just talked to the vet. Important!

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She thinks Jack may have a UTI. Apparently this is normal in diabetic kitties.

She said I need to bring her a sample when we take him in on Friday. She gave me some tips for when I come into Charlotte on Weds but I dont think she realize we have a multiple kitty household. Does anyone have any ideas on how to do this with Jack in a house of three kitties? Itll be very important to do this in order to distinguish a UTI from a rise in BG. Thanks
 
That would explain weird blood glucos levels.

If you follow jack to the litter box, you can put a ladle under his bottom to catch the pee, or shut him in a room with his own litter box?
 
One option is using a clean litter box, non-absorbent gravel &/or plastic wrap over the litter in a room he has to himself.
Tilt the box after use or spoon it up from the plastic wrap to collect it within about 30 minutes of deposit for best test results.

Edited to add: these are not sterile, so would only be approximate. It would be very difficult to sterilize them, though you could certainly bleach the h*ll out of the box and non-absorbent litter, then rinse. It would be very labor intensive to do that and the scent might be off-putting to the cat.
 
shes trying to save me money. Thats why she suggested I catch it. Looks like Im going to have to follow him around. Lovely...Well try that and if that doesnt work, ill just have her do her own when I bring him in on friday
 
The problem with you catching it yourself and not getting a sterile sample is that they cannot test it properly to determine just what type of bacteria/infection is taking place and then to prescribe the correct course of treatment.

Just saying UTI really isn't correct and you may give the wrong antibiotic (AB) and still have the problem and then you make the cat AB resistant.

Read this excerpt from Dr. Lisa discussing UTI's:

http://www.catinfo.org/?link=urinarytra ... nfection__
 
well ok then...Urinary tract infection then..

Your own article states that cats without chronic conditions have concentrated sterile urine. My cat has diabetes. We all know that a Chronic condition makes cats prone to infection. He was tested before he was diagnosed and he did have one which was treated with an AB shot.

He did not respond well to the shot so what he very well could have a rebound of the infection.

The point of the Vet is not to get a cat AB resistance. She is covering all her basis because she knows a hypo cat could dead in minutes. Shes thinking it will be a insulin tweak but she doesnt want to up the dosage if something else is going on.

Like I said, shes trying to make it easier on me. She knows my cat doesnt like invasive procedures. Heck Im having a hard time even paw testing him so she told me to try that before she has to do it. So in order to get him to tolerate needles, syringes etc she knows that she cant put him through any more stress. My cat warms up very slowly so it takes gradual work for him to tolerate discomfort
 
They do make test strips for bladder infections, possibly at your pharmacy or perhaps your vet has some (mine did). Its a quick and dirty, ie not extremely precise, method to detect infection.
 
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