Uti?

Well according to my vet and i did contact another one to check.. they both stated that as long as her urine is normal in color not dark..which hers is clear and it is not strong that she is probably just incontinent like you and several others have suggested. there are several actions that i can take now to help my girl and I have decided not to put her on Proin but im going to try a natural remedy that has had a great success rate with incontinence in dogs. starting tomorrow she will be on cornsilk capsules daily. from my research and under the supervision of my vet we will be monitioring her to see if this cures her issue. Also from what ive read and from other dobe owners.. i guess incontinence is failry common in the breed also for german shepherds and great danes. I will do everything required to keep my girl happy. I take great pride in all of my animals they are my kids since i dont have any. I want all of my babies happy and healthy. and after two vet conferences they did not seem to think a urinalysis was necessary at the time. they did mention that if she starts having a hard time using the bathroom or i notice any dicoloration or stronger odor to bring her in. thanks for all the adivce from everyone. i hope this natural remedy works for my Jazz.

My dog has had one occurrance of incontinance. I woke up with one side of my nightgown soaked from my shoulder to my knee. I sniffed it, and thought that it MIGHT be pee but there was practically no scent. I looked at it, and could see the wetness but not any color. She was diagnosed with a UTI that afternoon by my vet who took a sterile urine sample and examined it.

I often send puppies with housebreaking issues (goes out and pees/comes back inside and pees again, oddly inappropriate urination... that kind of thing) to their vets, and frequently a UTI is found. One family had a vet like yours... their puppy was diagnosed months and months after I suggested she be tested, after it began to snow and they saw her peeing pure blood. She was very ill and in pain for a very long time, and that should not have happened to her. They were angry, and now have a better vet.

It is not a big deal to check. It can be a big deal to wait. When something ain't right, it makes sense to eliminate the most easily-addressable possibilities. I'm just sayin'...

My 1 yr old dobie had a UTI when I got her .(she came from a shelter) and was placed on an antibiotic. I noticed she frequently urinated , it wasn't strong smelling or dark, , and she wasn't incontinent, but it continued to occur after she finished the antibiotic. I mentioned it to my vet who followed her around outside during an office visit and obtained a urine specimen. She did a culture and sensitivity on the urine and the bacteria in her urine was resistant to the antibiotic she had been on. She was put on a different antibiotic and some probiotics. She is now better and no more frequent peeings.
From my experience, I'd suggest getting a urine sample in a sterile container, and the vet would have these, and have a urinalysis run at your vets. This is just from my own experience, if I hadn't mentioned Teka was peeing so much, she might not have been further diagnosed and treated.

aussieln said:

mmctaq thanks for the advice i will be calling again to see about setting up an appointment for a urine sample.. just to be on safe side. id hate to have it be something i suspected too in the beginning. how would we collect a sample? does the vet do this or do i need to follow her?

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If it was me, I would prefer for the vet to obtain a sterile sample... this is done by running a needle through the abdominal wall and into the bladder and collecting urine from there. It sounds awful, but dogs don't really object. If a sample is to be sent out for a culture and sensitivity test, it must be collected this way so that the sample is not contaminated by any bacteria from outside her body. If there is infection, this will allow the exact organisms to be identified, and the correct antibiotic to be dispensed which will be most effective against that organism.

If you are just going to have the vet take a look, you can collect a sample yourself. You will want your girl on leash, and first thing in the morning is good when she really needs to "go." Most folks will use a shallow but wide ladle or a pie tin to just slip under her while she is urinating... I am partial to an oblong disposable freezer box with both sides cut down and one end cut down to make a shallow container with the one end left for a handle. Whatever you use must be clean, and whatever container you transfer the urine into to take to the vet's office must be clean. The vet will be able to assess certain things, find blood cells if there are any, crystals if there are any... not as thorough as sending it out, but maybe adequate. And, you probably do not need an appointment to drop off a urine sample.

I am glad that you are doing this. I am hoping that she does have a UTI, since this is easier to address than possible issues with incontinance. Also, if she is sick, she should be treated, obviously. It is possible that your vet's guess is correct, too, but without confirmation it is only a guess... and, you need to KNOW.

Let us know what you find out...