Pink Urine?

[BellaWillow]

I am fostering a 16 week old yorkie right now until she can go to her permanent home. She comes from a great breeder (our breeder) and was perfectly healthy a week ago when she went to her supposedly permanent home. They only kept her for five days and she is now at my house awaiting her new family to finish the arrangements with the breeder so they can bring her home.

She seems perfectly fine, however, she had a little pink urine this morning. Not sure what this was. It wasn't red like blood, but just a shade of pink. She is going on potty pads and eating and drinking and pooping and peeing and playing with Willow like crazy . . . she just had a little pink in her urine.

Has anybody ever seen this before? Any help you could give me would be great. Thanks much.

[Superstarkba]

I have never heard of that. Have you tried calling the breeder and asking her, or calling your vet?

[marcerella02]

Originally Posted by BellaWillow

I am fostering a 16 week old yorkie right now until she can go to her permanent home. She comes from a great breeder (our breeder) and was perfectly healthy a week ago when she went to her supposedly permanent home. They only kept her for five days and she is now at my house awaiting her new family to finish the arrangements with the breeder so they can bring her home.

She seems perfectly fine, however, she had a little pink urine this morning. Not sure what this was. It wasn't red like blood, but just a shade of pink. She is going on potty pads and eating and drinking and pooping and peeing and playing with Willow like crazy . . . she just had a little pink in her urine.

Has anybody ever seen this before? Any help you could give me would be great. Thanks much.

my first guess would be a small amount of blood has turned it pink... but i'm not sure... i'd wait and see if it continues today.. if it does i'd bring her in to the vet.

[Patti]

Could be the start if a UTI? Is is possibly something on the pad that turned pink? I hope she is ok.

[Yorkiekids]

Maybe she got hold of something she shouldn't have. I'd keep an eye on her and if it happens again. I'd take her to the vet to be checked out.

[YorkieRose]

Have the vet check her urine sample..are you 100% positive she is only 16 weeks?

[BellaWillow]

Originally Posted by YorkieRose

Have the vet check her urine sample..are you 100% positive she is only 16 weeks?

Yes . . . I am 100% positive she is only 16 weeks old. It's funny that you mention that though because the breeder just told me that the only time she has ever seen that is when dogs are in heat. I don't think the baby is in heat though. She comes from the same breeder where Willow comes from and she has turned out to be a very dear friend. I called her right away this morning and she felt it may be the early stages of a UTI and was on her way down to pick her up. She is supposed to be going to her new family in two more days, but she is going to have to go back up to the breeders for now until they can figure out what caused this. Second urine of the morning was perfect in color and we were able to catch it in cake pan. Breeder. baby, and pee sample are off to visit the vet to see what this may be. We are thinking that because of all the changes the baby went through over the past week, she may have got a UTI. She was at her supposed permanent home only five days and in that five days I guess she was too much to handle. She pooped and peed all over the house, peed on the dry cleaning, peed on a backpack, terrorized the cats, and escaped out of the flex pen. She has been at my house for six days and has done great. She eats, sleeps, poops, and pees . . . on the puppy pads I might add! She is a very sweet puppy and I would love to keep her . . . but just can't justify the $1,500 cost especially since I am still recovering from Willow's $5,000 broken leg surgeries at Christmas.

Please say a little prayer that the baby will be okay and all ready to go to her new home in a couple of days.

[YorkieRose]

Sounds like the breeder has things well under control..best wishes...

PS..Puppy sounds perfectly normal in behavior for a 16 week old..what do people expect if they turn her loose..same as giving a two yr old the run of the hosue all day while you are out!!!!