BullyDozer
New member
- Oct 15, 2012
- 59
- 1
- Bulldog(s) Names
- Dozer
Hello I am coming here to see if anyone here can shed some insight to my problem. About 7-10 days ago my 3 month EB started having blood in his urine. I was able to pinpoint the timing because he had an accident in his training class the week before and his urine was normal. About a week ago after his overnight crating I let him out and when he came out the crate I’m thinking he went to get a drink, instead he was relieving himself in my family room. That’s when I noticed his urine was brown. Seeing this I immediately made a vet appointment.
Once I got him to the vet I explained the situation to her and also mentioned he has maintained his normal playful attitude and he is definitely not suffering from any loss of an appetite as he licks his bowl and goes for my Pug’s bowl when he is done. The vet anticipated it could be a UTI even though it’s not common for males at his age. She prescribed antibiotics, amoxicillin, for 10 days and a urinalysis to be sure it’s a UTI.
The next day we got the results and he was negative for a UTI. The vet suggested he should still finish out the antibiotic cycle and reevaluate him after he is done if the symptoms are still occurring. Now we are approaching day 7 of the 10 day cycle and he still has blood in his urine. I expected to see some improvement by now since it’s been about 7 days. Because of this I began doing some more googling and the prognosis for blood in the urine is UTI, stones in bladder, cystitis or trauma. The urinalysis ruled out UTI and since he is urinating at his normal times without any issues and does not appear to be in pain or having trouble urinating. That also potentially rules out stones or cystitis. As for trauma I cannot recall him being dropped etc. but there is a very slight chance my daughter could have accidently kicked him. Now if it’s trauma when would I see some improvement in his urine?
I did some additional searching and came up with too much protein in his urine could cause bleeding. He is currently on the Wellness Core puppy formula. It has a 36% protein rating. Could this amount of protein be too much for him?
He has a previously scheduled appointment next Monday but I wanted to come here first and get some feedback/experiences prior to his appointment.
Once I got him to the vet I explained the situation to her and also mentioned he has maintained his normal playful attitude and he is definitely not suffering from any loss of an appetite as he licks his bowl and goes for my Pug’s bowl when he is done. The vet anticipated it could be a UTI even though it’s not common for males at his age. She prescribed antibiotics, amoxicillin, for 10 days and a urinalysis to be sure it’s a UTI.
The next day we got the results and he was negative for a UTI. The vet suggested he should still finish out the antibiotic cycle and reevaluate him after he is done if the symptoms are still occurring. Now we are approaching day 7 of the 10 day cycle and he still has blood in his urine. I expected to see some improvement by now since it’s been about 7 days. Because of this I began doing some more googling and the prognosis for blood in the urine is UTI, stones in bladder, cystitis or trauma. The urinalysis ruled out UTI and since he is urinating at his normal times without any issues and does not appear to be in pain or having trouble urinating. That also potentially rules out stones or cystitis. As for trauma I cannot recall him being dropped etc. but there is a very slight chance my daughter could have accidently kicked him. Now if it’s trauma when would I see some improvement in his urine?
I did some additional searching and came up with too much protein in his urine could cause bleeding. He is currently on the Wellness Core puppy formula. It has a 36% protein rating. Could this amount of protein be too much for him?
He has a previously scheduled appointment next Monday but I wanted to come here first and get some feedback/experiences prior to his appointment.