uti help

[billy boy]

Have a 11 y/o female that was diagnosed with uti from urinalysis with 22wbc /hpf and 9 hpf rbc Vet prescribed 10 days baytril bid ,could someone please give me some in put if this is long enough,Thanks Bill

[supersquirrelgirl]

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[SamtheSquirrel2018]

Have a 11 y/o female that was diagnosed with uti from urinalysis with 22wbc /hpf and 9 hpf rbc Vet prescribed 10 days baytril bid ,could someone please give me some in put if this is long enough,Thanks Bill

Hi Bill:
What is the name of your Squirrel?

I'm glad that your Veterinarian was able to perform a urinalysis! The presence of 22 WBC/HPF in the urine is essentially diagnostic of a UTI. It is important to recognize, however, that a UTI is actually general term for an infection that is present somewhere in the Urinary Tract. A very common site is the bladder and this particular UTI is called a cystitis. For treating a cystitis, use of Baytril is a very good empiric therapy (treatment based upon experience and likelihoods rather than guided by a culture or other definitive diagnostic testing)! Was your Vet able send a specimen of the urine to a lab for a C&S (culture and sensitivity). If so, when this is resulted, the report should define the species of bacterium that is causing the UTI (assuming that it has a bacterial cause) and it will also indicate which of the most common antibiotics would be an effective treatment for the bacterium! For many UTI's involving the bladder; a shorter course of antibiotics than 10 days may be effective BUT, I would encourage you to follow the recommendations of your Vet! For some other and often more serious UTI's such as those involving the kidney itself (a pyelonephritis); a treatment period of longer than 10 days would probably be in order but again, it is most likely that your Squirrel has a "simple" bladder infection assuming that she is active, interactive, has a good appetite and is drinking fluids and does NOT appear seriously ill (basically acting as a normal Squirrel)! Please do ensure that your Squirrel has a source of fresh pure water ALWAYS available and is drinking this regularly!

Please keep on with the updates!
Regards,
SamtheSquirrel