1,000 (Green) Origami Cranes (XIII)

Brought Skoda's urine sample for her regular review on Sat, 6 Dec. Results as follows:

Compared to her last Urinalysis (8 Nov), the protein, Leuko, RBC and bacteria indicators had come down. No traces of blood too. The urine is still concentrated (>1.050), so is the struvite level. Bacteria is still present in the urine so Dr K said there might be contamination with my present collection method, and the PeeWee litter might have affected the struvite level. He asked that we bring Skoda in to the clinic in a week's time and for a Urinalysis to be done with urine collected directly from her bladder, as well as conduct a urine culture and sensitivity test.

Looking at the overall results, Grimlock's neck was spared :)

We also informed him of Skoda's scooting habit - she drags her anal area across the floor, sofa and floor mat. This habit of hers has been ongoing for some time - I had asked Dr K about it some time back but didn't pursue the matter because Skoda's UTI has been the bigger problem. He prescribed a Gentrisone skin ointment, to be applied twice daily. If her scooting habit persists, he recommended a faecal check when we bring her in the following week.

On Skoda's return visit on 13 Dec, Dr K found her bladder to be small and hence had to put her on a drip (subcutaneous fluids). Subsequently, he extracted one urine sample each for the Urinalysis, and the urine culture test. We had to leave her at the clinic for half-a-day. Skoda was still scooting so a fecalysis was also done for her. Dogs have a greater tendency to scoot, as compared to cats.

On the way to the vet... I condensed the original clip to those parts where Skoda could be heard meowing away. Her meowing got more frequent and louder...

Urinalysis results as follows:

The urine was still concentrated. The PH, Leuko, protein and RBC indicators had all gone up. The collection method was eliminated from affecting the struvite level. The fecalysis didn't show up any worms, so the clinic went on to express the anal glands. We are to continue with the Gentrisone ointment and observe if she continues to scoot.

We had to wait till Wed, 17 Dec for the urine culture test results. There isn't any bacteria in the urine, which means Skoda doesn't have to go on antibiotics. To manage the struvite, she'll need to go on 100% Waltham. Dr K didn't think it was a good idea for her to be taking commercial wet food for dinner (though she takes only like 2-3 tablespoons).

We're now as strict as possible on Skoda taking only Waltham kibbles. The other two girls are continuing with their wet food dinners - we give Skoda a little mixed with quite a bit of water. She still scoots but after a week of applying the Gentrisone ointment, we stopped. It is a steroid cream so we're not keen on a prolonged use. Will probably have to bring Skoda back to the clinic to express her anal glands. She is due for her next review in a month's time.