General Question just had my baby at the vet again:(

[babybully]

Praying for Silas!! I have a belly band that I purchased that he never wore if you need it. If you pm me your addess I can drop it in the mail at my work more than happy to do so.

 

[Angelgirl]

Poor guy! My girl is going through it too. I made them culture her urine to see which antibiotic would work best after so long on last one and she still had it. She was also x rayed last week to check for crystals. Sometimes they just need a longer course of antibiotics if they are on the right one for that particular strain of bacteria. Hope it clears up for him soon!

 

[Silastheman]

Thank you all so much! The vet said if it comes back again she will xray him..so hope this takes care of it!!

 

[Richard Jones]

I can totally relate to your story. Our four month old Nate, has the same problem. Nate has dribbled constantly since we got him and pees during his sleep. We have been to the vet on several occasions, and he has been treated with antibiotics. They did an ultrasound, blood work and urine tests and everything came back fine. He is now taking medication, and it has helped a lot, but has not cured the issue. We are now in the process of scheduling an appointment with a specialist. It seems that when he goes to pee, he is not fully releasing. He does not appear to be in any pain when he goes, we are at a total loss. Please keep us posted as to Silas' condition, as we will do the same. We are keeping our fingers crosses, as we have totally fell in love with our little Nate.

 

[Silastheman]

Richard the vet mentioned something called an eptopic something..sounds like thats what nate may have..ill look it up for you. And good luck

 

[Sherry]

Vet just called and all bloodwork is NORMAL!!!!! YAYYYY she also said his Uti was very bad so he probably just needs longer on the antibiotics...im sooooooo thankful.. o just cant wait until he can be out of his crate and play with us and not be lil stinky man haha..also cant wait for a clean crate in the morning and to get back to housebreaking him because this was a set back for both of us but im so happy my baby doesnt have any underlying disease!! Thanks for all the GREAT advice and prayers!!

I can't help but let you know how sad I feel if he's spending bonding time in his crate. Please try the belly band so he doesn't have to spend many hours in his crate being all smelly

 

[Silastheman]

I can't help but let you know how sad I feel if he's spending bonding time in his crate. Please try the belly band so he doesn't have to spend many hours in his crate being all smelly

i definitly will...hate crating him,!!

 

[cali baker]

I'm sorry that Silas has been ill again w/this UTI but glad to hear he's getting better. Will continue to send him prayers for a full recovery.

 

[Silastheman]

I can totally relate to your story. Our four month old Nate, has the same problem. Nate has dribbled constantly since we got him and pees during his sleep. We have been to the vet on several occasions, and he has been treated with antibiotics. They did an ultrasound, blood work and urine tests and everything came back fine. He is now taking medication, and it has helped a lot, but has not cured the issue. We are now in the process of scheduling an appointment with a specialist. It seems that when he goes to pee, he is not fully releasing. He does not appear to be in any pain when he goes, we are at a total loss. Please keep us posted as to Silas' condition, as we will do the same. We are keeping our fingers crosses, as we have totally fell in love with our little Nate.

Hi Richard.. its called an eptopic ureter..sounds like nate may have that..good luck amd keep me posted!

 

[Richard Jones]

Thank you so much. I did look it up and it indicated that it is found in female dogs. We are in the process of making an appointment with a specialist. He seems to be in no pain and does seem to be moving in the right direction. We are keeping our fingers crosses and appreciate the information. Thanks again.

 

[Silastheman]

Thank you so much. I did look it up and it indicated that it is found in female dogs. We are in the process of making an appointment with a specialist. He seems to be in no pain and does seem to be moving in the right direction. We are keeping our fingers crosses and appreciate the information. Thanks again.

your welcome...just so you know my vet said its possible that Silas has that and he is a male?? so I dont know, but best of luck to u!!

 

[Valentine215]

Just checking to see how Silas is doing? Hope the meds are working!

 

[Silastheman]

meds are working but now hes back to square one with housebrreaking UGHHHHHHH....gotta start all over again, he pees all over and in his crate but he feels great thank god!! thanks for asking!!! hope these meds kill this infection for good

 

[Texas Carol]

As you say, a rough start for all...hopefully once this infection is all cleared up
there'll be no other problems and these difficulties will be forgotten.

Silas may not have had a chance to strengthen his bladder muscles and/or may
be regressing a bit. Be patient & loving, never use his crate (his safe place) as
punishment, he sounds very smart and will 'get it' soon. Hang in there, Hun!

 

[Richard Jones]

Glad to hear things are getting better. Nate has also been doing better on his meds. Thanks for the additional information. We are planning to take him to a specialist for further testing. He has been doing much better with his leaking and holding it longer. Our vet feels that He will progress with his development and is not convinced that there is anything serious wrong. We are having his UTI rechecked. We were very frustrated, but Nate is by far the best dog we have ever had. He is wonderful with my 9 year old son. We are planning on doing whatever we have to. Hang in there and keep us updated, as we will do the same.