Mucus Discharge

I'd advise you to take her in when your vet is back in town and have him do a culture of her urine.  It doesn't sound like something urgent but your'e the best judge of whether you should wait or take her somewhere else.  It could be a urinary tract infection or vaginitis..  Have you noticed her licking her genital area more often?  That's sometimes a sign of discomfort from some sort of urinary problem.  I wouldn't be too worried unless she seems to be in a lot of discomfort/pain. 

Hmm -- not good I don't think.  Even if you go to a vet not your own, I would surely have a urinalysis (not just a strip test) done and I would most definitely want them to do the "catch" and see if they can capture some of the mucus to be seen/tested.  It could be various things -- a vulvar infection as well as something urinary. 

Wanted to thank yous for your replys.  I took in a urine sample and the it came back fine, I explained the mucus discharge, and they never heard of anything like that.

So, according to them, she is fine.  But I can't help but think the mucus is not a normal thing.  I would have thought some of that would have shown up in the urine.

I am going to watch her.  Don't know what else to do.

Mydogs

So, according to them, she is fine.  But I can't help but think the mucus is not a normal thing. 

   I agree with you. Vaginitis (inflammation of the vagina), can cause mucus. So can cancer of the urinary tract and crystals in the urine. I hope you find out what's causing this.

My sister's dachshund had the same symptoms, and she had SERIOUS vaginitis.  She even ran a fever, and it took strong antibiotics to clear it up.

I really hate when vets say "it's fine" just because they don't know what is going on. If I were you, I'd get another opinion and take her in to get a thourough exam.

I *TOTALLY* agree with Jessies-Mom.  Mucus is just plain *not* a normal symptom and if it were me, I'd be going to another vet to find an answer.

Did they send the urine sample out??  If they just disappeared into the back they did something in house and that would *not* find something like crystals or casts or such.  That wouldn't have found infection nor cells that just shouldn't be in there.  You have to send the sample out for that for a urinalysis.

I think in my post above I suggested you have them do a sterile draw.  There are some vets who just routinely never send anything out unless it IS a sterile draw.  But a full urinalysis will give you a whole written report telling you not only what kinds of cells were shown but things like inflammation or proteino or other things .

They should have done a swab from her vaginal area as well to see if there was vaginitis.  The idea that there might be inflammation there or even cancer is something they CAN and **should** check for you.  To just plain say "she looks ok" -- honeslty for me that wouldn't have been acceptable.

I'm not trying to be snarky or mean.  But for some folks the idea of questioning their vet is just unheard of.  But YOU are the only advocate your girl has.  You *know* something is not right.  Mucus just plain doesn't come from "nowhere" -- and something is causing it.  And if you are still seeing anything like that, man I'd be at another vet no matter how far I had to travel to do it.  Finding something early helps you deal with it.  finding something too late -- well, it can just plain be too late ... when 'early' could have been do-able.  And if it's not easy to detect it might still be early enough TO do something about it.

Does that make sense?

I agree with Jessies Mom and Callie for sure. I've heard of this in an albino Doberman (known for a lot of bad health issues) once and it was considered a pretty darn serious issue. Time to seek a second opinion.

@Beejou

I agree with Jessies Mom and Callie for sure. I've heard of this in an albino Doberman (known for a lot of bad health issues) once and it was considered a pretty darn serious issue. Time to seek a second opinion.

My older female has UTIs all the time. She has mucous in her urine, has trouble urinating,  and has crystals in her urine. She has had one operation to have stones removed.  They ranged in size from tiny pebbles to marbles! Although they are quite pretty,  they are very dangerous! It starts with a urinary tract infection,  followed by crystals in the bladder.  There are two types of crystals.  The struvite crystals are the hardest to get rid of, and the dog must go on strong antibiotics.  If left untreated the crystals will irritate the lining of the bladder and stones will begin to develop.  The stones will eventually fill the bladder and the dog will die.  Any time you see your dog urinating oddly, straining, dripping instead of a good flow, take her to the vet right away!  Depending on how long your dog has had the symptoms, it could be a difference between life or death.