My Arlie hasn't had the UTI issues, but has had a chronically, badly irritated vulva. I eventually took her to a dermatologist who gave us some options including routine cleaning and medication. She said the issue was partly conformation (same recessed issue as your girl has). Our routine is this, morning and evening:
- clean with witchhazel
- dry with a tissue
- apply ointment or prescription cream per schedule
Our schedule has been:
- Tuesday and Friday, apply prescription cream (Fusiderm - it's awesome - easy to apply and you only need a tiny bit)
- other days, Unda 270 cream - you can get this at a health food store, comes in a tube, thicker, helps to leave it on your fingers a few seconds and then apply.
Interestingly, for independent reasons last fall I swiched Arlie to a grain-free diet. After awhile, I realized that the irritation factor was way down - am continuing to treat her twice a day, but use the prescription stuff less often. Perhaps there was an allergy factor involved somehow, though why it would manifest itself there I don't know.
If you are interested, the original thread about Arlie is here:
http://forum.greytalk.com/index.php?showto...48&hl=arlie