Urinary Tract Infection..ARGH!!!!!
Ok, from the title I'm sure you can tell I'm panicking. Waiting for 8AM to roll by so I can take her to the vet..poor Spuds peeing out a bit of blood! 
On call vet called me back and wanted me to have her hold it until she comes in...one hour should be fine....poor thing, she's unconfortable and now laying on her bed all wrapped up as if it's cold (it's not)
That and I found a FLEA on her last night...does anything ever end...
Anyway just wanted to share..anybody with suggestions on I may alleviate her discomfort please feel free to tell..
On call vet called me back and wanted me to have her hold it until she comes in...one hour should be fine....poor thing, she's unconfortable and now laying on her bed all wrapped up as if it's cold (it's not) That and I found a FLEA on her last night...does anything ever end...
Anyway just wanted to share..anybody with suggestions on I may alleviate her discomfort please feel free to tell..
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Keep us posted on the Spud
How is she now?
She's finally asleep..poor thing. It's her 10 month bday too. They gave her Calavmox (antibiotic) and Capstar for her flea(s).
*Joe, apparently they DONT recommend the flea shampoos anymore and would rather give this one capsule Capstar? I think I'll give it to her after today to see how she reacts to her antibiotics. She's also due to get another dose of Frontline on Friday. I don't think it was Katsu, fleas are everywhere, the little bastards.
Anyway, Shao New sends her thanks for the best wishes ;-) I'm just glad I saw the red spot come out while I stared at her trying to pee (she kept hovering for minutes at a time). I can only imagine if I had gone straight to work!
*edit--has anybody given their dog cranberry juice? I've also been giving her blueberries as a treat heard that's really good for dogs? Guess I haven't been giving enough..that and I'm really going to have to come home at lunchtime to let her out from now on..I'm having a guilt complex now :-/
Make sure she has access to plenty of water so she can flush her system.
There is Berry Balance by Sold Gold. It's a powder you can put on food. You don't need much. 1/8 of a tea sp for a 15 lb dog, 3 days a week. As always check with your vet to make sure all is a ok first though. If it were me I would wait until you are done with the prescriptions since Clavamox can give tummy troubles for some animals. You don't want to compound the situation. Treat one thing first and use the berry to maintain health for a month or so, once the antibiotics are done.
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SnF, your note re: young female pups makes so much more sense. My old dog was a female, and we never had any UTI problems (she was an adult when we rescued her and was not spayed). Getting spayed is still a necessity and I don't regret getting Spuds done, I just need to be more careful with her..though the vet said it "just happens". *shrugs* Thanks also for reminding me of the berry thing Solid gold makes, she's on SG now, so it shouldn't be too much of an addition, but will check w/ the vet--and yes they told me the antibiotic would upset her tummy so to feed her a light meal while administering.
Casey, is it true they will be 100% tomorrow after being on antibiotics for a day?
One a side note, while she was getting checked, the other vet (my vet has the late shift today and wasn't there) and the vet tech both said, "wow, you're a NICE Shiba!" I found that interesting...wonder if they are notorious with vets as over-reactive troublemakers.
On the NICE Shiba comment. Koda just finished his shots a week and a half ago and we've been going to the dog park. I've gotten that comment about him. I think cause he's still just a pup and small, although he's black and already bigger than any Shiba so I don't get how he looks like a Shiba at all. It's usually followed by the "All the other Shibas who come here are so mean. They fight until they break skin." Poor Shibas have such a bad wrap.
While Tsuki never had UTI issues, our pal Eva the cairn terrier had a few as a pup growing up. I hear its common.
***healing vibes for the special potato***
Thanks for everybody's healing thoughts
ps-I'm calling her the geriatric pup today, as she got her heartworm, frontline, claritin and clavmox this morning (over a 3 hour span)..now that's drugged up
And yes, gotta make sure the pill popping starts young hehe.
I've heard of a few shibas with crystals actually. Not sure if they all ate dry food only or not..
A good blog for you to check out would be Winnie's: http://awinnieday.blogspot.com/
She blogs about Winnie (shiba)'s crystals and prevention of them.
She's also a partial raw feeder and home cooks for her dogs - that should interest you, too!
And yes, I hate processed dog food, and it doesn't help Spuds is so fragile compared to my old dog who ate whatever we had (within reason) and lived happy and healthy! I'm keeping her on the dog food as she is a puppy and it has more nutrition than what I can provide at this point (I need to start reseraching on how to be a good doggy cook), and this blog looks very promising!