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Spartacus was entering the litter box a lot this morning, looking like he wanted to pee, but then didn't: like 10 times he did this and only once was there a dribble.
So, I called the vet and my husband and I took him in.
The bladder was empty... so they wanted to keep him until it would get full and they could get a sample.
They got a sample, PH is neutral (7) , more blood cells than normal, - so they prescribed him antibiotics for 2 weeks. Told us if it's recurrent we'll have to come up with some preventive diet plans, but for now could be a one time thing.
Things to note:
1.5 weeks ago we were in for vaccines and the vet (different one than today) said Gannicus (Spartacus's brother) was getting overweight so she suggested to stop feeding wet in the morning and to make sure "G" wasn't eating from "S"s bowl. (I was feeding a mix of wet and dry twice daily)
We did this ... but then Spartacus gets a UTI and ... in addition he lost weight: went from 10.2lbs to 8.6lbs, in just 1 and a half weeks /
I feel really bad, like I was starving my cat but I was doing this because of the vet.
Spartacus usually drinks lots of water... so i was surprised about the uti... he wasn't yowling in pain, so i think it was mild.. but still..
Anyway, what are your thoughts on this? I'd like to know if you think the change in diet could have made the UTI occur? All we did was reduce some wet food (which I know can be beneficially for hydration... but they were still receiving some and had access to lots of water)
also, the vet today was talking to me a lot about nutrition (grain free is like a fad ... chicken vs. chicken meal..)... I got the idea that the food i'm feeding is fine (Mostly merrick purrfect bistro wet/dry foods) .. but at first he was all concerned about the diet.
thanks for reading and your comments
So, I called the vet and my husband and I took him in.
The bladder was empty... so they wanted to keep him until it would get full and they could get a sample.
They got a sample, PH is neutral (7) , more blood cells than normal, - so they prescribed him antibiotics for 2 weeks. Told us if it's recurrent we'll have to come up with some preventive diet plans, but for now could be a one time thing.
Things to note:
1.5 weeks ago we were in for vaccines and the vet (different one than today) said Gannicus (Spartacus's brother) was getting overweight so she suggested to stop feeding wet in the morning and to make sure "G" wasn't eating from "S"s bowl. (I was feeding a mix of wet and dry twice daily)
We did this ... but then Spartacus gets a UTI and ... in addition he lost weight: went from 10.2lbs to 8.6lbs, in just 1 and a half weeks /
I feel really bad, like I was starving my cat but I was doing this because of the vet.
Spartacus usually drinks lots of water... so i was surprised about the uti... he wasn't yowling in pain, so i think it was mild.. but still..
Anyway, what are your thoughts on this? I'd like to know if you think the change in diet could have made the UTI occur? All we did was reduce some wet food (which I know can be beneficially for hydration... but they were still receiving some and had access to lots of water)
also, the vet today was talking to me a lot about nutrition (grain free is like a fad ... chicken vs. chicken meal..)... I got the idea that the food i'm feeding is fine (Mostly merrick purrfect bistro wet/dry foods) .. but at first he was all concerned about the diet.
thanks for reading and your comments