Case 5
You decide to treat Coco with marbofloxacin once a day for three weeks and recommend that the owners bring her back in one week for a recheck urinalysis.
One week later, the owners report that Coco has had no more accidents in the house and is doing well. Here are her urinalysis results (via cystocentesis):
Patient values
Reference range
Urine specific gravity
1.036
1.015-1.050
pH
6.5
5.5-7
Protein
Negative
Negative
WBC
3-5
0-3/hpf
Bacteria
None seen
Negative
QUESTION 4
What is your plan for Coco at this time?
d) Switch her antibiotic to enrofloxacin.
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