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Originally Posted by ladyjane  Lindsey, the food is not doing this to her. My guess about the urine squirting is that she may still have a UTI. Gabby leaks urine whenever she has one. Not sure about the thirst...have they checked her labs recently? Does she have any kidney issues?
I am so so sorry this is so difficult for you.
I am praying for all of you. I know how stressful it is for me some days and I don't have a job. I cannot imagine how you must feel. Just wish I had an answer for you.
You are a very strong young lady...you can hold yourself together! It is perfectly normal to be upset and crying right now. This is a very trying time for you....but it will pass! I wish I knew what to say about the vet. Can you just take Layla there in the morning before you go to work? I would probably leave her there for the day and let them figure it out...and express her! |
When our vet gave us the food, she said the biggest side effect is we will notice her drinking more water because this food makes dogs feel more thirsty, and as a result her urine will be much more diluted. I asked if we'd have to express her more often and she said she can't say for sure, it depends on the dog and we'd just have to see how much more she drinks and adjust to that. She's had the UTI since December and has had no problem with leaking for the 9-9.5 hours a day we're away at work. A day and a half after she started the new food is when we noticed her drinking tons and overflowing constantly. It's like a full bladder completely emptying. Yesterday it was puddles halfway across a room, and today the floor was full of puddles and her whole back end was completely soaked. She drank so much water last night, I had to refill her whole water bowl 4 times in 5 hours.
The vet was pretty sure she didn't have any kidney issues and that all the infection was just located in her bladder. I don't know if she knows that for sure though.
The vet here is not open until we're already at work. I am in meetings from first thing in the morning, so I told Scott to please call her as soon as possible from his work and see if she has any ideas what to do, and he can give her the code to get into the house to get Layla if necessary. If he can't get ahold of her, I want him to call the vet college where Layla had all of her IVDD issues dealt with, and see if we can get another opinion. We just can't deal with it any longer.
I am feeling sick about this. Last night I was seriously talking to Scott about selling our home, our dream house, to move back to the city to be closer to pet sitters and emergency vets and anyone who could help out with Layla. He said no. He wants to stay here and deal with it here. But I kind of feel like I'm falling apart right now.
I just really need to vent I guess. It's past midnight and I have to get up in 5 hours and look professional and ready for meetings with some of the big people in our company that I am meeting for the first time tomorrow. It's hard for me to not let it show that I am a complete wreck at home, and while I'm at work I can't stop thinking about Layla and wondering if she's already sitting in a puddle of her own pee and she doesn't know it. I just hate everything right now. I hate feeling sorry for myself but I can't stop thinking why me?