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I took my 13 year old to a specialist for her 3.6 creatinine level to see if they had any recommendations or techniques to lower it. They suggested fluid therapy and wanted to run some tests to rule out kidney stones, UTI, etc... They wanted her to be hospitalized for two days to administer the fluids and run the tests. It sounded great to me, they said she's in good overall health with the exception of her kidneys and thought she could really benefit from the fluid therapy.
This was totally elective. She was doing great at home, was happy, and had a lot of energy.
Choosing fluid therapy is the worst thing I have ever done for my cat.
I picked her up from the vet, brought her home and immediately she started peeing/trying to pee in her littler box and around the entire house. She was clearly in major discomfort. This went on for 3 hours before I rushed her back to the vet at 2 AM. The vet thought she had a UTI was very confident this was the issue. She was tested for a UTI when she was first admitted and the test was negative, but the vet speculated she developed the UTI while at the hospital. We were given Clavamox without a urinalysis because the vet was so confident this was the issue.
She seemed better 24 hours after the Clavamox but today she is refusing to eat and is in a deep sleep all day. It's totally freaking me out. The good news is that her trips to the litter box are less frequent.
She seems absolutely miserable. The vert told me (after I brought her home) that she was incredibly stressed while admitted and that they suspect she is recovering from 2 days of being in a high stress environment. I wish they would have called me to inform me of her stress - I would not have kept her there as long if I had known this.
I'm terrified she is dying. She is sleeping and wants nothing to do with anyone. She is not hiding and is sleeping on the bed.
Does anyone have any experience with fluid therapy or UTIs? I was hoping she would be recovering faster - it's been almost 48 hours since she started the antibiotics.
This was totally elective. She was doing great at home, was happy, and had a lot of energy.
Choosing fluid therapy is the worst thing I have ever done for my cat.
I picked her up from the vet, brought her home and immediately she started peeing/trying to pee in her littler box and around the entire house. She was clearly in major discomfort. This went on for 3 hours before I rushed her back to the vet at 2 AM. The vet thought she had a UTI was very confident this was the issue. She was tested for a UTI when she was first admitted and the test was negative, but the vet speculated she developed the UTI while at the hospital. We were given Clavamox without a urinalysis because the vet was so confident this was the issue.
She seemed better 24 hours after the Clavamox but today she is refusing to eat and is in a deep sleep all day. It's totally freaking me out. The good news is that her trips to the litter box are less frequent.
She seems absolutely miserable. The vert told me (after I brought her home) that she was incredibly stressed while admitted and that they suspect she is recovering from 2 days of being in a high stress environment. I wish they would have called me to inform me of her stress - I would not have kept her there as long if I had known this.
I'm terrified she is dying. She is sleeping and wants nothing to do with anyone. She is not hiding and is sleeping on the bed.
Does anyone have any experience with fluid therapy or UTIs? I was hoping she would be recovering faster - it's been almost 48 hours since she started the antibiotics.
