I had my brother take my dog to the vet today (i work over an hour away from the vet) to get her yearly shots and to "troubleshoot" some issues I've seen come up. She is urinating more frequently and doesn't seem to be able to hold it as well as she used to when i was at work. She is also pooping more inside, where she used to be able to hold that at leaest till she went out. And she is pooping a slight bit more now. When I walk her she immediately pees, walks another minute, pees again, etc. Like she always has to pee. AND she appears very weak at some points, I also think she has arthritis in her legs.
She is getting tested now to see what may be the issue(s).
Any suggestions?
2007-01-18 06:30:56 · 6 answers · asked by ? 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Kidney stones are rare in dogs...but you probably mean bladder stones... these are quite common. Mostly in female of the terrier breeds (Schnauzer's are No.1). The vet can probably feel them if they are there... you have all the symptoms. If he can't feel them, then I'd check the urine (infection, etc), check some blood values that cause frequent urination (blood sugar, kidney values, etc). If all of that checks out, it might be behavioral, or a senility issue (since you suspect arthritis, I'm assuming she is older). There are diets that can possibly help this (Canine B/D). Good luck.
2007-01-18 06:54:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-21 03:10:59 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-24 05:59:47 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It relies on in which you reside, and the level of the crisis. I could not quite supply you an estimate rather than it would possibly not be low-cost! DON'T cross with the recommend of the primary poster and discover the most cost effective cost! The crisis with that's... a million. Very few vets will supply out an estimate of surgical bills with out seeing the animal, analyzing it, and potentially acting an ultrasound to check the dimensions of stones and complexity of the surgical procedure. This signifies that it's going to rate you cash to get those estimates. If that is valued at it to you, satisfactory, however I'd stick with a relied on veterinarian (or the health practitioner s/he refers you to). If your vet already expenses you moderately for checks and vaccines, there is not any rationale to suppose that s/he will cost you obsene quantities for the surgical procedure. two. Cheap vet does now not imply first-class vet! Although rate isn't utterly indicative of first-class, (particularly for prime finish vets), the ones that may cost an unreasonably low cost are in most cases slicing corners someplace. This does not imply that there would not be a optimistic surgical results - it signifies that there can be develop chance.
2016-09-07 23:51:38 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sound like it could be an infection, or possibly bladder stones, have your vet take an x-ray to rule out stones. If you find no cause for it there, have them run some bloodwork to make sure she is not having kidney problems, is not diabetic and has normal thyroid production. Good luck.
2007-01-18 06:53:30 · answer #5 · answered by cs 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
this could be a urinary tract infection. they need antibiodics like we do. try to get her to drink a cup of alka seltzer. that helps. monitor it and get her to the vet. It could be just the cold weather too. good luck
2007-01-18 06:39:10 · answer #6 · answered by -------- 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