Anonymous wrote:Save $ on the diagnostic end, not the treatment. Get a pack of UTI testing strips and keep them on hand. If the strip shows probable UTI, get to the vet ASAP. Since you’re not sure now, go to the vet.

Do not do this. Animals often get urinary crystals with a UTI and those have to be examined under a microscope. And they dont always get Nitrate positive bacteria that are detected by the home test kit.

Anonymous wrote:No. Have you had a UTI? It is awful. Don’t make your poor pet suffer so you can save a few bucks. It won’t work and you will have to go to the vet anyway.

This. What is wrong with you OP? UTIs are very uncomfortable. Take him or her in!

Save $ on the diagnostic end, not the treatment. Get a pack of UTI testing strips and keep them on hand. If the strip shows probable UTI, get to the vet ASAP. Since you’re not sure now, go to the vet.