macorman
Posted : 6/14/2011 11:05:47 PM
First of all, THANK YOU for your response. I truly appreciate your time!
To answer your questions:
The vet did a sterile urine draw followed by an overnight urinalysis and four-day urine culture. No infection, no stones, no crystals.
We only feed her in the morning and at night, and we only give her dog food where the main ingredients are meat. The only "treats" she gets during the day are pure meat jerky treats. No dairy, no wheat/corn/soy. However that info is good to know!
Here is the history of her health since we got her: First vet checkup one week after we got her revealed mange, whip worms, and Giardia. We successfully treated those with cream and Panacure. Second week she went in for a spay and they found the urachal remnant, and umbilical hernia, and a bladder infection caused by the scar tissue from the urachal remnant. Post-op she had pain meds and Simplicef for the infection. The Simplicef cured the infection, which was confirmed by another sterile urine draw culture. They also found double ear infections, cured by ear drops. She is not currently on any meds.
She had about one accident per day from the time we brought her home. At first we thought it was because she was scared of people and other dogs and would submissive pee. However she has become far more outgoing and still does it. We also thought it might be because there are other cats and dogs at my office that have had accidents, so she was smelling it on the carpet. BUT, she has accidents at home, too, where there are no other animals...and I just moved to a new office space with a tile floor, and she still has accidents. Most problematic is that in the last week she has been dripping after she has gone outside. I don't know what prompts this, but it usually only happens once a day, either around 10-11 am or right before bed. It's odd that she only drips once a day, and only in the last 2 weeks. Also, she seems embarrassed when she does it, but maybe that's just me projecting human emotions on her...
I should definitely look into holistic vets. There are some good options in the Bay Area. The vet wants to put her on incontinence meds, even though it's highly unlikely that she would have post-spay incontinence so soon after the spay...
THANKS AGAIN!!!