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I am so worried
Chrunchie has blood in her urin once again...third time in 8 months...Baytril is too dangerous for her age ( +16years old)...anyone has any suggestions. I will be calling the vet first thing in the morning, but she will probably give me baytril again... Has anyone had any of this happen to their kitty...I sure can use some advise just about now. Thanks
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cpietra16 , my vet explained to me that the special cat food they give you in these cases is all you need. They give antibiotics so the cat feels better and actually eat the food that will help with their urine. So when Paddy got some blood in his urine , I didn't give him any meds , just the special food (SO by Royal Canin I think) and it did the trick. That's when I started to give them raw and Paddy never had any urine problems again.
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Frenchy , I would love to start her on raw but she's +16 years old and I don't think she'll adapt too easily. I will try it though. I hate to take her to the vets just to be told that she needs meds....which I know ofcourse, but I want it to work permanently...not just for a few months. This poo rthing has had this problem for almost a year now...I need better results. Do you think switvhing to raw will give me result or should I start her on the royal Canin, first...I know +16 is old, but I never had a cat die on me before 22 years of age and frankly 16 is way too young. :sad:
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Chrunchie now eats origene cat/ kitten formula. Before that she was on Wellness, and before that can't remember but it was all protein diet kind of food.
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But all dry food, right? Switching to raw might be tough at 16, but do you think you could get her eating canned food? Cause honestly, kibble is the number one cause of urinary tract problems in cats.
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What I do : in the morning , kibble with wet food + water to make a kind of soup. At night for supper : raw meat. But that's me. |
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Oh and about the SO food , Paddington wouldn't eat the kibble so I mixt the SO kibble + the SO wet food and some water and voila.
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I have another question about the antibiotic usage. Has your vet actually done a culture & sensitivity on a sterile urine sample (from cystocentesis)? Most urinary tract problems in cats are not actually bacterial, so just randomly throwing antibiotics at the problem isn't very helpful. It would be a good idea to refuse further antibiotics without a C&S.
As for some other gentler options (besides changing to wet food), you can try Cosequin, which helps strengthen the lining of the bladder: http://www.nutramaxlabs.com/products...ointHealth.asp Quote:
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What does Crunchie eat?
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