Ruptured bladder Please say some prayers for Layla. We are on our way to emergency. She had blood in her pee and our local vet thinks she may have a ruptured bladder. I am sick over all these problems we've been having, we can't catch a break. I just need her to be healthy again. |
Oh my!! Sending prayers for Layla. I hope that the vet was wrong and just being cautious. |
I'm sorry. :( Thinking about you and Layla. Try to be positive. Maybe it's just stones or something. |
Oh no poor sweet Layla. Lot's of prayers going out for her. Please keep us posted. Please be careful driving. |
I will pray for her, but I am hoping it isn't a ruptured bladder, but maybe only something like a tiny blood vessel ruptured. Please keep us posted. Good luck to you and your baby. |
Im sorry, sending you prayers and hugs |
Sending big prayers up for little Layla and her family.... |
prayers from us!!! hope everything is ok! |
So sorry to hear this... Prayers for Layla. |
Oh, no! I'll keep sweet little Layla in my prayers. Hugs! |
So sorry. Praying it will be just some minor something. Please let us know asap. |
We just got home and I am so relieved! We got in to see a vet right away. They think it's just her bladder infection getting really bad. They also want to check for kidney function. So they took a urine sample for a culture and sensitivity, and a blood sample for kidney function. In the meantime, they gave us one week of antibiotics - the same ones Layla was just on for 10 days. By that time, the results of the other tests will be in and they will decide which sort of antibiotic to continue with. The vet would like another culture and sensitivity done next week when she is done these meds, and again after 6 weeks of antibiotic treatment. She feels the infection might be bad enough to have traveled to her kidneys and it's much more complicated to get rid of. Key phrase: GET RID OF. The local vet was happy to get it down to "just a little bit of bacteria left" and said Layla would need to just go on antibiotics every few weeks for the rest of her life. She did not even mention that this could be from her UTI... she said immediatly her bladder is probably ruptured. I know she prepared us for the worst case scenario but I was in tears, and we were both thinking if her bladder is ruptured and her urine is spilling into her body cavity... do we put her through more surgery and needing a catheter and all that comes with it... we were honestly trying to come to terms with the fact that we might have to put her down. I feel so upset that I was put to that level of emotion immediately, without saying it could just be the simple option! I am starting to feel more and more that maybe she just wanted to keep that infection going for more $$$$ :mad: I am just so relieved that we are on the right track now, and we have vets who are really trying to get to the bottom of these problems now. |
Thinking of you and Layla; hope all goes well and she has a speedy recovery. Susan |
Good to hear. :) This vet sounds very on top of it. When there are recurrent UTI issues or one that won't go away, it is important to culture and culture again..and again...and again :rolleyes: until you know it is gone. Infection going to the kidney - very possible. A lot of times pyelonephritis dogs act sick. Doesn't mean it's not possible though. She is young. It would make sense since the UTI was mismanaged by the previous vet. U/A and culture should come up bacteria free if taken cysto. Any remaining from an infection means there is still an infection that needs to be treated. Good thing this was caught now because kidney infections can be so serious. |
Great news! That's what I was hoping for.... |
Glad to hear. Keeping Layla in my prayers. |
Oh, thank God! I read the first post and was horrified. I am SO glad that someone finally did a C&S on Layla! This is what we have to do with Gabby. These pups get some nasty infections. No matter how diligent you are about expressing them, they still have residual urine and are prone to UTIs. Prayers for Layla... |
I am done with our local vet. We can take her there for booster shots or whatever, but with any medical issues, we will now go to the college. They know what they're doing and I trust them so much more. They also have the vets on staff that did Layla's surgery and physiotherapy, and they know her history. I know they see IVDD dogs every day and the problems with these dogs are not something new to them. I guess another bonus is the more we take Layla there, the more students will encounter her and learn more about her condition for their future practises as well. We are cancelling Layla's dental next week and we're just going to focus on getting her bladder and kidneys healthy again! I am so thankful that it is not anything worse, and it's something we can manage! |
Chills of relief, I just read this now and was horrified at the prospect of her having a rupture. Prayers for continued good news. |
So glad that vet was wrong. Hoping your baby will be well and back to normal in no time. |
Prayers for you and family and little Layla. I know how stressful it is when they have health problems. |
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Hope that Layla is better very soon! :) |
Very happy to hear the good news about Layla! My heart sank when I read your thread title. Sending Layla best wishes and huggles. |
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Oh, and let me add this: to not trust a doctor or a vet does not come easy for most people. We tend to believe that they know best no matter what. As in any profession, there are good and not so good vets. We just have to watch, listen and learn. Takes time...... I have gone along with vets in the past to only later look back with regret....but I try not to dwell on it. We do the best we can each day with what we have! :) |
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Now you know for next time - if you are at all unsure, get a second opinion. If you think a vet is right, then, well, sometimes you just have to take a chance and go with it. Decisions about the spinal cord are not easy. I think they are among the most difficult. I stress about Ellie and where we are with her and would things be different if she wasn't allowed to jump up and down for nine years, etc. But we do the best we can with the information and resources we have. You are a good owner and I bet Layla doesn't want you to feel guilty either. :) |
Im glad Laylas doing okay your title had me nervous for her. |
I'm glad your baby is alright. I went through this with a friend a couple of months back. Her 14 yr. old Pom was having issues with going to the bathroom, so we took her to an emergency vet (it was late at night) and they inserted a catherater in her, and it ruptured her bladder. We had to put her down. In my oppinion, which I did not tell my friend as she was in so much emotional pain, but in my oppinion he had seen on the xray, that this poor dog had a large mass and knew the dog was weak so he should have expected that the bladder being this full would be like tissue paper, and knowing about the mass and suspecting cancer he should have not done anything, and just humanely euthanized her without putting her through more suffering. I'm glad it turned out well for you. I hope she continues to have improved health. Elaine |
Thank you all so much for your thoughts and support. I just got a call from the vet. She said Layla's kidneys are in the normal range of function, however, she was a little dehydrated when we took her in yesterday (I'm sure from all her stress with the vets and car rides - she drank a whole bowl when we got home!) and with dehydration, her urine should be more concentrated, but hers was not. She said that shows that the infection is probably in her kidneys as well. She told us that there was lots of bacteria and white blood cells in Layla's urine. On Saturday, our local vet told us there was a tiny bit of bacteria and no white blood cells. So our plan of attack is the same as she mentioned last night - to keep her on these antibiotics for a week, and then either switch to new antibiotics or stay on the same ones, depending on the culture results. If we stay on the same ones, she'll have another culture in one week. If we switch, she'll have another culture in two weeks. Then we will continue a long course of treatment so probably 6-8 weeks total of antibiotics, and another culture at the end to make sure the bacteria is totally gone. |
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