Archive for the ‘Kidney and Urinary’ Category
Urinary tract infection….
Dr. Brown, my kitty was treated last month for u.t.i. and is now solely on the c/d dried and canned food but beforehand always got greenies and other cat treats and still begs for them now but my vet had told me not to give him any treats and didn’t know of any that would be safe to give now so i wanted to see if you knew of any that would be ok?
I have a question about post uti maintenance
I have a cat that just had a urinary infection with crystals present, but luckily I was able to ward off a blockage by giving him a lot of water and getting him to a vet. My question is about food. He doesn’t like wet food much, and believe me, I’ve tried. I give him some every day mixed with some water. He’ll lick the gravy and drink some water and that’s it. The other problem is he only likes the less quality food, like fancy feast dry. It’s tough. And I have 3 other cats making it even more difficult, since they won’t eat the urinary tract food either. I saw some supplements sold by Wysong for uti health and was wondering if they help and if giving him those supplements would make up for his diet. Or, if you could suggest any other foods or ways to get him to eat them (I’ve tried all the common ways, like mixing in a little at a time, etc), and how to do it with 3 other cats around, it would be very appreciated. The last question would be, can I give him the uti food and give him as “treats” just a little of the food he likes, or will doing that negate the effect of the uti food. Please help! He stares at me for treats and I feel so bad! He does seem upset his routine is changed. Thank you so much for being here to help.
Bad potty habits forming
I have a 4 year old male nutured cat. Until about 4 months ago he went in his litter box. The litter box is a hooded one. He now urinates on throw rugs and he has bowel movements in the middle of kitchen floor.I keep the litter clean and smelling fresh. He uses this box with another cat, that he has been with all his life. I thought maybe that something scared him while in the box, so now I leave the top off of it. He still does his business wherever he wants. He has been to the vet and dosn’t have a UTI. Any suggestions?
I have a question about…
We just adopted a 8 week old pit bull catahoula mix puppy and we have her for 2 weeks now she pees in the house about every 30 to 45 minutes even after going outside to pee. we have 2 other dogs in the house and they play a lot together. we are crate training her and she has even had accidents in her crate. any suggestions would be great.
Thank you,
Bruce Dilday
I have a question about…urinating inside the house
Hi there, we recently rescued a 3 yr old pug/russell terrier in early April of this year, his name is Bosco, he is just a great little guy very affectionate, and loving, hes great with the kids the only problem we seem to have is he continuously urinates in the house, on beds, couches, walls, you name it he’s peed on it, we walk him every hour, hour and half, theres always someone home so he’s really never alone, even after just having gone out, he will still do it in the house. I thought maybe there was a problem with his kidneys, so I had our vet check things out and hes fine, do you think he’s just not happy here? I’m at a loss if you can give me any advice at all on how to teach Bosco the difference between a tree and a couch I would be grateful. Tammy
cats urinating out of box
2 out of 8 cats go everywhere, including on me, except boxs. I tried every deterant; they don’t have UTI. I am beside myself, as mu house now smells awful. If you can, please help me and my loves.
Thank you, Marion
I have a question about…submissive urninating
I have a 3 year old female yorkie and she has always had a problem urinating when company comes and talks to or pets her. It seems to have gotten much worse lately to the point where when company comes around we have to put her in her pet taxi. Is there anything that can be done about this? I have done lots of research but nothing has helped!
I have a question about…our 5yr old cat urinating on the carpet
Hello Pet Vet,
Our 5 year old cat started urinating on the rug after our older cat (who passed away) urinated once on the rug. Our 5 year old cat (named Gitsie) has been urinating on the rugs ever since. We actually got new rugs in the area and sealed the wood underneath before the new rugs came. We have had to have the new rugs cleaned twice and have laid tin foil along the perimeter of the rooms. That is where she urinates. She never did this before and the vet suggested putting her on Prozac? IS this common or do you have any suggestions for us? I love Gitsie and just do not know what to do. I cannot afford new carpets again. Thanks so much! Patty Snyder
Peeing 1X per day / UTI’s
Good Morning Dr. Gaylord, I am a very big fan of your show here in Canada and hope that you can help us. My Mom has a 5 yr. spayed female Havanese who is pee pad trained, as she lives in a Condo. When she was 2 yrs. old she had a bladder full of stones (struvite) that were successfully dissolved throught the special Science Diet CD (SD)? canned food. She also passed a few while urinating, and avoided getting any surgery done to remove them. She has been stone free now for 3 yrs., however she only pees 1X per day (she has done this since she was a puppy) and tends to get UTI’s a couple of times a year, that are treated with antibiotics. We know when she has an infection as there will be blood in her urine, and then off to the Vet we go to put her on antibiotics. She is now on Royal Canin Canned Urinary SO food, but we hate feeding her such a low quality food. We also give her cranberry extract 1X per day, mixed in her food to hopefully help her sustain a healthy urinary tract. We realize Tiffany’s problem is that she only pees 1X per day, but we just can’t get her to go more often. She also had an ultrasound done and everything looks normal. My two questions for you are:
Is this normal for some dogs to only urinate once per day, if so, could this cause her more serious problems in the future?
We would like to put her on Innova EVO Turkey & Chicken canned food as we’ve heard dogs with UTI issues should eat “grain free” food, is this true?
Any other suggestions / recommendations you may have would be greatly appreciated as we are very concerned about our little Tiffany :0)
Thank you.
can a dog’s bladder fall out?
I have a 13 yr.old pure bred yellow lab. She had one litter at age three and was fixed a few years later. she is now 13 and it looks like she has a tumor or testicle with a slit where she voids urine. My friend is an OB/GYN and she looked at it and said it was her bladder. It has dropped out. She said it is not bothering her and not to worry.
I had her in to a temp. vet for a different problem and he said he had never heard of a bladder dropping out like that. What do you think it could be? She does not seem bothered by it, and urinates just fine.
