My dog had a UTI. Is a second urine culture or microscope test needed?

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In a diabetic Malone dog 9, with a UTI prohibiting his Cataract removal. He received an antibiotic injection after culture. Does he need another culture urine or can a microscope view be sufficient? Many thanks. Rob Hawkins, Florida. Pet's info: Dog | Miniature Schnauzer | Male | neutered | 9 years and 11 months old | 19 lbs

Kevin Sanada, DVM · Accepted Answer

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.

My dog had a UTI. Is a second urine culture or microscope test needed?

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