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February 10th 04, 11:25 PM
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Advice needed: male cat with urinary tract infection
Please help. My male cat has had a urinary tract infection since last
September. The vet has treated him with Baytril and Clavamax. neither has cleared it up. I am pretty upset with the treatment he has received because I don't the doctor has been agressive enough. last week after another urinalysis, the vet said to just continue him on the baytril. I refused and brought him to the office for further treatment options. This was last Friday. he was kept overnight and given x rays and further urinalysis to grow a culture to see just what is going on. This is Tuesday Night and I have yet to be called back with the results. The vet is usually very poor about returning phone calls and I only get to talk to the office help. What should I do? By now, I have no faith in the vet or his concern for animals. I'm scared for my cat. how long does it take to grow a culture? Thanks for listening. Please offer advice 
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February 10th 04, 11:28 PM
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"Theresa" wrote in message om... Please help. My male cat has had a urinary tract infection since last September. The vet has treated him with Baytril and Clavamax. neither has cleared it up. I am pretty upset with the treatment he has received because I don't the doctor has been agressive enough. last week after another urinalysis, the vet said to just continue him on the baytril. I refused and brought him to the office for further treatment options. This was last Friday. he was kept overnight and given x rays and further urinalysis to grow a culture to see just what is going on. This is Tuesday Night and I have yet to be called back with the results. The vet is usually very poor about returning phone calls and I only get to talk to the office help. What should I do? By now, I have no faith in the vet or his concern for animals. I'm scared for my cat. how long does it take to grow a culture? Thanks for listening. Please offer advice Did your vet suggest changing food type to canned or changing to a special diet designed for this? Assuming your vet diagnosed the type of crystal by examining it in the microscope - did you determine if the crystals were struvite or calcium oxalate? What were you feeding the cat prior to the infection?
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February 10th 04, 11:28 PM
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"Theresa" wrote in message om... Please help. My male cat has had a urinary tract infection since last September. The vet has treated him with Baytril and Clavamax. neither has cleared it up. I am pretty upset with the treatment he has received because I don't the doctor has been agressive enough. last week after another urinalysis, the vet said to just continue him on the baytril. I refused and brought him to the office for further treatment options. This was last Friday. he was kept overnight and given x rays and further urinalysis to grow a culture to see just what is going on. This is Tuesday Night and I have yet to be called back with the results. The vet is usually very poor about returning phone calls and I only get to talk to the office help. What should I do? By now, I have no faith in the vet or his concern for animals. I'm scared for my cat. how long does it take to grow a culture? Thanks for listening. Please offer advice Did your vet suggest changing food type to canned or changing to a special diet designed for this? Assuming your vet diagnosed the type of crystal by examining it in the microscope - did you determine if the crystals were struvite or calcium oxalate? What were you feeding the cat prior to the infection?
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February 11th 04, 12:11 AM
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If you have lost confidence in your vet, you may want to take your cat to
another vet for a second opinion. Sue "Theresa" wrote in message om... Please help. My male cat has had a urinary tract infection since last September. The vet has treated him with Baytril and Clavamax. neither has cleared it up. I am pretty upset with the treatment he has received because I don't the doctor has been agressive enough. last week after another urinalysis, the vet said to just continue him on the baytril. I refused and brought him to the office for further treatment options. This was last Friday. he was kept overnight and given x rays and further urinalysis to grow a culture to see just what is going on. This is Tuesday Night and I have yet to be called back with the results. The vet is usually very poor about returning phone calls and I only get to talk to the office help. What should I do? By now, I have no faith in the vet or his concern for animals. I'm scared for my cat. how long does it take to grow a culture? Thanks for listening. Please offer advice
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February 11th 04, 12:11 AM
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If you have lost confidence in your vet, you may want to take your cat to
another vet for a second opinion. Sue "Theresa" wrote in message om... Please help. My male cat has had a urinary tract infection since last September. The vet has treated him with Baytril and Clavamax. neither has cleared it up. I am pretty upset with the treatment he has received because I don't the doctor has been agressive enough. last week after another urinalysis, the vet said to just continue him on the baytril. I refused and brought him to the office for further treatment options. This was last Friday. he was kept overnight and given x rays and further urinalysis to grow a culture to see just what is going on. This is Tuesday Night and I have yet to be called back with the results. The vet is usually very poor about returning phone calls and I only get to talk to the office help. What should I do? By now, I have no faith in the vet or his concern for animals. I'm scared for my cat. how long does it take to grow a culture? Thanks for listening. Please offer advice
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February 11th 04, 05:10 PM
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"Steve Crane" wrote in message news:QOdWb.22962$EW.13174@okepread02...
