My cat Lucy has UTI symptoms, which i wrote about earlier-- straining and some blood. She was on baytril for 2 days with no changes, and has been on clavamox for 5 days and seems to be urinating less frequently but still has some blood. The local vet wants to ultrasound her for possible bladder stones. I fear possible lymphoma. She is eating fine and playing and purring, though, and does not seem to have any pain or discomfort. She hates car rides but is not so bad at the vet's once I get her out of the carrier and love her up a bit. I try everything--rescue remedy, felliway, letting her out of the carrier in the car (she tried to ride on the dashboard right in front of the steering wheel so i could not see, still screaming). She has never been out of my hands at the vet, which would be necessary for an ultrasound. If she has lymphoma, I would do steroids at least and probably try chemo, though the local vet does not seem to think she has this. Bladder stones apparently require surgery, which I do not think I would do unless she gets pain or it is life-threatening, since anesthesia can trigger the virus. I am wondering if maybe she is just taking longer to respond to antibiotics because she is positive?
Have any of you had experience with these symptoms not responding right away to antibiotics but, in fact, just being a UTI? The vet got a small urine sample last time by scraping it off the pad in her carrier, and said there were no crystals. But it was a small sample, so maybe she just has those... To tell the truth, and i know this is not a reason to make decisions by, I am a bit horrified by having her belly shaved so soon after losing Simon. I feel like I will have PTSD every time I look at her. Michelle
