When are his urine samples being collected?
If he was running around all day, drank some water and then you collected the sample, naturally it's going to be more dilute since he just drank a bunch. If he hadn't been drinking anything (say if he was sleeping all night) and then he woke up and went outside before getting anything to drink and you got that sample, and that one was dilute, then I'd be worried.
I always get the "first morning" urine sample when they've been sleeping all night and go out to go potty first thing before eating or drinking anything. That way they don't have any fresh food or water in their system that may affect the results.
It's good that his bloodwork was normal, but the kidneys usually need a significant amount of damage/loss of function before it shows up (up to 75%). It typically shows up in urine as a low SG before it shows as an elevation in bloodwork.
How was the rest of the panel? Were his liver values normal?
You mentioned he has a "healthy appetite". How "healthy" is it? Is he just a good eater or does he act like he's starving all the time?
You also mentioned he may be a little overweight. Does he have a pot belly?
Does he pant a lot?
How is his coat?
Any vomiting or diarrhea? |