"Theresa" wrote in message om... Please help. My male cat has had a urinary tract infection since last September. The vet has treated him with Baytril and Clavamax. neither has cleared it up. I am pretty upset with the treatment he has received because I don't the doctor has been agressive enough. last week after another urinalysis, the vet said to just continue him on the baytril. I refused and brought him to the office for further treatment options. This was last Friday. he was kept overnight and given x rays and further urinalysis to grow a culture to see just what is going on. This is Tuesday Night and I have yet to be called back with the results. The vet is usually very poor about returning phone calls and I only get to talk to the office help. What should I do? By now, I have no faith in the vet or his concern for animals. I'm scared for my cat. how long does it take to grow a culture? Thanks for listening. Please offer advice Did your vet suggest changing food type to canned or changing to a special diet designed for this? Assuming your vet diagnosed the type of crystal by examining it in the microscope - did you determine if the crystals were struvite or calcium oxalate? What were you feeding the cat prior to the infection? My cat eats only dry food: 3 kinds: dental diet, hairball diet, and urinary tract diet. he drinks distilled water. don't know about crystals because I don't know if they were ever addressed. When i take in a urine sample I hear that there is still bacteria and blood in the urine. Just continue the baytril this is wednesday--x rays and a culture were done last Friday or Saturday morning. The vet has not called me back. I will robably take him elsewhere but we live in a small town and I don't have many options. I will probably have to take him to the nearest big city. anyone know a top notch vet in Buffalo, Ny?
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February 11th 04, 05:10 PM
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"Steve Crane" wrote in message news:QOdWb.22962$EW.13174@okepread02...
"Theresa" wrote in message om... Please help. My male cat has had a urinary tract infection since last September. The vet has treated him with Baytril and Clavamax. neither has cleared it up. I am pretty upset with the treatment he has received because I don't the doctor has been agressive enough. last week after another urinalysis, the vet said to just continue him on the baytril. I refused and brought him to the office for further treatment options. This was last Friday. he was kept overnight and given x rays and further urinalysis to grow a culture to see just what is going on. This is Tuesday Night and I have yet to be called back with the results. The vet is usually very poor about returning phone calls and I only get to talk to the office help. What should I do? By now, I have no faith in the vet or his concern for animals. I'm scared for my cat. how long does it take to grow a culture? Thanks for listening. Please offer advice Did your vet suggest changing food type to canned or changing to a special diet designed for this? Assuming your vet diagnosed the type of crystal by examining it in the microscope - did you determine if the crystals were struvite or calcium oxalate? What were you feeding the cat prior to the infection? My cat eats only dry food: 3 kinds: dental diet, hairball diet, and urinary tract diet. he drinks distilled water. don't know about crystals because I don't know if they were ever addressed. When i take in a urine sample I hear that there is still bacteria and blood in the urine. Just continue the baytril this is wednesday--x rays and a culture were done last Friday or Saturday morning. The vet has not called me back. I will robably take him elsewhere but we live in a small town and I don't have many options. I will probably have to take him to the nearest big city. anyone know a top notch vet in Buffalo, Ny?
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February 11th 04, 07:59 PM
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From: (Theresa)
Please help. My male cat has had a urinary tract infection since last September. The vet has treated him with Baytril and Clavamax. neither has cleared it up. I am pretty upset with the treatment he has received because I don't the doctor has been agressive enough. last week after another urinalysis, the vet said to just continue him on the baytril. I refused and brought him to the office for further treatment options. This was last Friday. he was kept overnight and given x rays and further urinalysis to grow a culture to see just what is going on. This is Tuesday Night and I have yet to be called back with the results. The vet is usually very poor about returning phone calls and I only get to talk to the office help. What should I do? By now, I have no faith in the vet or his concern for animals. I'm scared for my cat. how long does it take to grow a culture? Thanks for listening. Please offer advice I'm sorry to hear about your cat. I hope the vet has suggested a diet change for your cat and hopefully to feed a canned food instead of dry food. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm
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February 11th 04, 08:03 PM
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From: (Theresa)
My cat eats only dry food: 3 kinds: dental diet, hairball diet, and urinary tract diet. I would definitely switch him to a high quality canned food. You may have to first start the switch slowly if he's reluctant to eat the wet, by moistening the dry food until he gets used to the wet consistency. Then slowly add some canned to the moistened dry food, until you eventually have all canned food. Here's a very good article on dry cat food: http://www.blakkatz.com/dryfood.html Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm
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