My 4 year old female cat is peeing everywhere, mainly on my couch and blankets, and recently started meowing constantly. She has been treated twice for a UTI. The first time they tested the urine and it came back positive. The second time they took the urine from the bladder and said it may have had a trace of a UTI, but weren't sure so they put her on a 14 day dose of antibiotics. I am not sure what else to do. Please someone help!
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If your cat is meowing constantly, she may be in pain and needs help now! Please take her to your vet now, any further delay may the problem and cost more to treat.
When your cat was diagnosed with a UTI did the Vet send the sample out to be cultured? It takes about 3 days and it shows which antibiotics the bacteria will respond to?
Typically a veterinarian will first do a basic urinalysis which consists of a dipstick (which checks for glucose, red cells, white cells, ketones, and some other values), and a sediment. If there are significant white cells and or red cells, the doctor will typically start on a broad spectrum antibiotic. If you cat gets better and then has another episode within a few weeks/months, then your vet will probably want to do a culture and sensitivity. The culture and sensitivity will show the doctor what bacteria is in the bladder and which antibiotics will be effective in treating (bacteria can be resistant to some antibiotics).
Good luck!
I was able to heal my cat from UTI coming back - please read it - My can was treated twice for UTI ( with rilexine), but even though she improved, something still was wrong, she ate hungrily, often and her litter smelled. This was going on for months and I tried to make sure that she drinks more, but she still did not improve completely.
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