Help! Vet's Out til Mon - What am I dealing with?!? (VET UPDATE pg8)

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If he has a UTI, he'd be running a fever...but a course of antibiotics wouldn't necessarily HURT anything. UC can also cause UTIs because the crystals scratch the lining of the urethra, etc...so either way...
 

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helmstead said:
If he has a UTI, he'd be running a fever...but a course of antibiotics wouldn't necessarily HURT anything. UC can also cause UTIs because the crystals scratch the lining of the urethra, etc...so either way...
Which is better for this...PenG or Oxytet?
 

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I would tend to say oxytet...I don't use Pen much at all anymore except on young kids still on milk.
 

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elevan said:
helmstead said:
If he has a UTI, he'd be running a fever...but a course of antibiotics wouldn't necessarily HURT anything. UC can also cause UTIs because the crystals scratch the lining of the urethra, etc...so either way...
Which is better for this...PenG or Oxytet?
Also maybe an anti-inflammatory would help the swelling...I read in cmjust's thread that they used ibuprofen...but I didn't see a dosage...
 

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I would tend to say oxytet...I don't use Pen much at all anymore except on young kids still on milk.
ok, Thanks.

Also maybe an anti-inflammatory would help the swelling...I read in cmjust's thread that they used ibuprofen...but I didn't see a dosage...
 

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Since I don't have access to banamine without the vet...does anyone know dosage for ibuprofen?
 

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I don't sorry...

When you do go to the vet see if they'll sell you like 5 cc of Banamine to keep on hand...it's something we all need to have. The dose is SMALL (1cc per 100 lbs) so 5 cc would last you awhile. Replace yearly.
 
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