Re: yeast infection? urinary tract infection? HELP
Originally Posted by
alana1957
Let me give you a quick overview. Found as a pinkie with multiple injuries from cat bites. Dosed with amoxicillin and clindamycin and did well. Paralyzed hind legs. Lost toes from both hind legs. The tail twitched a lot so tried prednisone X 10 days then Gabapentin for 10 days. Didn't help the paralysis so stopped, He was getting gas X and acidophilus during the use of all medication. Eventually stopped those also. He was doing fine...then he started to develop REALLY strong foul urine smell. I thought it was because he was getting older and peeing more. Now 8 weeks old. Now he has developed these
white, skin tag type attachments around his wee wee. You cant see them when his hair is dry but when I bathe him 3-4 times a day you can see them when the hair is wet. He also has developed a
white cluster at the end of his pee pee. Could he have a yeast infection this late after antibiotic use or could it be a urinary tract infection? I bathe him with only water 2 times a day to get the incontinent urine off his skin and with a mild baby shampoo 2 times a day. Any help would be so appreciated.
With paralysis uti's are not that uncommon.
Most uti's are caused by bacteria, but some are caused by fungi. The white you describe
suggests Candida, a fungal infection. Some antibiotics can actually cause a fungal infection,
some will feed an existing instead of eliminating.
A lotrimin or monistat cream could aid what your seeing that's external. To address the suspected
uti and bacteria I would look for antibiotics such as Clavamox or Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole.
Clindamycin can be administered again but my understanding is it's slower acting and may need to
be stacked with another ab for better results.
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