So Ari saw his new vet this morning and I was, for once, very happy with the visit. She loved him and was able to get a urine sample without doing a cysto; he leaks enough that she was able to get it into a syringe case. She looked over his recent x-ray and blood work and said that his BUN was not nearly high enough to indicate kidney failure. She said it is possible that he has kidney infection and if the urine culture comes back as such she will treat with a different antibiotic. She did say that it could have been high because his system was run down from the 1 1/2 courses of Baytril and that since his major peeing has cleared up and he is only dribbling, she says it is possible that he could just be leaky, due to his plumbing. Otherwise she suggested changing his food from PRCS to a Chinchilla food, Oxbow, and trying to get him to eat a mostly hay diet. I picked up the Oxbow and a bale of hay (timothy and orchard grass mix) today, so he should be all set food wise. He was 554 grams today so he is still gaining weight. She also said if the urine is clear that I can just continue to monitor him and we can do blood work in a few months to double check that his levels are normal. I am ecstatic that at this point he is not dying and hoping that he is just a little incontinent and nothing more. He turns one next week.
