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How can I help my cat who I think has an UTI. my other cat Rosie had the same thing. I took her to the vet with a cost of $300.00. I just don't have the money right now to take Indy until 1.5 week. What can I give him until then?

2007-05-09 04:46:06 · 9 answers · asked by Plus Size Panther! 3 in Pets Cats

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To make him more comfortable for now, you can try this: http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_detail.jsp?ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302023690&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302025573&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441781053
and give your cat a non-fish variety of canned food to eat, and plenty of fresh water to drink, and monitor his urination carefully. If he begins straining and producing very little or no urine, that is an emergency and he MUST get to the vet immediately.

I strongly recommend that you call your vet ASAP & explain the situation, and ask if you can bring your cat in today and make payment arrangements for when you are able to pay. UTIs are extremely uncomfortable and may be very dangerous - untreated infection can lead to kidney damage, and if there are stones involved it can cause urinary blockage, which is an emergency. Since you already have an established relationship with your vet, they should hopefully be open to making payment arrangements to get your cat treated ASAP. Also, this link may help - it's an article from the Humane Society on what you can do if you're having trouble affording veterinary care:
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/what_you_can_do_if_you_are_having_trouble_affording_veterinary_care.html

Best wishes, and hope your cat is better soon!

2007-05-09 05:28:43 · answer #1 · answered by Bess2002 5 · 0 0

If you are sure your cat has an UTI, it really has to be treated by a vet immediately with Antibiotics.
If you are not sure, you could take a lackmus paper and test if the urine is alcaline or acidic.
Acidic is most likely normal, alcaline means that due to food and stress your cat could have a UTI.
Do not to feed your cats fish or dry food! It is likely to give them UTI's, because the potassium/magnesium makes their pee alkaline, which produces crystals that cause inflammation. (I know, they would kill for dry food)
Give them some good wet food, like canned Wellness Turkey or real cooked chicken and mix it with some small chopped greens or mashed green peas.
Do not leave food out all day, it could be part of the problem, feed only 2-3 meals a day, then discard the rest right afterwards.
Again, if you are sure your cat has an UTI, don't let her suffer needlessly, this has to be treated early as in humans. Make sure to ask the doc what causes it (your other cat had this before?) and what you can do to prevent it. If you don't have money now, ask if you can pay later or if they have payment plans.

In NYC is a natural vet store where you can get help. (1800whiskers.com or call 1800 whiskers) I also recommend Anitra Fraziers book (below), you can buy it used at amazon or half.com or get if from your library.

Hope this helps. : ) Tori

2007-05-09 05:49:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

You can bring a urine sample to the vet, they can check it and then give you the medication for the UTI (if Indy does have an infection).

There are plastic pellets that you can get that you would use in place of kitty litter. Once your cat pees, just drain the urine into a clean container and bring to the vet. He'll check it and let you know whether or not it's an infection. If it is, you'll need antibiotics.

Indy's probably pretty uncomfortable so finding out what it is asap will only help him. And it should cost way under $300 to do that.

2007-05-09 04:53:39 · answer #3 · answered by BVC_asst 5 · 0 0

ask your vet if they will work out a payment plan for you. UTI's can be deadly if not treated and checked out. if it's simply an infection they will give you antibiotics. I took mine a couple of weeks ago meds and all it was about $40. Of course that was just an infection. either way your cat is sick and uncomfortable. If you leave it not only is it dangerous but at the least you could have a cat that urinates in unwanted areas. He may begin to associate the box with his pain and not continue to use it.

2007-05-09 05:34:07 · answer #4 · answered by bosciemouse 2 · 0 0

UTI in male cats can be fatal if left untreated too long. I'd take him to the vet ASAP and just pay for it 1.5 weeks from now. Sounds like you need to switch to a high quality canned diet (high protein, low or no grain, from a PET store, not grocery store or vet's office) so your cats won't get UTI again. Canned has lots of water in it which prevents infection.

2007-05-09 05:26:18 · answer #5 · answered by hello 6 · 1 0

Give him Baytril for 10-14 days at least. I suppose you can buy it at pet shops. Make sure you give the right dosage according to your cat's weight. One pill of 15mg (careful: 15 mg, NOT MORE, make sure you buy the right one, because there are bigger pills for dogs) per day should be OK, unless your cat is very big, in which case he should take one in the morning and one in the evening.
I have to point out of course that antibiotics must be given based on vet's prescription, because they may 1. be useless if the bacteria are not sensitive to the specific drug or 2. cause side effects, if the cat has a kidney or liver problem for example, even death.
Baytril is generally good for UTIs and for cats with kidney problems, but not for cats with liver problems.
Also, you could collect some cat urine in a sterile cup (just put it under the cat'a tail as he pees) and take it to a human lab, if you have insurance, saying it's yours. That's what I did when my cat had a urinary problem and needed many costly tests. Ask for a sensitivity test too, but then you wuld have to consult a vet for veterinary medications, based on the specific sensitivity test.
Also, give him food formula for urinary problems (Royal Canin Urinary or Hill's c/d), preferably canned food with some extra water. A lot of water helps with the infection AND helps prevent crystal formation and blockage, as does the special food too. Always check if he pees OK, because if he blocks it can be life threatening and must go to the vet immediately. but he won't block hopefully with the food I told you and the proper medication.

2007-05-09 05:09:17 · answer #6 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 0 3

For my dog, we gave her warm chicken broth...but you might want to search around online and see if that is ok for cats. If so, get low sodium broth. UTI's can be very dangerous though if they are ignored - maybe your vet has a payment program so that you could get her seen sooner?

2007-05-09 04:51:40 · answer #7 · answered by Rachel 6 · 0 0

fairly! in the adventure that your cat can not pee she will be able of die from the accumulation of poison. Vets will be incorrect or no longer paying interest. you have to be more beneficial assertive and locate help on your cat. call the vet back and tell them she isn't peeing nicely and does no longer look to sense sturdy. She needs to be checked in the present day. If the vet does no longer inform you to deliver her in, call yet another vet. Take care.

2016-10-18 06:42:18 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

I've heard that cranberry juice helps.. but a cat may be different.

2007-05-09 04:49:41 · answer #9 · answered by Jade 2 · 0 0

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