clean. If so,
then we can proceed from there. If the infection was a residual
infection and the problem has cleared up, then lets see what happens.
If more problems follow, then lets go with the glucosamine.

I am wondering if there are others here who know more about
glucosamine chondroitin? Has anyone had experience with it?

Thanks in advance for any thoughts anyone might have.

Melissa




Hi Melissa,

You might want to ping Phil P.--he's addressed this topic several times. I
was going to try and find a link but my computer is acting up.

It can take several weeks of antibiotic treatment to take care of the
infection. The glucosamine chondroitin is supposed to help repair the
lining of the bladder. I don't remember what else--I think he also suggests
amitriptyline only for easily stressed cats (it's an antidepressant and has
some analgesic activity).

Good luck,

Bonnie