Does cat urinary tract infection come back after 3 bottles of anti biotics?

Question

My male cat is still peeing.

Answer 1

Check out this website. There is many urinary infections so choose the one your cat has to get info.

Answer 2

Yes it can.  Male cats are very prone to urinary tract infections.  The infections are actually caused by damage in the urethra from crystals in the urine.  

To rid a cat of a UTI (urinary tract infection) or FUS (feline urinary syndrome) you must eliminate the infection, eliminate existing crystals and potential blockages, and prevent future crystals from forming.

Depending on the concentration of the chemicals which cause the crystals to form, or on the amount of crystals or stones already in the bladder, it could take quite a while, even several months to completely eliminate the problem, then your cat needs to be on a special diet designed to limit the compounds that cause crystallization for its entire life (you can get it in pet shops or even grocery stores).  You must also be vigilant in watching your cat for the signs of a new infection or blockage.  Crystals forming a blockage in the urethra prevent urine from passing and cause really severe pain and death if not treated right away.  

If your vet hasn't already talked to you about this, your cat might need special drugs to help break up the crystals already in the bladder.  Ask your vet.  Some vets are better at clearing up FUS than others.  In some cases, it's necessary to catheterize the urethra and flush the bladder to break up existing stones.  It is quite possible that your cat no longer has an infection, but still has crystals, or vise versa.  

In any case, until your cat has been urinating normally for 2 months, you're not out of the woods.  Call your vet, explain the problem, and make sure your vet is tackling the problem from all three directions.  If he or she is not, find another vet who will.

I know it's frustrating, but hang in there and you'll eventually have a healthy, happy cat again.

Answer 3

My cat went through two complete runs of Clavamox followed by two rounds of Baytril ( a lot stronger of an antibiotic) also make sure your cat is drinking plenty of water and have you tried using a Urinary Tract specialty food? I use Purina One for Urinary Tract Health and havent had any Uti issues for over 3 years...also do NOT feed your cat any fish or fish flavored foods...this causes uti's

Answer 4

Well let's see... if the anti biotics are effective, and they should go away by then, I suppose no. But since it has, then it seems as if it they weren't. Contact a vet. Or wait for a better answer. Or better yet, search for an answer to this question on the internet. I'm sure you're not the only one who's ever had some uncertainty in this situation.

Read: I don't have a good answer and I'm trying to be a smart-***. But possibly failing at that too.

Answer 5

When this happened with my cat (two courses of antibiotics), my vet x-rayed my cat and found a urinary stone causing a blockage in his urethra.  It required surgery to remove it and he is also now on a special diet to prevent it from happening again.  Time for you and your vet to look for other causes beyond a simple UTI.

Answer 6

Yes it can.The urine probably needs to be cultured to see what bacteria is causing the infection.The cat may need a different antibiotic.He should also be on a diet for urinary tract health,preferably canned,high in meat content,but no fish. What do you mean by your "cat is still peeing?" Is it peeing blood? I would call the vet and tell them you want to know what is going on.

Answer 7

Take your cat to a different vet. Antibiotics work on animals much like they work on humans. Too much in your system and you have a whole new problem.

It may not be a UTI.

Answer 8

Sounds like your poor kitty has FLUTD and you are going to have to have to be proactice and cure the problem, instead of treat the symptoms.

Been there, done this. :o( I have 2 males who I almost lost to FLUTD, struvite crystals, bladder and kidney stones. I managed to cure both of them naturally (with the help of my vet) by feeding a species appropriate Raw food diet and adding in a regimen of natural supplements.

My biggest piece of advice is if your vet advises you to use a “prescription diet” food… choose to skip that route and go for a strictly wet food diet, canned or raw, instead. Vets that prescribe dry prescription foods and even canned prescription diets as the cure to Urinary Tract problems obviously know nothing about feline nutrition and are only bandaiding the problem instead of preventing it in the first place. Sadly, most vets never learn anything about feline nutrition except what the cat food companies teach them. *roll eyes here* Any vet that would tell you to put your already sick cat on a garbage food made with cheap fillers like Hills Science Diet, Royal Canin, or Purina Prescription clearly knows NOTHING about cats nutritional needs

Cats were never designed to eat dry food. NEVER. They eat their prey whole and wet. Cats do not have a thirst mechanism. So because of all that… cats are designed to eat only wet food. We idiot humans feed dry only for our convenience. Shows how much we used to know, huh?

Because of all the above, we, by feeding dry, are usually the cause of all UTI issues in cats. They do not take in enough water on a dry diet and so their systems do not fully flush out so they get UTI issues.

What you need to do is unconcentrate the urine. To do that you need to stop feeding all dry foods and switch to an all wet diet. Either a canned diet or Raw. Did your vet recommend that? Wet food will help flush the system faster so that crystals and bacteria can not form.

Get your kitty on a STRICKTLY wet food diet. Either high quality canned, or a raw diet. It’s not cheap but it will cost you less in the long run than the vet. You can learn about raw food at www.catinfo.org and www.catnutrition.org or canned… choose Wellness, Merrick, Drs Foster and Smith or something with those matching ingredients.

No matter which you choose… no more dry food for your cat ever. Wet food only!

I’ve also had success using Glucosomine and Chrondriton for preventing inflammation in the urethra. Discuss this with your vet and ask them to look into it. There are some major feline studies being done on this that are VERY promising!

If your kittys urine needs more acidity because of struvite Crystals you can also add dry cranberry extract, just a pinch 2X a day on wet food. And you can try a pinch of Vitamin C sprinkled on as well.

Give your kitty distilled water to drink only. Both my vet and I are convinced after speaking with vets all over the county that the hardness and mineral content in water in different areas contributes to the # of cases of UTI’s in those areas. From here on out… distilled water only. Another suggestion… is to get kitty a water fountain. I bought the Bigdog Drinkwell for my cats and keep it filled with distilled water and they love it. It’s a great way to encourage their water consumption.

Lastly, get yourself a bag of scientific litter so you can keep track of kittys PH levels at home. You won’t be able to detect the crystals at home that cause blockages, but if the ph was off… you could get kitty in for a urine analysis right away and possibly head off a blockage.