Hi,
My cat has been diagnosed with UTI and CRF in late May at age of ~12 (we did not get her as a kitten). We first tried the fluid Clovomax (62.5mg), and the cat got better, but every time we pulled her off antibiotics she would crash in 2-3 days. Putting her back on she feels a lot better.
The fluid Clovomax was not effective and she would spit half of it out. Our kitty is very gentle so we learned to give it the pill and make sure she swallows the entire pill.
We did 4 weeks of the Clovomax fluid, and now we are on our 3rd week of the Clovomax pill. The original prescription was for two weeks, but 3 days after that the cat started feeling sick so we resumed the therapy for another 2 weeks.
We had the Vet run the Clovomax to see if it was effective against this bacteria, and the culture proved it was.
For her CRF, we started to give the cat Sub Q every other day (or every day while my parents are here, but I am alone taking care of the cat).
One thing I noticed is that the cat has lost a lot of hair, especially in the lower abdomen region. I read somewhere (via google) that this is not so uncommon with UTI.
A couple of questions:
1) How long will she need to be on antibiotics? If after this therapy is finished she still has bacteria, what is the recommended treatment? I know amoxicilin is quiet simple, but I wondering if its not effective and if we should maybe try another antibiotic.
2) Should I be concerned about her hair loss? Will her hair return if she gets better?
3) Besides the Sub Q, is there anything else you would recommend as a treatment?
Thank you so much for your advice and help!
Kind regards,
George
My cat has been diagnosed with UTI and CRF in late May at age of ~12 (we did not get her as a kitten). We first tried the fluid Clovomax (62.5mg), and the cat got better, but every time we pulled her off antibiotics she would crash in 2-3 days. Putting her back on she feels a lot better.
The fluid Clovomax was not effective and she would spit half of it out. Our kitty is very gentle so we learned to give it the pill and make sure she swallows the entire pill.
We did 4 weeks of the Clovomax fluid, and now we are on our 3rd week of the Clovomax pill. The original prescription was for two weeks, but 3 days after that the cat started feeling sick so we resumed the therapy for another 2 weeks.
We had the Vet run the Clovomax to see if it was effective against this bacteria, and the culture proved it was.
For her CRF, we started to give the cat Sub Q every other day (or every day while my parents are here, but I am alone taking care of the cat).
One thing I noticed is that the cat has lost a lot of hair, especially in the lower abdomen region. I read somewhere (via google) that this is not so uncommon with UTI.
A couple of questions:
1) How long will she need to be on antibiotics? If after this therapy is finished she still has bacteria, what is the recommended treatment? I know amoxicilin is quiet simple, but I wondering if its not effective and if we should maybe try another antibiotic.
2) Should I be concerned about her hair loss? Will her hair return if she gets better?
3) Besides the Sub Q, is there anything else you would recommend as a treatment?
Thank you so much for your advice and help!
Kind regards,
George