barbandbubs
New Kit
Help please - I have a huge dilemma regarding my bun and would really appreciate any advice.
My 7 year old female bun has spondylosis and has had reoccurring urine infections on and off for about a year (which is probably due to difficult posturing while using her litter tray). She is on tramadol and loxicom twice daily, which up until 4 weeks ago she was coping very well with. She had to go without the tramadol for 3 days because of a manufacturing problem at the suppliers. A few days later, I started seeing darker and thicker urine and then a small amount of blood; she also had the start of gut stasis. I took her straight to the vets and they put her on antibiotics and ranitidine for 2 weeks. She was very slow to pick up with her eating compared to previous infections, but she has been nibbling on hay and grass, but went off her nuggets and water completely. I have been giving her subcutaneous fluid which has helped her appetite, but she’s still not drinking. I repeated the urine test a couple of days ago, and although there was no sign of the infection, there was a high level of white blood cells and inflammation present. The vet has suggested putting her to sleep, but she’s still so lively running around outside, eating grass and washing her bonded partner. She seems to be doing all the things she would normally be doing (expect drinking), so I am finding it so difficult to know what to do for the best.
My 7 year old female bun has spondylosis and has had reoccurring urine infections on and off for about a year (which is probably due to difficult posturing while using her litter tray). She is on tramadol and loxicom twice daily, which up until 4 weeks ago she was coping very well with. She had to go without the tramadol for 3 days because of a manufacturing problem at the suppliers. A few days later, I started seeing darker and thicker urine and then a small amount of blood; she also had the start of gut stasis. I took her straight to the vets and they put her on antibiotics and ranitidine for 2 weeks. She was very slow to pick up with her eating compared to previous infections, but she has been nibbling on hay and grass, but went off her nuggets and water completely. I have been giving her subcutaneous fluid which has helped her appetite, but she’s still not drinking. I repeated the urine test a couple of days ago, and although there was no sign of the infection, there was a high level of white blood cells and inflammation present. The vet has suggested putting her to sleep, but she’s still so lively running around outside, eating grass and washing her bonded partner. She seems to be doing all the things she would normally be doing (expect drinking), so I am finding it so difficult to know what to do for the best.