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tinav · 09-25-2007, 04:23 AM

I didn't know where to post this but being that GiGi has had a reoccurance of UTI just a month since her last bout of it I had to ask this question. Can a dog get UTI from having their annal glands expressed

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GiGi is 5 1/2 years old and has never had UTI or any other internal infection. In May I took to her old vet for her annual check up (we had vets switched for a couple of years). For the first time at any vet visit the vet raised the question of whether she need to be expressed I said I didn't know but that I don't see any prob with her pooping. So he checked it out and said she needed it. After it was done I still didn't see the NEED to have it done. Since then she has gotten UTI 2x's.

I am not to vet crazy lately and am pretty ticked off now as I am beginning to think the some of these vet are more pranksters than healers.

Tina

Ellie May · 09-25-2007, 06:02 AM

I have absolutely no idea if that can cause a UTI but I wouldn't think so. I hate to be the barer of bad news, but I guess I should just get it out there. Ellie had a UTI this summer. We went through antibiotics. Something still wasn't right. It came back or never really went away. We went back to the vet and they couldn't get a urine sample this time. The vet did an xray (no stones) and put Ellie on a stronger antibiotic. Everything seems pretty well back to normal. Here is the problem. With the two UTIs (or one that wouldn't go away) and a few other symptoms some people said I should have Ellie's bile acids tested. I did and something isn't right. Moral of the story? If your Yorkie has more than one UTI please have their bile acids tested. If you already have, that is great and it is probably just a stubborn infection.

tinav · 09-25-2007, 07:50 AM

I just started to give her the meds yesterday and already she is fine. But yes I will keep a close watch on her. And yes I am praying that it is nothing more than a stubborn infection. All else seems to be fine with her.

Tina

tinav · 09-25-2007, 07:52 AM

What were the other symptoms...if you don't mind sharing.

Tina

Ellie May · 09-25-2007, 07:59 AM

Of course I don't mind.

Trouble gaining weight/always has been skinny
Piggy when it comes to eating human food
Itchy paws after eating lamb
Severe reaction to a vaccine
Throwing up on a certain food for no reason (actually it was crappy food though)
Besides all that she is off standard and I thought she was poorly bred

tinav · 09-25-2007, 08:07 AM

Thanks for the info.....GiGi doesn't have any of those signs. But I will freek out if she needs more meds after this time. They actually cut the prescip tion in half. Only half pill once a day instead of twice.

So I am hoping that this is all she needs.

Thanks
Tina

tinav · 09-25-2007, 08:08 AM

BTW is a bile acid test done with blood work or is it done another way.

Tina

Ellie May · 09-25-2007, 08:14 AM

A bile acid test is usually a blood test. I think it can be done with urine but that is very questionable right now. You just fast your dog for 12 hours (overnight) and take them to the vet for a blood draw. They feed a high protein meal and draw again 2 hours later. The normal results are premeal: less than 10 and postmeal: less than 15 or 20. Ellie's postmeal is 47.

tinav · 09-25-2007, 08:20 AM

Thanks....right now I don't think that it is an issue....but then who can tell till it happens. Thanks again...I am sorry to hear that Elli is having a problem with that I hope it clears up for her.

Tina

Yorkiekids · 09-25-2007, 09:22 AM

It wouldn't hurt to ask the vet about the test.

Ladymom · 09-25-2007, 09:33 AM

My Lady has uti's all the time. Usually when they come back it quickly it means they never really went away in the first place.

Did your vet do a sterile culture to find out what kind of bacteria was causing the infection? If not, the antibiotics he gave her probably didn't didn't clear it up. Lots of times vets will guess and prescribe an antibiotic that works in most cases, but if it doesn't work, it should be followed up with a culture.

80% of all uti's in both dogs and humans are caused by E-coli. Unfortunately, there is no one antibiotic that can kill E-Coli as it has become very resistant to drugs. Lady had an E-Coli uti this winter that took months to clear up. We just kept trying different antibiotics before we found something that worked. It turned out she had two different strains of E-Coli and needed two different antibiotics at the same time.

tinav · 09-25-2007, 11:38 AM

When I first brought her to the vet for UTI I asked him if her kiddneys etc were normal and he said yes all is alright just an infection. So I thinking anything further at this time is too much.

Thanks for the concern

Tina

Wylie's Mom · 09-25-2007, 12:45 PM

What are you feeding her? Bc sometimes diet can play a part in recurrent UTIs (like in humans). Poor honey!

tinav · 09-25-2007, 01:02 PM

Innova....we switched to that in May.

Tina

KristiC · 09-25-2007, 01:16 PM

I was just about to ask what food she was on too, my Gucci was 10 weeks old she kept having them a month apart and we did every test my Vet thought to do and everything came back normal and I changed food and she has not had no since, and the food she was on was Nutro Natural Lamb and Rice so no more of that food will be brought back into this house!

