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FoxysMommy · 07-01-2007, 01:25 PM

Heatheranne,

Thanks for sharing your experiences with "leakiness."

Just to update the situation, the vet did a urinalysis just to be sure there was no UTI, and it turned out that Foxy had a low-grade infection. She's been on anitbiotics for about 4 days now, and I'm trying to make sure she goes as often as possible. For the first 3 days on the antibiotics, she was fine, but last night I noticed a spot so it's not over yet.

However, the vet also did bloodwork (at my request; I'd rather have all the information about what's going on than try to guess at what might be going on) and that came back with some elevated readings on one of her kidney enzymes (the blood urea nitrogen or BUN enzyme). The other enzyme was well within normal range.

The vet's not sure if the UTI might have caused the elevated enzyme, or the kidneys not functioning 100% right might have caused the UTI. So, we're on a wait-and-see mission now, hoping the antibiotics will clear it up.

I am just hoping the contaminated pet food didn't do some kind of damage to her kidneys. I am seriously considering making food for her myself, because I just don't trust manufacturers right now.

As for what I would do if she does have leakiness due to spaying, I know it's not as drastic as Heatheranne's situation, and I saw a few OTC products on 1-800-PetMeds that control incontinence. I might try those before I try DES.

07-01-2007, 01:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
FoxysMommy Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Macungie, PA Posts: 57	Heatheranne, Thanks for sharing your experiences with "leakiness." Just to update the situation, the vet did a urinalysis just to be sure there was no UTI, and it turned out that Foxy had a low-grade infection. She's been on anitbiotics for about 4 days now, and I'm trying to make sure she goes as often as possible. For the first 3 days on the antibiotics, she was fine, but last night I noticed a spot so it's not over yet. However, the vet also did bloodwork (at my request; I'd rather have all the information about what's going on than try to guess at what might be going on) and that came back with some elevated readings on one of her kidney enzymes (the blood urea nitrogen or BUN enzyme). The other enzyme was well within normal range. The vet's not sure if the UTI might have caused the elevated enzyme, or the kidneys not functioning 100% right might have caused the UTI. So, we're on a wait-and-see mission now, hoping the antibiotics will clear it up. I am just hoping the contaminated pet food didn't do some kind of damage to her kidneys. I am seriously considering making food for her myself, because I just don't trust manufacturers right now. As for what I would do if she does have leakiness due to spaying, I know it's not as drastic as Heatheranne's situation, and I saw a few OTC products on 1-800-PetMeds that control incontinence. I might try those before I try DES.