zowi has trace amounts of blood / protein in urine :(

[zowiandnikasmom]

i am a very concerned momma right now. my 10 1/2 year old baby girl zowi has been urinating more frequent than usual, and having potty accidents in the middle of the kitchen floor. this is very unlike her, so i decided to take her to see our beloved dogtor yesterday. she did an in house urinalysis that showed trace amounts of blood and protein in her urine. she said that it is done with a test strip that sometimes isn't sensitive enough to pick up on everything. so she sent it out to the lab yesterday for further evaluation and will call with the results of that today when she gets them.
zowi received an antibiotic injection yesterday and will start on 2 weeks worth of clavamox later on today. we are hoping that this is just the beginning of a urinary tract infection. i am so worried, hoping this isn't kidney problems.... has anyone else had this similar result with thier furbaby? if yes, what was the outcome????
last august zowi had bloodwork and urinalysis done as a routine check up. that is when she started to gain some weight, so we wanted to rule out a thyroid problem, etc. bloodwork was perfect but urinalysis had trace amounts of protein. she had same round of antibiotics and 2 weeks later was retested urinalysis and it came back perfect. there haven't been any other problems untill now.
zowi has also lost a little bit of weight. if she did not have these other symptoms, it would be a good thing, but now i'm a bit concerned. we have been feeding her blue buffalo weight management and excersing her as much as possible with lots of walks and dog park running. plus, our one year old yorkie pixie does encourage her to be more active. in february before her dental she weighed 10.6 pounds. her doc said she would like to see her weigh 9 pounds. yesterday zowi weighed 10 pounds even. february's bloodwork also came back perfect.
so any positive thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated as always! thank you so much in advance! you guys are the best!

[shodanusmc]

Connie, I sure hope it is nothing serious. I have no idea why, but hopefully you will be getting answers soon, and the news will be good. Thinking about your little dog. Have a nice day and stay well.

[Maximo]

I don't have any experience with this or advice to offer, but I wanted to send best wishes to Zowi that this nothing serious and that it will be fixed easily with the medication. You are a good mommy for getting her to the doctor right away.

Keep us updated.

[zowiandnikasmom]

Originally Posted by shodanusmc

Connie, I sure hope it is nothing serious. I have no idea why, but hopefully you will be getting answers soon, and the news will be good. Thinking about your little dog. Have a nice day and stay well.

Thank you steve. I really hope not either!

[lisaly]

I'm so sorry to read this about Zowi. I know how much you love your little girl, and I hope she gets better very soon. I surely will keep both of you in my thoughts and prayers, and I anxiously await the results of her tests.

[zowiandnikasmom]

Originally Posted by Maximo

I don't have any experience with this or advice to offer, but I wanted to send best wishes to Zowi that this nothing serious and that it will be fixed easily with the medication. You are a good mommy for getting her to the doctor right away.

Keep us updated.

thanks so much for your well wishes! zowi and i appreciate it very much and would also like to send them to you & your maximo. takes a good doggie mommy to know one!

[zowiandnikasmom]

so zowi and i had to go back to the dogtors office this afternoon.... still no results to report unfortunately... the lab was unable to perform the more extensive test because there wasn't enough urine to do it. they did perform pretty much the same test that was done in office yesterday, with the same results. so today they took another sample and said it would be plenty and i will have results tomorrow. in the meantime, zowi is of course continuing the antibiotic (clavamox) prescribed yesterday. i will update when i know more....

[kjc]

Keeping Zowie in my prayers...

[zowiandnikasmom]

Originally Posted by lisaly

I'm so sorry to read this about Zowi. I know how much you love your little girl, and I hope she gets better very soon. I surely will keep both of you in my thoughts and prayers, and I anxiously await the results of her tests.

thank you so much for the positive thoughts and prayers! i am very anxious for the results too. now i have to wait, again. i'm trying not to worry too much and hoping it's nothing serious. up until this potty thing zowi has been more active with pixie around and in great health... we are keeping a very close eye on her for now and giving her lots of love, as always she's such a sweetie. i will update asap....

[zowiandnikasmom]

Originally Posted by kjc

Keeping Zowie in my prayers...

thank you so much! zowi and i greatly appreciate it!

[Patti]

I will keep Zowi in my prayers that it is nothing serious. My Pixie had a urinalysis done today and hers came back with trace amounts of white cells, blood and protein and her ph level was off. It is always such a worry with these babies.

[MaddiesMommie]

I am sorry your little Zowi is having this problem. I have no advice to offer but will say a prayer it is nothing serious. Hopefully, a minor issue that can be cleared up in no time. Sending well wishes to Zowi. ((hugs))

[zowiandnikasmom]

Originally Posted by Patti

I will keep Zowi in my prayers that it is nothing serious. My Pixie had a urinalysis done today and hers came back with trace amounts of white cells, blood and protein and her ph level was off. It is always such a worry with these babies.

thank you for keeping zowi in your prayers. we have also had your little pixie in ours. i am terribly sorry to hear that you and your baby are going through this. we will also hope that it is nothing serious with her and that it can be fixed with medication. you are right, i'm always worrying over mine too. non yorkie/dog people think i'm out of my mind with them always at the vet. but as we well know.... its always something... and they're worth it. i'll be checking in for updates on pixie... thanks again.

[zowiandnikasmom]

Originally Posted by MaddiesMommie

I am sorry your little Zowi is having this problem. I have no advice to offer but will say a prayer it is nothing serious. Hopefully, a minor issue that can be cleared up in no time. Sending well wishes to Zowi. ((hugs))

your prayers and well wishes are greatly appreciated. thanks

[zowiandnikasmom]

Originally Posted by zowiandnikasmom

thank you for keeping zowi in your prayers. we have also had your little pixie in ours. i am terribly sorry to hear that you and your baby are going through this. we will also hope that it is nothing serious with her and that it can be fixed with medication. you are right, i'm always worrying over mine too. non yorkie/dog people think i'm out of my mind with them always at the vet. but as we well know.... its always something... and they're worth it. i'll be checking in for updates on pixie... thanks again.

have the doctors given you a reason for this? i'll check your thread for more info...