It has hit us, the first UTI. Now I have a question for you more experienced because I have no experience and the vet is kind of offering options what to do next.
First this is what happened. Monday night Teppo went to take his evening pee, and just got stuck to the potty for ages. I was cleaning in the basement and then noticed he was still there when I went to scoop. I was immediately worried and observed that he was straining and quietly whimpering. Then he could not stop licking his butt. The writing was on the wall, so I tried to dig up in the potty to see if he got anything out. It was inconclusive as he had of course picked a spot where there were clumps from earlier the day. I was unsure if it was pee or poop he tried to get out. I isolated him and he was restless all night. In the morning he attempted to pee several times with pain until he finally managed to make a little piddle (totally abnormal amount for him).
I called vet and got him in immediately. The vet’s conclusion was that he guarded his belly but he could not feel no pee in the bladder, no signs of inflammation/swelling or any abnormalities in the bladder or urethra. His bowels were also empty. He was unable to take a urine sample since there was no urine. Vet’s decision was to put Teppo on 7-day course of Clavomox. If it did not help in 48hrs or if there were new symptoms, I was to bring Teppo back for ultrasound/X-ray and urinalysis.
Now my question is this. The moment we came back home, Teppo went to potty and peed without straining or moaning. This is before I got to give him the first Clavomox pill. Now would this be a sign that he actually did pass a stone/crystal/something already in the pee before vet? He still has some irritation licking but that’s about all discomfort he seems to have.
What can I gain from further analysis right now? Will a urinalysis not be affected by the antibiotic he is on now? If vet cannot feel anything, how likely is it that something turns up on X-rays? (He seemed to be very doubtful Teppo has much going on, he said he can usually feel a lot in the bladder – which surprised me). I would of course want to know if he is prone to crystals etc, so I can take preventative steps but should I wait and for how long? I do not want to do waste money if results are not going to give correct info but I am willing to do both if they give info that actually helps Teppo. If they both give same info which one would be better to do or which one should be done first?
Also, I anyway want to put Teppo through senior blood panel, he is soon 6 yo (neutered male) and while our vet does not really push for it, Teppo is overweight, and I think it’s time. If you have any suggestions what combo of tests with the above info to request, fire away. Btw, he is by now peeing perfectly normal, amounts were first lowered but are now normal too. All this time he has been eating and drinking normally. He was little sluggish and downcast for 2 days but I think I caught the thing right away. Now I just want to make sure this does not need to become a constant problem.
First this is what happened. Monday night Teppo went to take his evening pee, and just got stuck to the potty for ages. I was cleaning in the basement and then noticed he was still there when I went to scoop. I was immediately worried and observed that he was straining and quietly whimpering. Then he could not stop licking his butt. The writing was on the wall, so I tried to dig up in the potty to see if he got anything out. It was inconclusive as he had of course picked a spot where there were clumps from earlier the day. I was unsure if it was pee or poop he tried to get out. I isolated him and he was restless all night. In the morning he attempted to pee several times with pain until he finally managed to make a little piddle (totally abnormal amount for him).
I called vet and got him in immediately. The vet’s conclusion was that he guarded his belly but he could not feel no pee in the bladder, no signs of inflammation/swelling or any abnormalities in the bladder or urethra. His bowels were also empty. He was unable to take a urine sample since there was no urine. Vet’s decision was to put Teppo on 7-day course of Clavomox. If it did not help in 48hrs or if there were new symptoms, I was to bring Teppo back for ultrasound/X-ray and urinalysis.
Now my question is this. The moment we came back home, Teppo went to potty and peed without straining or moaning. This is before I got to give him the first Clavomox pill. Now would this be a sign that he actually did pass a stone/crystal/something already in the pee before vet? He still has some irritation licking but that’s about all discomfort he seems to have.
What can I gain from further analysis right now? Will a urinalysis not be affected by the antibiotic he is on now? If vet cannot feel anything, how likely is it that something turns up on X-rays? (He seemed to be very doubtful Teppo has much going on, he said he can usually feel a lot in the bladder – which surprised me). I would of course want to know if he is prone to crystals etc, so I can take preventative steps but should I wait and for how long? I do not want to do waste money if results are not going to give correct info but I am willing to do both if they give info that actually helps Teppo. If they both give same info which one would be better to do or which one should be done first?
Also, I anyway want to put Teppo through senior blood panel, he is soon 6 yo (neutered male) and while our vet does not really push for it, Teppo is overweight, and I think it’s time. If you have any suggestions what combo of tests with the above info to request, fire away. Btw, he is by now peeing perfectly normal, amounts were first lowered but are now normal too. All this time he has been eating and drinking normally. He was little sluggish and downcast for 2 days but I think I caught the thing right away. Now I just want to make sure this does not need to become a constant problem.