my vet is hesitant to do Cystocentesis without anesthesia. He normally
only collects samples externally. Should I take my dog to another vet?
She is showing signs of some kind of UTI.

Thanks.

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Lynne wrote:
my vet is hesitant to do Cystocentesis without anesthesia. He normally
only collects samples externally. Should I take my dog to another vet?

I've never heard of an anesthetic being used for a
cystocentesis and (alas) I've had many done, by several
different vets. I suppose it's possible but it certainly
doesn't seem to be the norm.
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Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community

Melinda Shore wrote:
In article . com,
Lynne wrote:
my vet is hesitant to do Cystocentesis without anesthesia. He normally
only collects samples externally. Should I take my dog to another vet?

I've never heard of an anesthetic being used for a
cystocentesis and (alas) I've had many done, by several
different vets. I suppose it's possible but it certainly
doesn't seem to be the norm.
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community

I called the emergency hospital who has taken very good care of my
other dog, and they said they do these all the time and ever use
anesthesia or sedation. So I cancelled my appt with the regular vet
and am taking my girl to the emergency vet. It's well worth the extra
$59 emergency fee to make sure this is done correctly. Why some vets
still use free catch is beyond me, when it is known to be so
inaccurate.

Thank you!

that should read "never use." Doh!

In article .com,
Lynne wrote:
Why some vets
still use free catch is beyond me, when it is known to be so
inaccurate.

Well, among the places that did not use anesthesia on my dog
when they gave her a cystocentesis was the Cornell
University vet school companion animal hospital. I prefer
to avoid giving the dog drugs unnecessarily (particularly
sedation and general anesthesia) although if she'd been
uncomfortable during the cystocentesis I'd have been
receptive to a local.

In the general case I think free catch is fine.
Cystocentesis is particularly useful when you've got to
culture the bacteria for a sensitivity test when the
infection turns out to be resistant to the usual
antibiotics.
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community

Melinda Shore wrote:

Well, among the places that did not use anesthesia on my dog
when they gave her a cystocentesis was the Cornell
University vet school companion animal hospital. I prefer
to avoid giving the dog drugs unnecessarily (particularly
sedation and general anesthesia) although if she'd been
uncomfortable during the cystocentesis I'd have been
receptive to a local.

In the general case I think free catch is fine.
Cystocentesis is particularly useful when you've got to
culture the bacteria for a sensitivity test when the
infection turns out to be resistant to the usual
antibiotics.
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community

I took my girl in for the cystocentesis this morning and it went very
smoothly. They also took a look for stones while they were imaging her
bladder with ultrasound for needle positioning, and found none
(bonus!). Now I just have to wait for the culture results. $89 well
spent, she came out with her tail wagging as usual!

Thanks for the quick replies which really did help me make a good
decision.