Should my dog get a follow-up urine test after UTI antibiotics?

Yes, urinary infections can be difficult to clear up so to make sure the infection is gone they will do the culture. It's best to do this as you don't want Koda to get UTIs frequently. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to help answer your veterinary questions.

Many times there is an underlying cause of recurrent UTI-like symptoms. Daisy likely needs additional diagnostics, like: Urine sediment exam: to look for crystals in the urine Abdominal x-rays: to look for bladder stones that cause inflammation and can create an environment for UTI Abdominal ultrasound: to look for possible tumors Urine culture: to look for resistant bacteria, this will also help your vet determine the best antibiotic to use. Other medications to consider are anti-inflammatories, prescription urinary diets, and bladder support supplements; you can discuss this with your veterinarian.

The culture is helpful for identifying the organism responsible for the infection, but is not necessary to determine the presence of infection. An infection can be detected by a routine urinalysis, which would include a microscopic evaluation of the urine. Considering this, a urine culture would not be necessary unless there was other reasons for doing it. I hope that helps and all is well with Hanz.

Hi, ten days of antibiotics should have cleared the infection by now. Do you still notice signs ? Could she be urinary incontinent ? There is a chance that if the antibiotics were not based on colture and sensitivity they are not the right ones.

Poor Diva! Given the persistence of her symptoms I would recommend that Diva be rechecked by your veterinarian. They will likely recheck her urine and may recommend a urine culture if her infection has not improved. She may need different antibiotics or may have another problem exacerbating her symptoms

Yes urinary stones can be present even though there are no signs at the moment, as antibiotics could possibly mask the signs. I would suggest either to stop antibiotics and see if the signs reoccur or to take an x-ray and rule out radiopaque stones. Alternatively ultrasound can be performed to rule out ALL type of stones (some of them cannot be seen with x rays). Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

Hello and welcome to Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Antibiotics for a UTI can take a few days to clear up the infection. I would recommend monitoring him for another few days. If it doesn't clear up by that point then I would suggest having him re-checked and a sample of his urine being sent away for a culture and sensitivity in case the antibiotic is not the right one for the infection that Brownie has. Best of luck with him!