Here recently your life has been a buzz with activity leaving little time for your Golden Retriever Sadie. Not having been able to spend as much time at home as usually, Sadie hasn't been getting to go out as often as she normally would, and the number of bathroom breaks daily has been reduced dramatically. Her behavior seems to be changing and she even had an accident in the house a few days ago.
On you last trip the dentist office you noticed a magazine about pets and decided the perhaps reading might make the waiting more tolerable. One of the articles had to do with pets, specifically urinary tract infection in dogs symptoms. It talked about how female dogs are much more likely to acquire one of these bacterial infections and that about fifteen percent of dogs will be victimized by a urinary tract infection or as they called it a UTI. Even more troubling was that one out of every ten dogs will face a health issue directly linked to UTI. Your thoughts flashed back to Sadie. Could she have a UTI, you asked?
On the way home you started to put the pieces of the puzzle together. That smelly concentrated urine when she had her accident, her lethargic behavior, and even that tiny bit of blood in her urine, all seemed to make more sense now. Once arriving at home you decided to go online to find more answers. You learned that the common signs of urinary tract infection in dogs are: frequent urination, painful urination, incontinence, cloudy urine, smelly urine, blood in the urine, straining to void, and depression. You also learned that canines experiencing UTI tend to be a little older, are female and tend to have a weakened or damaged immune system. These all applied to Sadie, she is ten year old and recently she has been sick a lot. In fact your vet told you she is on the verge of becoming a diabetic.
What Next? You now are pretty sure your dog has a urinary tract infection or at the very least is showing symptoms that would make you believe that. There are two choices; a veterinary visit which will likely include a number of tests followed by treatment with antibiotics or a natural home remedy approach. In the case of mild to moderate urinary tract infection symptoms many dog owners are opting for the later. Treating this type of infection at home should consist of a six step approach including plenty of fresh water, adding cranberry or blueberry juice to Sadie's water, increased bathroom breaks, moderate exercise, a homeopathic remedy for pet UTI, and last but not least lots of love. Additionally, if you implement the above steps and no improvement is seen a veterinary visit should be considered.
On you last trip the dentist office you noticed a magazine about pets and decided the perhaps reading might make the waiting more tolerable. One of the articles had to do with pets, specifically urinary tract infection in dogs symptoms. It talked about how female dogs are much more likely to acquire one of these bacterial infections and that about fifteen percent of dogs will be victimized by a urinary tract infection or as they called it a UTI. Even more troubling was that one out of every ten dogs will face a health issue directly linked to UTI. Your thoughts flashed back to Sadie. Could she have a UTI, you asked?
On the way home you started to put the pieces of the puzzle together. That smelly concentrated urine when she had her accident, her lethargic behavior, and even that tiny bit of blood in her urine, all seemed to make more sense now. Once arriving at home you decided to go online to find more answers. You learned that the common signs of urinary tract infection in dogs are: frequent urination, painful urination, incontinence, cloudy urine, smelly urine, blood in the urine, straining to void, and depression. You also learned that canines experiencing UTI tend to be a little older, are female and tend to have a weakened or damaged immune system. These all applied to Sadie, she is ten year old and recently she has been sick a lot. In fact your vet told you she is on the verge of becoming a diabetic.
What Next? You now are pretty sure your dog has a urinary tract infection or at the very least is showing symptoms that would make you believe that. There are two choices; a veterinary visit which will likely include a number of tests followed by treatment with antibiotics or a natural home remedy approach. In the case of mild to moderate urinary tract infection symptoms many dog owners are opting for the later. Treating this type of infection at home should consist of a six step approach including plenty of fresh water, adding cranberry or blueberry juice to Sadie's water, increased bathroom breaks, moderate exercise, a homeopathic remedy for pet UTI, and last but not least lots of love. Additionally, if you implement the above steps and no improvement is seen a veterinary visit should be considered.
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