09-25-2007, 04:23 AM	#1
tinav Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,453	UTI from what???? I didn't know where to post this but being that GiGi has had a reoccurance of UTI just a month since her last bout of it I had to ask this question. Can a dog get UTI from having their annal glands expressed . GiGi is 5 1/2 years old and has never had UTI or any other internal infection. In May I took to her old vet for her annual check up (we had vets switched for a couple of years). For the first time at any vet visit the vet raised the question of whether she need to be expressed I said I didn't know but that I don't see any prob with her pooping. So he checked it out and said she needed it. After it was done I still didn't see the NEED to have it done. Since then she has gotten UTI 2x's. I am not to vet crazy lately and am pretty ticked off now as I am beginning to think the some of these vet are more pranksters than healers. Tina

09-25-2007, 06:02 AM	#2
Ellie May And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 17,928	I have absolutely no idea if that can cause a UTI but I wouldn't think so. I hate to be the barer of bad news, but I guess I should just get it out there. Ellie had a UTI this summer. We went through antibiotics. Something still wasn't right. It came back or never really went away. We went back to the vet and they couldn't get a urine sample this time. The vet did an xray (no stones) and put Ellie on a stronger antibiotic. Everything seems pretty well back to normal. Here is the problem. With the two UTIs (or one that wouldn't go away) and a few other symptoms some people said I should have Ellie's bile acids tested. I did and something isn't right. Moral of the story? If your Yorkie has more than one UTI please have their bile acids tested. If you already have, that is great and it is probably just a stubborn infection. __________________ Crystal, Ellie May (RIP), Rylee Finnegan, and Gracie Boo🐶

09-25-2007, 07:59 AM	#5
Ellie May And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 17,928	Of course I don't mind. Trouble gaining weight/always has been skinny Piggy when it comes to eating human food Itchy paws after eating lamb Severe reaction to a vaccine Throwing up on a certain food for no reason (actually it was crappy food though) Besides all that she is off standard and I thought she was poorly bred __________________ Crystal, Ellie May (RIP), Rylee Finnegan, and Gracie Boo🐶

09-25-2007, 08:14 AM	#8
Ellie May And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 17,928	A bile acid test is usually a blood test. I think it can be done with urine but that is very questionable right now. You just fast your dog for 12 hours (overnight) and take them to the vet for a blood draw. They feed a high protein meal and draw again 2 hours later. The normal results are premeal: less than 10 and postmeal: less than 15 or 20. Ellie's postmeal is 47. __________________ Crystal, Ellie May (RIP), Rylee Finnegan, and Gracie Boo🐶

09-25-2007, 09:22 AM	#10
Yorkiekids Piper & Sebastian Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: florida Posts: 14,495	It wouldn't hurt to ask the vet about the test. __________________ Susan, Piper ,Harley & Suiki

09-25-2007, 07:50 AM	#3
tinav Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,453	I just started to give her the meds yesterday and already she is fine. But yes I will keep a close watch on her. And yes I am praying that it is nothing more than a stubborn infection. All else seems to be fine with her. Tina

09-25-2007, 07:52 AM	#4
tinav Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,453	What were the other symptoms...if you don't mind sharing. Tina

09-25-2007, 08:07 AM	#6
tinav Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,453	Thanks for the info.....GiGi doesn't have any of those signs. But I will freek out if she needs more meds after this time. They actually cut the prescip tion in half. Only half pill once a day instead of twice. So I am hoping that this is all she needs. Thanks Tina

09-25-2007, 08:08 AM	#7
tinav Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,453	BTW is a bile acid test done with blood work or is it done another way. Tina

09-25-2007, 08:20 AM	#9
tinav Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,453	Thanks....right now I don't think that it is an issue....but then who can tell till it happens. Thanks again...I am sorry to hear that Elli is having a problem with that I hope it clears up for her. Tina

09-25-2007, 09:33 AM	#11
Ladymom Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 8,317	My Lady has uti's all the time. Usually when they come back it quickly it means they never really went away in the first place. Did your vet do a sterile culture to find out what kind of bacteria was causing the infection? If not, the antibiotics he gave her probably didn't didn't clear it up. Lots of times vets will guess and prescribe an antibiotic that works in most cases, but if it doesn't work, it should be followed up with a culture. 80% of all uti's in both dogs and humans are caused by E-coli. Unfortunately, there is no one antibiotic that can kill E-Coli as it has become very resistant to drugs. Lady had an E-Coli uti this winter that took months to clear up. We just kept trying different antibiotics before we found something that worked. It turned out she had two different strains of E-Coli and needed two different antibiotics at the same time. __________________ http://www.myladysdogbows.com/ http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref...6213341?ref=nf

09-25-2007, 11:38 AM	#12
tinav Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,453	When I first brought her to the vet for UTI I asked him if her kiddneys etc were normal and he said yes all is alright just an infection. So I thinking anything further at this time is too much. Thanks for the concern Tina

09-25-2007, 12:45 PM	#13
Wylie's Mom Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 35,889 Blog Entries: 2	What are you feeding her? Bc sometimes diet can play a part in recurrent UTIs (like in humans). Poor honey! __________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann \| Pfeiffer \| Marcel Verdel Purcell \| Wylie \| Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨°

09-25-2007, 01:02 PM	#14
tinav Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,453	Innova....we switched to that in May. Tina

09-25-2007, 01:16 PM	#15
KristiC Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tennessee Posts: 669	I was just about to ask what food she was on too, my Gucci was 10 weeks old she kept having them a month apart and we did every test my Vet thought to do and everything came back normal and I changed food and she has not had no since, and the food she was on was Nutro Natural Lamb and Rice so no more of that food will be brought back into this house!