How much would treatment for a cat’s bladder infection cost?

5 Responses to “How much would treatment for a cat’s bladder infection cost?”

1. aintthatjustadaisyMay 31st, 2010 at 11:24 pm

   Depends. Usually you will have to pay for the checkup, which at my vet, is about $75. Then the treatment will cost you probably just as much. My cat had one when he was younger, and i wound up spending around $200. Just depends on where you take the animal for treatment.

   Hope this helps!
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2. TheOneMay 31st, 2010 at 11:39 pm

   I am so sorry to hear this.

   My kitty had the same thing. I don’t know where you live, I live in California.

   It was several hundred (antibiotics, pain medicine, blood tests, some kind of x-ray).

   Go to a free place for your precious baby. They even have sliding scale places (places where they charge you based on your income level). Please look it up in the telephone book.

   If the infection gets worse, the kidneys might be damaged (which is really bad because we don’t really have a cure for kidney transplants – too expensive).

   Good Luck.

   Peace.
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3. aussiejadeloverMay 31st, 2010 at 11:58 pm

   It all depends on the vet you go to..some vets cost more than others but your main convcern should be your cats health. You can call around to local vets and try and get a price check on treatment.
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4. clbluesJune 1st, 2010 at 12:43 am

   For us, it was just a matter of a vet visit cost, and a round of certain antibiotics. Our cat had a strange symptom of a bladder infection, which I never heard of before, so I want to share it. Our cat started drooling. I went into the bedroom and saw a large wet pattern on my bedspread. We took him the next day and it was a bladder infection. He was cleared up in one round of antibiotics.

   Also, depedning on your cat’s symptoms, it can be urinary crystals, especially in a male cat. If you see your cat straining in the box, this is an URGENT crisis. In our other cat’s case, it was a partial blockage, not a total blockage. Either way, the cat’s bladder can burst. Also, when an animal (or human) can’t urinate, the potassium in our bodies accumulates to the point that it stops the heart. We were lucky that we caught him straining in his box, or we would have never saw it. This was expensive to treat, because it happened on a weekend with our little guy, therefore it was an emergency visit. The cat has to have a catheter placed in for a minimum of 3 days in the vet’s office. He is now on a special urinary formula diet for life. Either way, your cat does need medical help.
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5. Windi LeaJune 1st, 2010 at 1:29 am

   Based on my cat’s last run-in with a UTI, at the most expensive vet clinic in a small Mid West town –

   $46.00 office call
   $22.00 urinalysis (she peed and they collected it, so charges for catheterization or a needle would be higher)
   $6.00 amoxicillin
   $9 Pill Pockets (totally optional, but this sure made it easier to give the meds)

   Expect to have to run another urinalysis after the course of meds is through to make sure the infection is all cleared up.
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