Another update on Eevee. I'm soooo frustrated!!!

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Jinee1

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After 4 vet visits and spending $460, and after I asked about culturing the urine, they finally took a sterile urine sample with a needle and sent it off for culture today. Why didn't they do the culture first?

This is what happened at the vet.
1. Urinalysis and clavamox 250mg for 14 days - in urine there were crystals, white blood cells, red blood cells
2. Urinalysis, x-ray, and clavamox 250mg fir 14 days - in urine there were crystals, white blood cells. X-ray showed no stones
3. Urinalysis - in urine there were crystals
No treatment for 2 weeks. Said the infection is gone. Suggested I put Eevee on scientific diet.
4. Urinalysis, culture, cephalexin 250mg - in urine today there were crystals, rod-like bacteria, white blood cells

Now Eevee's on Hill's SD dissolution diet for 6-8 weeks to dissolve the Struve crystals and on a different antibiotics for another 14 weeks. We've had Eevee for only two month is getting really really frustrating. Should I change my vet? Are they doing the right thing?

Also, the problem is, Eevee won't eat the SD diet. I mixed it with her normal food and she won't touch it. She won't eat her normal food with SD mixed in either. What should I do? Thank you so much in advance!
 
That does seem odd to me that they didn't do a culture sooner. Normally, (at least in my experience) they do a urinalysis, prescribe general antibiotics (like clavamox) for 14 days.

If after 14 days you don't see improvement, they then do a urine culture to determine what kind of bacteria you're dealing with.

If I remember correctly we did Clavamox, then Simplicef.
 
I am so sorry Eevee is having trouble. I wish I had a solution -- these things are so frustrating!! :mad:
 
Of course she won't eat the prescription food, she has read the labels. : ) what a smart girl. I didn't think food had anything to do with that type of crystal. I thought the point was to clear the infection.

So with any infection, always run a culture. It's more expensive up front, but saves over the long run, which you just figured out. My nurse landlord won't give antibiotics to her dogs without a culture and sensitivity run first.
 
Eating problems

Jinee1,

Dr. Dodds has my boy on a liver cleanse diet and it is working. I have my little girl on it as well.

Just key in Dr. Dodds liver cleanse diet and I am certain that your little girl will eat this fantastic food with no problems. It is certainly better than the garbage they pass off as food for our shelties and it can't hurt your precious pup.

Best,
Kate
 
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