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bichon with blood in her urine

Zoe

I have a Bichon that is about 18 weeks old. Ever since we had her she has had blood in her urine. She has been to the vet several times for this problem and has been medicated. The last time the vet had her urine cultured and said that she had a nasty infection and he put her on medication for 15 days. She seemed to be getting better, came off the medication on Tuesday this week and today her urine had blood in it. I have taken her back to the vet today and he now said that we should spade (not sure of spelling) her and then he could look at her bladder at the same time. We would like to breed her at least once but her health is more important. I would just like a second opinion. Our vet has said he has never seen an infection like this in such a young dog.

Symptoms: Urine & Incontinence

• Veteran Advisor Angela Spar says:

  February 22nd, 2008 at 07:27 PM

  I agree with your vet this is very unusual. Has she had blood work done too? if so is that normal?

  For some severe infections a 15 days course may not be long enough and she may need to be on a course for a month or more ( with regular weight rechecks to make sure the dosing is still ok during her growth). She may need a urine culture repeated too before she finishes the meds again to make sure it is cleared up before she stops the antibiotics.

  In terms of spaying her, it may help ( and it might not!)and yes may be a good opportunity to look at the bladder too for any anatomical variations as an underlying cause. Make sure that her blood work is normal before going for surgery though. If you really want to breed her then ask your vet about an ultrasound exam to look for any anatomical variations or other issues as an underlying cause ( its also a great test to be able to look at the kidneys too).

  I did have one case that springs to mind of a 5month old yorkie that presented with blood in his urine. He it turned out had a gaint bladder stone ( very unusual in one so young). In his case further testing revealed that he had a liver problem called a microvascular dysplasia as the underlying casuse! THis is a rare and unusual example but it highlights that it is worth looking into your dogs problems a little further.

   

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