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Originally Posted by bellasmomok  Yes, the reference is ?-27, but I've been told 25 is really too close to high and that I should give Azodyl (it is a probiotic) to help support her kidneys and bring the BUN down a bit. What do you think about that?? I obviously don't know enough about it, so I'm just trying to filter through all the things I'm being told. I guess the urinalysis will tell me more.
I just got off the phone with the vet, and they said that they prefer to do a free catch first (so there isn't a chance of the results being skewed as far as blood content, since doing a cysto would introduce blood into the sample). They said they will be checking for blood, protein, bilirubin, etc... too, and then will get a specific gravity and look for crystals...they'll also get pH. THEN, if it seems like there is just an overabundance of bacteria, they will ask me to bring her in for a cysto to check for UTI, but if it's just a small amount of bacteria, they "don't worry about it". I'm not sure how this "free-catch" thing is going to go...Bella has a tendency to cut off an not go all the way if she's disrupted by sound/movement/etc... We'll see I guess. Maybe I'll try it a couple of times tonight so she is more used to it.... *sigh |
I have heard good things about Azodyl and wouldn't hesitate to give it but you may want to wait until you do the U/A because considering the BUN high is questionable. It would concern me but it may be nothing at all... Either way, it won't hurt to give it as far as I know.
Ellie's vet would only take urine via cysto when sending for culture. Een at Ellie's check-up when she had a U/A, it was taken cysto (my choice). I think either way is okay for most things but with all the cystos Ellie has had (probably at least 3 or 4), I don't think there has ever been an issue with blood... I guess doing it free catch first and then doing a cysto if there is a problem is fair.