My cats urine has a strong smell that smells like mildew. I never noticed any urine odor from her before. She’s had a normal urinalysis twice (no bacteria, no crystals, no nothing). The only thing the vet said was that she saw some yeast around her vaginal area and gave me a gentamicin/betamethasone spray. I was confused why she would give me an antibacterial spray and not an antifungal spray. When I asked her about it she said it contained an antifungal, I said it doesn’t, it just contains an antibacterial and steroid (I made sure to check ingredients label). She said she has had good results with using it for cats with the same issues. She also changed her food to prescription diet c/d and suggested I give her a probiotic. It’s been over a week and the smell hasn’t gotten better.
The only thing i can remember doing when this smell started is that I changed her litter and gave her a zesty paws hairball bites supplement. The smell started a few weeks, possibly a month after I did both of those things. I’ve sinced changed her litter back and she finished the supplement weeks ago. I don’t know what else to do. I’ve spent so much money at the vet and they aren’t able to tell me anything. The vet recommended I give her a sanitary shave also but I don’t see how that would help when it’s her pee that smells that way. I bought some hydrophobic litter, and waited til she peed and collected the sample and it smelled like mildew, the entire bathroom smelled like mildew after she peed. She has no other symptoms. She plays and eats fine. Idk what else to do other than take her to a different vet and get another urinalysis done. Has anyone seen or dealt with something like this before?
The only thing i can remember doing when this smell started is that I changed her litter and gave her a zesty paws hairball bites supplement. The smell started a few weeks, possibly a month after I did both of those things. I’ve sinced changed her litter back and she finished the supplement weeks ago. I don’t know what else to do. I’ve spent so much money at the vet and they aren’t able to tell me anything. The vet recommended I give her a sanitary shave also but I don’t see how that would help when it’s her pee that smells that way. I bought some hydrophobic litter, and waited til she peed and collected the sample and it smelled like mildew, the entire bathroom smelled like mildew after she peed. She has no other symptoms. She plays and eats fine. Idk what else to do other than take her to a different vet and get another urinalysis done. Has anyone seen or dealt with something like this before?