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#1 ·
Poor little girl! My little Panda woke up this morning, and started peeing all over the place... just a few drops at a time. I called the vet, suspecting a UTI right off. They asked me to bring in a urine sample, so I figured I'd put her in her crate for a few minutes, just to save a little up. Poor thing couldn't even hold it there., and wet the crate and herself. (I'd taken the pad out)

I ended up being able to catch about 1/4 tsp., so off to the vet we went. Yup. UTI. So she's on antibiotics and a urinary health herbal supplement that my vet likes to use. I'm sure she'll feel fine in a day or two, but right now, she's madder than a hatter because I can't let her out of her pen, or she'll pee wherever she is! In the pen, where half the space is her litter box, she seems to be at least getting to the litter box.

Pixel had a UTI as a puppy too. What is it with girls?!?!
 
#6 ·
Well, I'm hoping that it's a one time thing with both girls... Pixel hasn't had another one! (Knock on wood!!!)
 
#11 ·
Well, she's still confined to her pen, because she just squats and pees (tiny bits, but still...) anywhere she feels the urge... Which is every few seconds. She's madder than a hornet's nest poked with a stick that she is stuck in the pen, and is letting EVERYONE who listen know EXACTLY how she feels about this treatment!!!

I just gave her old towels to sleep on last night, so they were easier to launder. I can't tell whether she peed on them or not, but I'll wash them anyway.

Gave her her second dose of UT strength and her third dose of ABX this morning,so hopefully the drugs will kick in soon!!!
 
#16 ·
I'm all for homeopathics as an adjunt to traditional treatments, and my vet is a holistic vet. But when my dog is peeing every 30 seconds, and has bacteria in her urine, she's getting antibiotics. ;) We've got the herbal UT Strength to help her too, but she has a real infection, and needs drugs.
 
#17 ·
Poor Panda! My corgi, Foxy, suffered with UTI's, but her health was compromised towards the end of her life. I did give her cranberry chews made for dogs. I don't really know if they helped as she would get another UTI almost immediately after the round of antibiotics. Peeing in the house was the first sign that she was getting one. I'm glad you caught Panda's UTI early!
 
#18 ·
I'm really hoping that this is just a "puppy thing". I know Kodi got a couple of ear infections as a puppy, and the vet told me that they are REALLY common in puppies (just as with young children) because the ear canal is so small. When they get larger, and there is more air flow, the problem goes away.

I do know a number of other people who have had female puppies who got UTI's and then never got another one. So I'm crossing my fingers!!!

One of the reasons that neither girl will be spayed until they are older is that I want to do everything I can to avoid spay incontinence.
 
#20 · (Edited)
don't forget the pumpkin and probiotics to offset diarrhea from antibiotics
 
#22 ·
All my dogs get probiotics daily, so we've got that covered. Not a bad idea to pre-emptively add some pumpkin, though!
 
#25 ·
She's a LOT better, but still not quite back to normal. She's not straining all the time and trying to pee non-stop, but she IS still peeing more often than usual... and sometimes not in her box. Poor thing is under house arrest. :)
 
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