Special Diet Dog Food - Do You Make Your Own?
Our three-year old, 20 pound mini Schnauzer goes in for surgery to remove kidney/bladder stones tomorrow. She has passed dozens and dozens of these in past 2 weeks, with one almost as big as a pencil ...
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Did your vet do a culture of her urine to see which antibiotic should be used?
Some vets don't automatically order this test, sometimes because it's an added cost. I think it should be done so you don't have to go thru several antibiotics to see which one works while the pet is still uncomfortable. Actually comes out cheaper because you avoid paying for several antibiotics before finally getting to the one that works.
fyi: be sure to 'read' all the side affects of all the antibiotics she's given. Some of the new ones vets like to dispense cause more problems and then it gets all entangled of, is it the diagnosed problem getting worse or is it the antibiotics causing the problems. And it's been my experience that almost all of them affect their appetite so that throws another monkey wrench into them getting better.
Hope your pet is feeling better soon.
Some vets don't automatically order this test, sometimes because it's an added cost. I think it should be done so you don't have to go thru several antibiotics to see which one works while the pet is still uncomfortable. Actually comes out cheaper because you avoid paying for several antibiotics before finally getting to the one that works.
fyi: be sure to 'read' all the side affects of all the antibiotics she's given. Some of the new ones vets like to dispense cause more problems and then it gets all entangled of, is it the diagnosed problem getting worse or is it the antibiotics causing the problems. And it's been my experience that almost all of them affect their appetite so that throws another monkey wrench into them getting better.
Hope your pet is feeling better soon.
