How did she determine that he has a bladder infection when the other vet didn't mention it? Just curious if she did testing that the other vet didn't.
Maybe there's something in my experience with Leo that could be useful to you, so here goes. My Leo used to have recurrent UTIs and bladder infections. He's the one that had testicular cancer when I adopted him. I believe the prostate was the real culprit in all of his ongoing health issues. I had so many vets argue with me that because he was neutered the prostate was no longer an issue, and not one checked it despite my requests to do so - until the last one. He had all the symptoms of bacterial prostatitis and I wanted a long, ongoing course of Cephalexin. My thinking was that if the prostate was infected before neutering and never addressed, simply removing the testicles wasn't going to fix the already present infection. I also figured WTH, he was always on Cephalexin anyway so why not just continue it as one long course instead of stopping just when it was starting to work. He was sick all the time and wore a diaper with a pad 24/7 for dripping urine and pus. I thought it was worth him possibly becoming resistant to the antibiotic so he could stop wearing those damn diapers that made his skin raw because of the neverending pus. So did Dr. B. We had just scheduled him to be tested for bacterial prostatitis when he died. Not one of the other numerous vets was even willing to test him. EEM, I'm not saying that Hank is in danger of dying or anything. Leo lived with cancer and the prostate issue for years prior to me adopting him and for almost two with me. I strongly feel, however, that if my concerns had been addressed and he had been treated accordingly perhaps the infection would have cleared. And while it may not be true at all, I can't help but feel that the long term infection played a role in his death as he'd never shown symptoms a heart condition in the time I had him. Just to clarify - we'd had many, many tests done and many bladder and urine tests and cultures. Not one vet prior to the last (my current vet) was willing to consider the prostate even though all the symptoms were there. I think that if the prostate is the problem for Hank, neutering should fix that. Leo was different. He had other issues and being a stray we had no background information to go on. Ask many questions and learn all you can so you know what you're dealing with. Hugs to you and Hank.