We have an appointment on Wed. the 3rd to consult another vet here in town....the vet I'd been using (Dr. Pitts) just wasn't cutting it and neither was his colleague
I basically had to drag an interpretation of the urinalysis out of them and then ask for an antibiotic to treat the UTI!!!
Then, they gave me a liquid (Clovomax I think??). I tried it on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning, but 2/3 of it ended up on the hair on her face instead of in her mouth where it could do some good. Since we were out of town at that point, I ended up taking her, her lab work results (all of them), and the antibiotic to a local vet and waiting for an hour to be seen. He seemed surprised they would give her a liquid (given her long hair) and gave me a chewable (Baytril) to replace it since I told him how good she was at chewing up her meds. ALREADY her UTI is better, I can tell!! VERY light colored and non-smelling urine...Yay!!
So, the vet I'm consulting on Wed. is a holistic vet. I'm going to ask for a Protein C test that day as well as catch her up on everything so far. I also have an email in to Dr. Wakshlag (Cornell nutritionist) and am eagerly awaiting a response. Hopefully he will be able to help me figure out a home-cooking diet for Bella and consult with the new vet if need be. I'm getting very tired of soaking her kibble in water and then mixing it with yogurt or something so she'll eat it. Plus it makes me sad because I know she doesn't like it very much, and I'm pretty sure she's been getting hungry even with eating all 4 meals a day
I upped the amount I've been giving her by just a bit because I can't stand to see her hungry....especially since she is not overweight and still hasn't shown any symptoms.
I'm also hoping I can give Dr. Wakshlag a couple of treat recipes that I've found that he can possibly modify so they will be ok for her, or maybe he can give me a recipe himself that would be good. My baby likes treats, and I'm sad that there doesn't seem to be anything that's ok to give her!!
Thanks everyone for your support, and I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!