>My vet says my female ferret has a urinary tract infection and has been
>treated on and off for months with mostly amoxylan(sp) and clavomax.  It
>keeps returning.  He said to bring her back in 10 days.  I'll be calling
>the vet Monday.  She is 18 mos old, had 1 litter of kits and has been
>spayed.
 
Has your vet cultured the urine and had the lab do an antibiotic
sensitivity test?  If not (I'm assuming she has a bladder infection that
was detected on a urinalysis), then this test should be done and she should
be kept on the appropriate antibiotic for at least 2 weeks (but possibly
3 -4 weeks straight) and another urinalysis should be done right after she
is done with the antibiotic to make sure it is all cleared up.  She may
also need an xray and/or an ultrasound to check out her bladder and make
sure she doesn't have bladder stones or an anatomical defect that is
predisposing her to these problems.
 
Hope this helps.
 
K. Ball DVM
[Posted in FML issue 3319]