[Wabbit]

Originally Posted by Sunnie

Wabbit, let me say that the first thing that came to mind is diabetes. I had` a Cairn Terrier who was diabetic the last year and a half of her life. She passed at the ripe age of 16 years. The frequent urination was what alerted us to diabetes. I was terrified for her. She was my heart. What I wanted to tell you is that it is NOT a death sentence. I had to give her daily insulin shots and was sure I could not do it. I have always hated needles and could not even look when my children got a shot. But you know something? I LEARNED to give her the injections. If she ever yelped, I sat down and cried my eyes out because I hurt her. But then I dried my eyes and tried the injection again. She lived a long and happy life. Try not to worry and know that no matter what it is, it will work itself out and she will have a happy life.

Thank you so much!! I am concerned it's diabetes too...called the Vet and have an appt. on Thursday...they can't get me in earlier unless it's an emergency....and unless her symptoms worsen..we'll just see them at that time...
It's weird because today...she has been back to normal potty times... But I'm still taking her in...and going to make sure everything's ok!!

I would NEVER PTS over something that is manageable!!! I've done my homework on diabetes..as well as Cushings...and several of the other serious possibilities.. So I'm prepared! Going to have them run a full blood panel on her...and go from there!

Originally Posted by lillymae

My lillymae is 12 & she does this & will fake pee just because she wants to go out & eat bugs in the lawn, lol. But you deff need to rule out any medical reason for her frequency. I would not worry too much as she could simply have a UTI. I will be praying that it is something as simple as that. You mentioned other symptoms, what are they ?

Well I've noticed besides the frequent urination...that she drinks quite often...she has a bit of a round belly.....and I've found a couple little tiny nodules or hard lumps on her head....which I believe are calcium deposits....Will let my Vet tell me for sure...she's also reluctant to jump on even the smallest of stairs...and she does pant at times when its not particularly hot...all of those can be symptoms of Cushings. But there are 20 symptoms and she has 6 of them...so we'll just have to see.

She's definitely not faking her pee...she does go each time. So I'm hoping that it's just a UTI...