3/10 Simon question about urine culture results

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Georgia and Simon (GA)

Georgia and Simon (GA)

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I need some help with some test results and whether I should put Simon on antibiotics. The urine culture came back from the vet and tested slightly positive for beta hemolytic strep. Simon's vet said this is pretty unusual to find in cat urine. He said that Simon's result was not really significant and said that he was at 1000 CFU/ml and 10,000 is a very significant number for cats. I don't really know what these numbers mean. Simon's vet said that since he is diabetic it might be a good idea to go ahead and put him on an antibiotic just to be safe. My question is: Does he really need an antibiotic? I am pretty nervous about starting him on it because just last week he was on a steroid ear drop for only 2 days and it caused his bg to skyrocket (just when he was getting ready for a trial of no insulin!). Today was the first day he started coming back down to normal numbers. Any help with this is appreciated. Thanks!!

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Does Simon have any symptoms of a UTI? A CFU is a colony forming unit. The uring is diluted and placed in petri dish with a growth medium such as agar. The dish is then kept at a constant temperature and growth noted. Each area of growth is a colony. I had to Goggle for the type of bacteria you reported and, like you said, it is not common. I myself would, if Simon has no symptoms of a UTI, just monitor him.
 
Simon really doesn't seem to be having any symptoms of a UTI. He is eating normally, purring, playing, and litter box actions seems ok. His bg was very elevated last week but now it is pretty much back to normal numbers for him. I think it is mainly because he was on steroid ear drops. I just don't want to put him on antibiotics if he really doesn't need them. But I don't want to do any major harm if this type of infection is something really serious. I'm so confused by what to do!
 
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