Even without going to the hospital for examination, owners can understand the dog's health status by observing the dog's urine.

1. Do not be careless if your dog’s urine has the following abnormalities

1. Unable to urinate smoothly, stop urinating for a while, stick out the buttocks without changing position, then urinate a little more, the whole process is intermittent.

2. I haven’t seen dogs drinking water, but they pee very frequently.

3. Dog urine has a strong smell, and the smell is obvious.

4. There is blood in the urine, or there will be a few drops of dark or blood-colored liquid after urinating.

5. There is purulent discharge from the urethra orifice.

6. The dog suddenly discharges dark, brown, blood, or wine-colored urine.

2. Possible diseases

It may not be very comprehensive and requires detailed diagnosis by a doctor later.

1. Urinary tract infection, abnormal urine caused by urethral stones, prostate or other urinary system diseases in male dogs, inflammation or other urinary system diseases after neutering in female dogs, and common food poisoning, internal heat and other conditions.

2. For urinary diseases, start with low-end urine tests, then go to the urethra, bladder, and kidneys, and then go up to the examinations. Blood tests and even X-rays are needed to confirm the diagnosis

Tips: After discovering the above situation, don’t make random guesses about what kind of disease it is or blindly give medicine to the dog. Remember! This can easily mislead you when describing the truth, and it can also easily mislead the doctor.

3. What the owner should do after discovering abnormalities in dog urine

1. Abnormal urine is not a matter of immediate death, so as long as the dog is in good spirits, don’t be too nervous or scare yourself.

2. Take the dog’s temperature (you can use the thermometer to measure the rectal temperature), and check the temperature and humidity of the dog’s nose.

3. On the premise of not filling the dog with too much water, find a clean container to catch the urine when the dog urinates. Make sure that the urine is not contaminated. If the weather is too hot and the delivery time is too long, the accuracy of the test will be reduced.

Note: If you want to take it at home, it is best to urinate in the morning (same as a physical examination) or in the middle of the urine.

There are usually several fixed time points for dogs to pee. When you come home and your dog is excited; after eating, your dog will drink water and then pee; when you go out for a walk, a mature dog will go back and pee regularly. point.

Tips: For dogs that can pee at home, parents can quickly observe the dog’s abnormal behavior.condition. If you pee on the grass, it will be difficult to find the problem immediately!

4. Diagnosis and sending to hospital

1. After collecting urine, you should immediately send it for examination and take your dog to the hospital. The doctor may ask the following questions. The owner can observe and record them in advance, which is very helpful for the doctor to diagnose as soon as possible.

1) Feeding situation, and whether the dog has eaten extra food secretly.

2) Swimming conditions, whether the dog has swam in unclean water.

3) The situation of sterilization and estrus, whether and when to sterilize, and whether there was anything wrong with the previous estrus.

4) Past medical history, this is very important and is an important basis for the diagnosis of dog diseases.

5) The first time the urine abnormality occurred and how long it lasted.

2. Recommended inspections:

Because it is a urine abnormality, the first step is of course to do a urine test. If no abnormalities are found, then do blood biochemistry and blood routine.

The second step is to decide whether to do X-rays, B-ultrasound, etc. of the urethra, bladder, and kidneys based on the results of the first step.

3. Wait for the doctor’s diagnosis, and then the owner must follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.

5. Prevent and treat urine diseases at home

Regular daily lotion: chlorhexidine or povidone-iodine solution 5% is recommended (every woman knows this).

Medicine for urinary tract infection: Sanjin Tablet (this... women also know this).

Stones: If it’s not serious, just drink more water and exercise more. It’s basically the same as human stones. If it’s serious, you need surgery to remove it.

In short, dogs that usually eat a lot of dry food must be allowed to drink more water.