We have a male cat 8 years old, never a health problem until now. He has had blood in his urine, and now urinates only in very small amounts although he tries repeatedly. We have had blood work and urine testing with no negative results done. X-ray showed no blockage. He is presently on antibiotics and now prednisone. He has been hydrated twice and given steriod shots. The blood in his urine is gone. He just can't urinate properly. I'd appreciate your thoughts. Forgot to mention the cat is very lethargic since starting the prednisone.
I just adopted a 7 year old long hair chihuahua, I was told he was house broke but am finding he is not. What can I do??????????
My dog is a whole pure breed lab. He isn't fix as i am going to breed him down the line. He pees a lot but drinks water a lot as well. Not over the amount but does have a nice amount of water. The temp has been going up and down a lot we came from Florida, but we now live in Chicago. was wondering if the weather changes are affecting him at all. As to the peeing a lot.He pees a lot more when people come in and out of the house as well but he can go all night long till the am and doesn't have to go out till the am. could it be from the weather and him not being fixed? Thanks a lot for any advise you can give me
We got our cat. Her name is Molly. The dog and her get along great. But I have another problem. She has been peeing on my bed. So far twice. Is there a way to make her stop peeing on my bed, and let her stay in my room? What do I do?
Hi my dog is about 9 years old and recently in the evening when she is laying down i have been finding little wet spots from her ,abviously pee she doesnt seem to be in any pain or even notice she does it but i was concerned is it just cause she is getting old or something i should be conserned about , i dont have a lot of money but i will take her to a vet if she needs it , thanks
My dog is a whote pure breed lab. He isnt fix as i am going to breed him down the line. He pees alot but drinks water alot as well. Not over the amount but does have a nice amount of water. The temp has been going up and down alot we came from Florida, but we now live in Chicago. was wondering if the weather changes are affecting him at all. As to the peeing alot.He pees alot more when people come in and out of the house as well but he can go all night long till the am and doesnt have to go out till the am. could it be from the weather and him not being fixed? Thanks alot for any advise you can give me
We picked up a stray mixed-breed dog a few days ago. We took her to the vet yesterday to get her checked up and make sure she was okay. She was given prednisone for flea allergies and we were told she would pee a lot, but in the two days we've had her she's only peed twice. Is there something wrong with her?
I have three cats,all adult cats. I have been finding cat urine spots on the carpet.I keep their litter box clean.They are all indoor cats. Is there a way to stop this. And is there a way to eliminate the smell.
I am returning to ask your help for our Pug, Molly.
This sweet black Pug has had two bouts this summer of contact dermititis which causes her great discomfort as well as severe sensitivity to grass; (one in June and the other one a few days ago)......she won't go ON it, near it, much less USE it for bathroom purposes. She will hold it and sometime when we aren't watching her, she'll go into the kitchen and relieve herself, or if she's really "full" when we are walking our other Pug, she will "let go"....but it's a chore to get her to do it.
I have found the oatmeal/aloe bath and tee-tree oil/aloe/purified water "hot spot" spray has worked well for the itching and discomfort, but the paws and going outside??
We got some bag balm (supposedly works like liquid nails) to help the sensitivity, but nope...it doesn't work.
What advice can you offer to get her to go back ON the grass/pine straw....and use the bathroom like she can and does when these "spells" aren't bothering her?
hi..my cat hasnt been using his litter box lately,,and tonight he peed in a garbage bag, and it had blood mixed with his urin..im worried. thanks
My 2yr.old cat started pooping on the floor. He would run around furiously while dropping poop. We have 2 cats,2 litter boxes, This was a couple of weeks ago. He stopped doing it for a couple of days, now he's at it again but also peeing. I took him to the vet just prior to these problems because he was throwing up but there was nothing wrong.I don't know what to do, the litter boxes are always clean. Thanks, Dana
We adopted a stray a few months ago. Here lately he has been peeing in the house...which never use to happen. He'll do it when we play w/ him inside or outside...he will even pee on us while we are playing. It's like he gets too exicted and has to. His pee has a much more strong odor than our other dog. Could there be something else wrong?
Hello,
We just took in two small dogs recently (a cairn terrier and bichon frise). They are both 2+ yrs old and close companions. They were crated in their last home, but have not been in our new home over the past 5-6 wks. Over time, we noticed that they started pooping/peeing more and more around the house. We've been traveling a little more than usual as well, and after leaving them with friends on a few occasions they just started marking their territory and pooping all over the place (and just did the same in our house last night). They seem to be acting out and possibly having dietary issues as well (since we started giving them a little bit of new food recently). The terrier threw up while at our friends and there was some grass evidently in his stomach. We noticed that he had eaten a little grass when we took him outside, but did not think that it was enough to get him sick. We always told him to stop as soon as we noticed him eating grass.
We also started feeding them once a day, vs twice a day, since we're gone all day and have not had someone to let them out in the middle of the day.
Do you have any recommendations? We are taking them to a vet for shots and a general look over this week and will ask some more questions then as well. We want to assure that we're doing the right thing for our pooches and not neglecting them in any way.
Finally, do you have any advice on crating?
Thanks for your time!
Jennifer
Our 14 year old Miniture Schnauzer has been drinking alot of water (more then normal). And he can not hold his pee. This does not happen all the time but it has been happening more frequently. We go to let him outside and before he can get to the door he has peed. Or we can be in the kitchen and turn around & he has peed. And there is alot of pee. We have been to our vet and they have done blood and urine tests for cancer,diebities,theroid and other things. And everything turned out good. Last Sunday we started him on Proin but it does not seem like it has helped yet. We need some help and so does he.
my dog is an 8-year old westie, and has been a fairly healthy one before this past week. lately, he's been extremely lethargic, not eating or drinking, and he's peed in the house (something he's NEVER EVER done before), just wondering what you may think is wrong?
Hi Dr. Spohn-
I have an 11 year old cat that has both irritable bowel syndrome and urinary blockage.
He is presently being treated with "depo" shots very infrequently for the irritable bowel syndrome. He seldom has bouts of vomiting lately.
For his urinary problems, he is being fed Hills Prescription Diet CD dry food. He doesn't care fot the CD canned food. I am also giving him Uroeze 400; presently on Merrick food (as an attempt to get him to eat it.)
The problem is he no longer seems to want the Uroeze. I've tried putting it in baby food, canned cat food, sprinkling it on his CD dry food.
He used to have a voracious appetite and would eat whatever he was given. We had to have another cat put to sleep last summer. It seems since then (or maybe it's just coincidence) he's become very finicky.
It seems to me that since he's not getting much of the Uroeze, he isn't drinking as much water, isn't peeing as much and is a bit constipated. I'm also giving him CatLax for hairballs to ease the constipation.
I've tried to speak with my veterinarian. He says just leave the Uroeze on his food until he eats it. I would like to take him off the special diet and the Uroeze all together and, if necessary, try something holistic.
What are your thoughts?
My 7 year old box terrier has started to pee loads inside and outside the house and it smells strong whats wrong with her?
My 3 year old dog is peeing a lot more at night. In the last week i have had to change his pee pad everyday. He never used the bathroom in the house.
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