Your veterinarian may want to get a urine sample to
look for a urinary tract infection, or blood work to investigate if an endocrine disorder is present.
Not exact matches
As effectiveness of antibiotics fade, researchers
look for new ways to treat
urinary tract infections.
Could this be a
urinary tract infection and if so, what other signs should I
look out
for?
It's the same
for urinary tract infections in dogs and cats; but because they can't always say what's going on, it's important to know the signs and symptoms to
look out
for so your pet doesn't continue to suffer.
If
urinary tract infections become a recurrent problem, your veterinarian will need to
look for an underlying cause.
In addition, since some dogs will get
urinary tract infections, and older female dogs often have pre-existing bladder control issues, it is often worthwhile to have your veterinarian perform a urine test to
look for infection or other causes
for abnormal urinations.
Looking at a urine sample along with the bloodwork goes a long way towards evaluating kidney function, determining whether a pet has diabetes, checking for protein loss through the urine, and looking for evidence of urinary tract infe
Looking at a urine sample along with the bloodwork goes a long way towards evaluating kidney function, determining whether a pet has diabetes, checking
for protein loss through the urine, and
looking for evidence of urinary tract infe
looking for evidence of
urinary tract infections.
The report
looked at antimicrobial usage patterns from the electronic medical records of dogs evaluated
for urinary tract infections (UTIs) or respiratory
tract infections (RTIs) at any of 926 general - practice Banfield Pet Hospitals over the course of a calendar year (January 1, 2015 — December 31, 2015).
When you have a one to six year old adult cat struggling with a
urinary tract infection, the Science Diet could just be what you are
looking for.
Most of the first time simple
urinary tract infections usually respond within several days; however, if the symptoms are relapsing or don't resolve, then a sterile urine culture is performed to
look for resistant bacteria, thus allowing a better antibiotic selection, and / or x-rays performed to
look for other abnormalities (like
urinary tract calculi or stones).