help fellow dog owners.....

[audie]

we gots a predicament here at the audies. my dory dog has a history of kidney/bladder infections. a round of antibiotics and it clears up. the last time she saw the vet dr senderak suggested doing an ultrasound of her bladder to check for stones due to the recurrent nature of the infections. i took a urine sample in a month ago, and instead of testing it for the usual stuff (whatever that would be) the vet tech accidentally sent it out to be cultured and it grew a nasty bacteria that is very very difficult to treat. the vet wanted another sample after she got groomed and she made sure the groomer shaved around her "rosebud" so she'd be clean. that was tuesday, so when i was outside getting her sample today she is passing lots of blood in her urine. so now we are talking blood work at 4 pm today and an ultrasound at 11:15 tomorrow. i can hear my checkbook screaming already, but i could care less how much it costs. i would sell mr audie to get treatment for my babydog. anywho - anyone else experienced anything like this with their dogs ? she just turned 8 by the way.....

 

[Ocean Lover]

I haven't Audie, but I hope Dory is okay.

 

[audie]

me too ol - she acts fine, not at all the way she usually does when she has a rip roaring infection. who knows what's going on....

 

[Smiling JOe]

I know people who have experienced that pain of Kidney infections / kidney stones. They say it is probably second to the pain of birthing a child. Good luck!

Regarding the costs, my sister has spent over $35,000 on their dog with proceedures such as cancer treatment and hip replacement surgery, etc. Her dog is on her last leg and could go any day. I love my dogs, but I don't know how I could afford spending so much money on them. Heck, I probably wouldn't spend that much on my own healthcare.

 

[Mango]

Audie:
I have cats now, but grew up with dogs. To me it sounds like stones. I had a similar problem with one of my cats. Blood in the urine was a symptom as well as recurrent infections. I also found out that you shouldn't give a cat tuna as this will increase their odds of getting stones and urinary tract infections.
Fortunately, it passed, and I maintain my cat on diet for adult cats. Has not had the problem again.
Boy I wish I had all the money I spent on my Mr. Roobie. But when it comes to your pet buddies, every dollar is well spent.

 

[Rudyjohn]

Wow - pretty scary. First of all, I can't believe you were able to catch a urine sample. That's one thing I never been able to do with my 2 dogs!

Well, good luck this afternoon. I bet it will still be another bladder infection, hopefully. It just may mean more antibiotics. My Border Collie, Rudy, had an ear infection that took numerous antibiotics, to the point where I finally had to get a human rx for Cipro! It was a bear trying to get that cleared up!

Let us know.

 

[Mango]

Regarding the costs, my sister has spent over $35,000 on their dog with proceedures such as cancer treatment and hip replacement surgery, etc. Her dog is on her last leg and could go any day. I love my dogs, but I don't know how I could afford spending so much money on them. Heck, I probably wouldn't spend that much on my own healthcare.

WOW SJ- that's a lot of buckaroos. Sometimes people are so desperate to keep their pets hanging on, but it is not always the best thing for the pet.
I had a cat with cancer, and they discussed chemo etc.,. Thousands of dollars. He was 15, lived a long life. Asked how long he would live, they said 2 weeks maybe. Was he in pain- No, so I let him come home and treated him like royalty. Turned out he lived 6 months with steroids for energy, took out every chipmunk on my property, and had a grand time. When he couldn't jump on the toilet and cried, I picked him up and brought him to go to sleep, and he looked quite peaceful like he knew it was time.

 

[audie]

I know people who have experienced that pain of Kidney infections / kidney stones. They say it is probably second to the pain of birthing a child. Good luck!

Regarding the costs, my sister has spent over $35,000 on their dog with proceedures such as cancer treatment and hip replacement surgery, etc. Her dog is on her last leg and could go any day. I love my dogs, but I don't know how I could afford spending so much money on them. Heck, I probably wouldn't spend that much on my own healthcare.

i'm with you sj, i love this dog with all my heart, but would not put that kind of money into treatments, i couldn't afford it for one thing. and i definitely would not spend that much on myself.

 

[Mango]

I haven't Audie, but I hope Dory is okay.

Hope it all works out fine.

 

[audie]

Hope it all works out fine.

thanks everyone for your good thoughts - i will admit i panicked when i saw the blood, she has never done that before. she acts like she's fine, though pain-wise it is hard to tell, she's a very stoic dog and doesn't let on about pain.