Question on possible spay issue: Wosie has a very frequent urge to pee.

[Jaspermom]

Has anyone else with a newly spayed girl had this problem? Wosie will pee her puddle, and then she will go around 3, 4, 5 more times like she is trying to pee, and nothing comes out. She has also been leaving little dime-sized puddles everywhere in the house like she is marking! I have a diaper on her now so we don't keep getting our socks wet, lol, but I just wondered if anyone else's pup experienced this and what your vet did about it if anything.

I will be calling our vet first thing this morning as soon as they open. She isn't in any pain, and she doesn't look like she is straining. I did some research and I see that it is not uncommon, but I wanted to see if anyone here has been through this.

THANKS for any help you can give me.

[kalina82]

she might have just gotten a UTI. that's what it sounds like to me. it may or may not be related to the spay. is she still on antibiotics from the spay? you may need to get some more from the vet. bring in a urine sample when you go so they can test it.

[Yorkie]

My son's dog had some problems after her spay surgery, but the vet treated her with some meds daily for a while, then went to weekly and now monthly and she is back to normal.

Let us know what your vet says!!

[Oscar's Mom]

We sure hope Wosie feels better really soon!!! Let us know what the vet says about our girl!!! So glad she is not in any pain tho...that would suck! I bet she has some sort of little infection or something...get better soon little Wosie!

[Jaspermom]

Can you BELIEVE I have to try to collect some of her PEE??? lolol get this, the vet tech said to follow her around first thing in the morning with a container, and when she squats, to try and catch it!! You have GOT to be kidding me, lolol, like Wosie wouldn't look at me with a WTH expression on her little fuzzy face and try to get away from me, hahahaha!!

The other thing she suggested is that if she goes on a hard surface (which she does, I let them pee on my outside deck) to syringe some of it up after. THAT I can do!!

I am still laughing at the image of me chasing Wosie around with some type of catch cup...lolololol

Thanks for your good wishes, Deb! The tech thinks she might have a UTI. I'll keep you up to date.

[Bizzymammabee]

Originally Posted by Jaspermom

Can you BELIEVE I have to try to collect some of her PEE??? lolol get this, the vet tech said to follow her around first thing in the morning with a container, and when she squats, to try and catch it!! You have GOT to be kidding me, lolol, like Wosie wouldn't look at me with a WTH expression on her little fuzzy face and try to get away from me, hahahaha!!

The other thing she suggested is that if she goes on a hard surface (which she does, I let them pee on my outside deck) to syringe some of it up after. THAT I can do!!

I am still laughing at the image of me chasing Wosie around with some type of catch cup...lolololol

Thanks for your good wishes, Deb! The tech thinks she might have a UTI. I'll keep you up to date.

Quite a picture I tell you...lol. Someone here had to do the same thing and they recommended using saran wrap where she likes to pee that way she doesn't see it and will pee on it and you can just pick it up nicely.

[Jaspermom]

Originally Posted by Bizzymammabee

Quite a picture I tell you...lol. Someone here had to do the same thing and they recommended using saran wrap where she likes to pee that way she doesn't see it and will pee on it and you can just pick it up nicely.

Good info, and I thank you my friend!

[Bizzymammabee]

your welcome...lol. that has to be easier than trying to get up under her. come now...that would surely stop her in her tracks. plus syringing up piddle won't it be contaminated that way...lol.

good luck....

[kalina82]

Originally Posted by Jaspermom

Can you BELIEVE I have to try to collect some of her PEE??? lolol get this, the vet tech said to follow her around first thing in the morning with a container, and when she squats, to try and catch it!! You have GOT to be kidding me, lolol, like Wosie wouldn't look at me with a WTH expression on her little fuzzy face and try to get away from me, hahahaha!!

The other thing she suggested is that if she goes on a hard surface (which she does, I let them pee on my outside deck) to syringe some of it up after. THAT I can do!!

I am still laughing at the image of me chasing Wosie around with some type of catch cup...lolololol

Thanks for your good wishes, Deb! The tech thinks she might have a UTI. I'll keep you up to date.

hey i had to do that for years! LOL i walked after dogs with a small tupperwear dish at least once a day for the past year trying to catch pee as a vet tech. its not that hard, and after a while doesn't seem that ridiculous. i got quite good at it too *beams* hahaha

easiest think to do is fine a piece of tupperwear that you can fit between her legs and right when she goes to squat stick it under her real fast. Most dogs don't even notice. This is easier to do with your dog on a leash. If she goes on teh floor then you can just suck it up with a syringe. but its not that hard to catch it in tupperwear

[kalina82]

Originally Posted by Bizzymammabee

your welcome...lol. that has to be easier than trying to get up under her. come now...that would surely stop her in her tracks. plus syringing up piddle won't it be contaminated that way...lol.

good luck....

it doesn't really matter if its contaminated with a little bit of dirt. its easy to by pass it and just get the pee for teh test. teh tech's will have no problem. We used to suck it up off the floor at work if we needed it and a dog peed on the floor. makes it easier

[Bizzymammabee]

if I get anywhere near when lex is ready to handle his business you can see it throwing off his train of thought...might only affect the male species though...lol.

[kalina82]

oh god, that just reminded me. i had this one dog who absolutely refused to pee in the tupperware. everytime i stuck it under him, he would stand there leg up and refuse to pee, then when i moved it away from him he would pee again, so i'd try and stick it back under him and he'd stop peeing, still with his leg up. Then he would turn his head and give me this look that said 'hey lady why are you trying to interrupt me while peeing? It was hilarious. me and the ower were laughing so hard. i tried his 5 times with him, and he did it each time. i can't believe a dog has that much control over his pee.

[BabyFidgette]

Hey Glad! I was thinking UTI too. I've had plenty of them myself, and they SUCK! I was thinking...let her make a big puddle in the morning, and then get a little suctioning thingy (like in a baby's medicine bottle) and suck it up! Have fun catching pee pee however way you do it!

OH OH!!!!! Can you have Dave videotape it too? LOLOL I wanna see it on Dropshots!! Oh pretty please? LOLOL

(I crack myself up! )

[Jaspermom]

Originally Posted by BabyFidgette

OH OH!!!!! Can you have Dave videotape it too? LOLOL I wanna see it on Dropshots!! Oh pretty please? LOLOL
(I crack myself up! )

LOLOL!!!!!!! You crack me up TOO!!!

[Jaspermom]

Originally Posted by kalina82

hey i had to do that for years! LOL i walked after dogs with a small tupperwear dish at least once a day for the past year trying to catch pee as a vet tech. its not that hard, and after a while doesn't seem that ridiculous. i got quite good at it too *beams* hahaha

easiest think to do is fine a piece of tupperwear that you can fit between her legs and right when she goes to squat stick it under her real fast. Most dogs don't even notice. This is easier to do with your dog on a leash. If she goes on teh floor then you can just suck it up with a syringe. but its not that hard to catch it in tupperwear

OK, you sound like I pro at this! I will try really hard to do it! I will post tomorrow and let you know how it went, lol!!