May 03, 2011
My pup started going to the bathroom every hour. Usually he goes every 5-6 hours and he can't make it outside. What's wrong? Should I take him to the vet?
Full Question:
Dear Mr. Frawley, I have found your website and videos so personable that I feel like I know you. I don't want to impose my questions on your personal time but I have an urgent question. I will be brief. We have an 8 month old pure-bred German Shepherd, German bloodlines 100%. His parents are titled and pedigree, etc. We visited the kennel before we bought him. It was nice and clean, the owners were nice and responsible, etc. We got him at 8 weeks. He has been great, nice temperament, easy to train. He has had an Honest Kitchen and raw meaty bones diet 100% of the time. He received a healthy report from his last vet visit. No shots from the time we got him. He has been house trained for months and gets lots of regular exercise (but not too much for a puppy like you advised when he is tired I bring him inside). Today THREE TIMES now he starts going in circles and slipping all awkwardly running to the door and he pees in a line all the way there. Then he runs out and pees for a long time. Until today he only pees about every 5-6 hours and today he has peed about every hour! HELP!! Please can you help me? Is there something wrong with my puppy??? I will take him right to the vet if you think I should, but I'm afraid she will want to give him shots! Please help!!!!!!
Thank you,
Stacie
Cindy's Answer:
Take a paper cup and tape it to a broom handle – try and collect some urine. Then in the morning take him and it in to your vet to see if he has a bladder infection or something else.
You could take his temp tonight – rectal – it should be 101- 102 is normal – if its over 103 he has something going on. If its 105 he is real real sick.
If he has a normal temp and is drinking fluids – try a can of chicken or beef broth – he can wait until morning.
Nothing jumps out at me here.
You could take his temp tonight – rectal – it should be 101- 102 is normal – if its over 103 he has something going on. If its 105 he is real real sick.
If he has a normal temp and is drinking fluids – try a can of chicken or beef broth – he can wait until morning.
Nothing jumps out at me here.
User Response:
Hi there! I know you guys do some natural remedies, so I thought I would share this one with you. When you said “bladder infection” I thought that since he had no fever I would try my natural remedies for a day and a half and then take him to the vet if he had no improvement. Well, it has been a day and a half and I would say that he is 85% better. The only sign he still has is going pee more frequently than usual….but still fewer times than 2 days ago. So this is what I did: raw, organic, apple cider vinegar 1 tbs 3x a day, ¾ ounce colloidial silver 3x a day, 10 drops grapefruit seed extract 3x a day. Also ½ cup cranberry juice 2x a day and 1 chewable c and 1 chewable zinc 2x a day. Thanks,
Stacie
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