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Ellie May · 05-24-2011, 08:34 AM

Oh, Ellie is an odd bird. She has concurrent liver issues and such, so her situation probably wouldn't be the same as your girl's, but:

U/A revealed UTI
Clavamox tried.
Still peeing on furniture.
Couldn't get urine from her, so went to xray.
No stones seen.
Zenoquin tried.
Still peeing where she shouldn't.
I think this is when we sent urine to culture and it was clean.
Continued on and off to pee where she shouldn't.
Went to specialist for a liver U/S and to look at bladder.
Nothing found for the bladder issue.
Redid culture which was clean.
Tried Metronidazole to make sure it wasn't vaginitis.
Decided after that that while she does get UTIs somewhat often (liver issue may contribute to the number of them she gets), a lot of it was behavioral.

To do all the testing and such, it cost $650+. And she still gets one occasionally. So over time her urinary health has probably cost $800-$900.

And this lead us to bile acids testing for her liver which has cost $1000+ over time on top of the amount above.

Hoping for you sake that it's just a simple UTI!

05-24-2011, 08:34 AM	#8
Ellie May And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 17,928	Oh, Ellie is an odd bird. She has concurrent liver issues and such, so her situation probably wouldn't be the same as your girl's, but: U/A revealed UTI Clavamox tried. Still peeing on furniture. Couldn't get urine from her, so went to xray. No stones seen. Zenoquin tried. Still peeing where she shouldn't. I think this is when we sent urine to culture and it was clean. Continued on and off to pee where she shouldn't. Went to specialist for a liver U/S and to look at bladder. Nothing found for the bladder issue. Redid culture which was clean. Tried Metronidazole to make sure it wasn't vaginitis. Decided after that that while she does get UTIs somewhat often (liver issue may contribute to the number of them she gets), a lot of it was behavioral. To do all the testing and such, it cost $650+. And she still gets one occasionally. So over time her urinary health has probably cost $800-$900. And this lead us to bile acids testing for her liver which has cost $1000+ over time on top of the amount above. Hoping for you sake that it's just a simple UTI! __________________ Crystal, Ellie May (RIP), Rylee Finnegan, and Gracie Boo🐶 Last edited by Ellie May; 05-24-2011 at 08:36 AM.