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fozzdbear New Member  Posts: 4 |
posted 07-29-2003 06:48 PM
 
Well.. I posted a month ago regarding my cat's health. It seems that my cat had another fever a few days ago and I decided to get her checked again. She still has signs of bacteria in her urine. My vet had given her the first time, about a month ago, Baytril to kill the infection. He wasn't sure what she had.. he was saying at first she was diabetic with a urinary infection ( which cause the first fever).. but then he retested her levels for diabeties and they came back normal. So now she got sick again or atleast got another fever.. She doesn't have problems going to the bathroom or eating... I just noticed a slight energy change in her the other day and took her temp. My vet doesn't know why the Batril didn't cure her. She was on it for 3 weeks. He is now sending her urine to a lab so he can make sure she doesn't need a different type of antibiotic. If that doesn't work, then I guess the next step is to get an ultrasound to see if something is wrong with her kidneys. She is only 3 years old and I don't know why she would have a problem with her kidneys... I am hoping she just has a simple urinary track infection that needs a different medication. Has anyone had this problem? Is there a different type of medication to cure these kind of infections? She seemed ok while on the Baytril but after she was off.. a week or 2 later.. that is when her fever came back.. I also question my vet. I have spent so much money on tests and I just don't know when it is the right time to maybe go somewhere else. Does my vet know what he is doing? I mean he first thought she was a diabetic cat.. and he went with that theory at first ignoring the real problem.. which seemed to be the infection. He had me buy the food and gave me diabetic pills.. but then she was retested and all of her levels were fine... what should i do???? IP: Logged |
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blaklilac Member  Posts: 38 |
posted 07-30-2003 10:42 PM
That sounds like a similar problem I had with my kitty not to long ago. My vet thought it was all kinds of different scenarios also. I don't think it is incompetency, there can be very few clues from the kitty that can make it difficult to identify exactly what's goin on. I noticed a change in my kitty after taking him to the vet for throwing up..after that, he got real sick real fast...really high fever, and he stopped eating and drinking. the vet thought it was a blood disease, then kidney failure (he's a fairly young cat also)then liver failure, then diabetes..he's making a full recovery however, so we are pretty sure that was a really nasty virus that attacked his kidneys. anyways, something similar might be going on with your kitty, which would require a stronger, more potent antibiotic. i hope this helps....oh yeah, the medications he's on right now are Methionine and Orbax to kill the bacteria in his urine...it seems to be working. IP: Logged |
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puck823 Member Posts: 34 |
posted 07-31-2003 06:03 PM
There are several reasons why an antibiotic may not work as one would wish. First the infectious agent may only be partially sensitive to it. The antibiotic knocks it back but does not get rid of it, resulting in a secondary infection. Second, the real source of the problem was not affected by the antibiotic but it did knock down secondary stuff that went crazy because of whatever the first problem was. For example, a cat with diabetis will get a lot of infections. The antibiotic will knock down the current infection but it does not cure the diabetis so the cat gets sick again. Third, the antibiotic wasn't the right one and the cat got better on it's own. The next infection is just a different one. Sending a sample to the lab allows them to culture whatever is in it. This assures that they are using the right antibiotic. It also will allow them to check for crystals in the urine, pH problems, etc. The vet's process seems reasonable to me. Unfortunately, biological systems are always complex. Plastics, now there's a nice simple material. No surprises unless someone messed up when they made it. You get to use engineers: litte imagination, great process design. Doctors and vets have to be more creative. Life always throws a curve. Hope your cat gets better. IP: Logged |
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