Dog Bladder Infection

Dog bladder infection can result in serious dog sickness if left untreated. A canine illness like dog urinary tract infection is common; it typically comes from bacterial infections.

Canines can have a dog urinary tract infection at any time in their lives. In fact upward of 15% of all dogs develop a dog bladder infection during their lives. In part, this has to do with the fact that most canine owners don’t know a lot about dog urinary tract infections and prevention.

A dog urinary tract infection begins with bacteria. When bacteria are introduced through food or water, they enter the blood and lymphatic system. When the bacteria lodge in the bladder, an infection develops. The infection can affect the bladder, kidneys, urethra, and prostrate.

Female dogs are at a higher risk of urinary tract infections. That’s because the urethra is longer in a male canine (and the bacteria have to travel further to get to the bladder). That means that bacteria can get to a female dog's internal organs more easily.

The frustrating part about dog illness from infections is that you may not see anything that gives you a clue that something is amiss. Mild urinary tract infections don’t cause a canine to act oddly. By the time the canine starts whimpering when they urinate, the illness has gone beyond a simple stage dog sickness.

Having said that, if your pet vomits regularly or shows signs of weight loss, that may be a urinary tract infection. Additionally, more frequent (or less frequent) trips outside may also signal a UTI.

The easiest way to check your canine is to see if they've started drinking tons of water. Dogs with a urinary tract infection will often be very thirsty. This includes great thirst when the temperatures are COLD. Urinary tract infections often cause dehydration, so this is a normal reaction (although other dog illness such as diabetes can also result in thirsty dogs).

Warning: when your dog seems to cease eliminating normally this is a signal of a very serious infection that requires immediate care. If you can collect even a small sample of urine for your veterinarian, it will help their diagnosis process greatly. Bad odors, blood in the urine, or any sensitivity in your dog’s bladder region are significant signs to which you must pay attention.

There are some simple things you can do regularly to decrease your canine’s risk for dog urinary tract infection. First, and most important, is making sure your canine can relieve himself or herself on a regular basis. If you’re not going to be home for extended hours, get a neighbor or friend to help with this. The longer urine remains in the body, the higher the risk of infection.

Second, remember to keep your dog’s water dish full and clean. If you notice that the sides or bottom of the dish are an odd color - that's not healthy water. Scrub out the bowl regularly, and give your canine access to fresh water daily.

Third, dilute a little orange or lemon juice in your dog’s water. This improves acidity in your dog’s body, something that bacteria don’t like at all. If you can’t get your dog to drink the water/juice, then try mixing it with some favorite food.

Last but not least, remember that your dog’s nutritional intake effects their whole body. Make sure you’re feeding them GOOD food. If your pet has a bad reaction to anything you feed them, take a sample to your vet for testing. The faster you know about a problem, the sooner your canine will be out of risk and the better you will be able to minimize the impact of a dog bladder infection.

Once your pet has recovered from the bladder infection, it is important for your canine to recover digestive health. We recommend a 100% herbal remedy called PetAlive Digestive Support which is developed to treat digestive system problems in pets.

Its benefits include balancing and maintaining healthy digestive functioning; soothing gastric mucus membranes irritated by antibiotics and other medicines; and it supports absorption of nutrition.

Digestive Support is a good digestive system tonic for your pet and contains carefully chosen herbs in therapeutic dosage to soothe and support the stomach lining, esophagus, and entire digestive tract of your canine.

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