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Originally Posted by ArmaniMan  You need to contain her away from your other dogs for a full day and measure exactly how much water she drinks- this will be one of the first things the vet wants to know. Chloe also has very dilute urine and pees a ton. There are so many things it could be, we checked for kidney disease, underdeveloped kidneys, diabetes insipidus (water diabetes), regular diabetes, etc, etc. It was a LONG process. In the end the specialist decided it was just that she drank too much due to her MVD probably and the increased water has to go somewhere. But I would start with seeing exactly how much she drinks and have a urine culture done. Those are very basic, non invasive steps. |
Thanks for the advice!! I will start monitor her water intake. Is urine culture the same thing as urinalysis??
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Originally Posted by simbasmom It could be very possible she has a UTI (urinary tract infection). The vet will have to get a urine sample in order to determine if this is the case. |
Will talk to the vet about this and see what they say. How much does urinalysis cost?
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Originally Posted by kjc She should be seen by your vet asap.... |
She was at the vet yesterday and she got her shots. She will be going to the vet often for many of the things she needs. I will ask the vet about it. So far, it may actually be from drinking too much water. Since she's a rescue and not potty trained, she doesn't know to hold her pee and go potty when I let them on the patch. Since it's on a patch, I don't know how much they pee too, so I don't know if I'm over-reacting?? She's my first rescue and I would hate to miss something, ya know?