Question by LunaAkitylasaraleen: No improvement in urinary tract infection male beagle 11yo?
I have an 11-year-old male beagle who is being treated for a urinary tract infection. The vet said his urinary test did not look like an infection and did an ultrasound for kidney stones and cancer, but found nothing other than an enlarged prostate. He put the dog on two antibiotics (one before the ultrasound and a second added afterward) and assumed that since he found nothing else, it must be an infection. He’s been on both medications for a week+.
Lately I haven’t seen any blood in his urine, a very good thing – but I could simply be missing it. He still groans when he pees and has to stop and start multiple times. It still comes in little spurts, which seems to put it at a weird angle because he’s been getting it all over his legs and belly.
He’ll finish both medications early next week, but doesn’t seem to be better. He’s shaky during the day and doesn’t play or chew his bones anymore. He’s still straining to pee and having pain. I know he’s not done with the meds, but I thought symptoms were supposed to improve about halfway through a course of antibiotics (at least in people, and why should dogs be different)? I’m concerned that he’ll finish the meds and still be sick. Look at my previous questions if you want a comprehensive list of his symptoms. I’m afraid this means it really isn’t an infection, and that’s why the vet didn’t see it in the test. What can this mean? What should I do to make him feel better, and what can I do to make him get well faster if this is an infection?
Hm, he is a bit chubby (not much, but a little). But would kidney problems cause painful urination and straining? I can see that it might produce the blood and stuff, but….
I’ll look up the symptoms and see if my dog exhibits any. Thanks so much for the heads up.
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Answer by Proud owner of a maltipoo Sounds like a Urinary tract Infection to me..What meds is he on? Could you try feeding him can food?What type of food is he on?If he’s on grainy dog food try something grain free.You can try giving him 1/2 tsp of Apple Cider Vinegar one time daily for three days straight.Since he’s on meds you might want to get some probiotics for him.When you give him ACV be sure he eats first before you give it to him.
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Question by sandra s: What is the life expectancy for an 11 year old Miniature Pinscher (male) with Lymphoma in his left lung?
I am very sad and scared to say that my best friend of 11 years was just diagnosed with Lymphoma in his lungs. A mass was identified on a chest x-ray in his left lung as well a spot in a secondary lobe. He was exhibiting many symptoms such as coughing, wheezing, shaking, loss of appetite, lethargy, and stomach upset. I had a single dose of chemotherapy given by injection 5 days ago and he is remarkably better. Like a new dog! Does this mean that I could continue these treatments for the next year and expect the same results and quality of life for him. The medication was alsparze.
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Answer by judge5519 the chemo will do him good. but as far as the length of time to live ! time will only tell and there is a suggestion ask your vet to remove the part of the lung if it isn’t all through him he might be saved that way as well. costly but worth it
Question by Amya: What are the benefits for having a male dog fixed? What % of dogs have cancer?
I’m totally for it, but my uncle (who lives with us) really doesn’t like it. What are some good ways to convince him?
Its the families dog- me, my sister, my brother, my mom, and my uncle. We all are deciding on this together.
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Answer by you’re lucky I’m nice if you aren’t breeding the animal, spay or neuter it. not only is it for health purposes, but for aggression and marking issues as well. whose dog is it? they decide.
-Female in heat
-Male wants her so he hasn’t eaten for almost 3 weeks
-They’ve been kept seperated since she was in heat
She is no longer bleeding but we aren’t taking the chance to let
them be together, we just tried to let them be together to see if he
would still try and mount her, and he did try. So, we’re still keeping them seperated until further notice.
I’m worried about the male because he hasn’t eaten since she’s been
in heat. All he does is sniff around the backyard like a freaking bloodhound. He barks and jumps on the door because he knows
she is in the wash room (wash room leads to backyard).
We’ve tried giving him gravy over his food, meat bones, and other doggy snacks but he won’t eat. His ribs, spine, and hip bones are showing and whatever we try and feed him he won’t eat.
The female is no longer bleeding, but he still tried to mount her.
We were supposed to get the female spayed 2 months ago
but my grandmother
was diagnosed with cancer, so we had to set it aside for a bit because we’re taking care of her because of two surgeries.
Is there anything we can do to make him stop all the whining
and get him to eat? It seems even if we try and feed him a full
piece of chicken from dinner he won’t even eat that.
The male is a doberman, so he is naturally lean, but I noticed
he started to lose weight when the female went into heat. I don’t
know what to do!!!
The doberman is my g-pa’s dog, and for some insane reason he REFUSES to get the male fixed. I tried convincing him but its always a steady no. I’m not asking who to get fixed, but rather how to get him to eat. Because after the female is thoroughly done being in heat, we’re getting her spayed.
The bacon grease is a good idea, we usually do that when the dogs don’t want to eat.
But we have no bacon!!!!
When…
-With unaltered dogs, the risk of testicular cancer is less than 1%
-if done before 1 year of age, significantly increases the risk of osteosarcoma (bone cancer); this is a common cancer in medium/large and larger breeds with a poor prognosis.
- increases the risk of cardiac hemangiosarcoma by a factor of 1.6
-triples the risk of hypothyroidism
-increases the risk of progressive geriatric cognitive impairment
-triples the risk of obesity, a common health problem in dogs with many associated health problems
-quadruples the small risk (<0.6%) of prostate cancer
- doubles the small risk (<1%) of urinary tract cancers
-increases the risk of orthopedic disorders
-increases the risk of adverse reactions to vaccinations
–Removing sexual hormones will change his metabolism and make your dog more sluggish, resulting almost inevitably in weight gain. Also, muscle tone will decline after castration, and the classic result of this is a fat dog in poor muscle tone that ends up having a cruciate ligament rupture in the knee.
-Virtually all malignant prostatic tumors in dogs occur in castrated dogs. Castrating your dog puts him at risk for one of the worst cancers he can get. While you remove the very slight risk of testicular cancer in castrated dogs, that’s a small matter; the incidence of testicular cancer is so minimal. Also, almost all testicular cancers in dogs are benign. If we find a testicular tumor, we normally remove the testicle with the mass and leave the remaining one intact.
-Many male dogs that are not fixed are not aggressive to other males, do not mark their territory, or hump, or show dominance.
Does this mean that I could continue these treatments for the next year and expect the same results and quality of life for him. The medication was alsparze.
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