Prayers Needed For Romeo [Updated 2.1.07]

[caseysmom]

Prayers on the way for Romeo, I sure hope its nothing serious.

[chocolatepuppy]

It may be a long shot, but I hope it is just behavioral issues. My Lacey, four years ago starting drinking and peeing like crazy. Her urine specific gravity was messed up too. After a few quick tests we waited a few days to see if it was behavioral, then they did more testing.They were leaning towards the same things on your list. Found nothing in the test results, and a few days later she stopped drinking so much and then peeing less.
The reason we came up with? My RB Mandy had to be leashed (due to her bad heart)instead of running loose with Lacey. It must have upset her, there was nothing wrong with her, she was back to normal.
According to some of your recent posts, moving and all, could it be Romeo is just upset? I hope that is all it is.

[areias]

No news as of yet...if I don't hear from the vet by 3 I'll give them a call.

According to some of your recent posts, moving and all, could it be Romeo is just upset? I hope that is all it is.

But he's been peeing like this since I got him...so I don't know. I remember telling people he's been hard to housebreak as he always has to pee like all the time. When I first got him, he would go outside, pee, then come back in and play with zoie for like 5 minutes and then have a big accident. I was told he would grow out of it.

[borzoimom]

I can not think of a single thing that long term peeing that doesnt turn into blood etc to indicate a different problem. Petetuatary, thyroid, diabetes.. those yes- but the last one has been ruled out. Dogs that are hypothyroid the side effect of UTI shows up alot- but I am at a loss here.
Your vet looks like they have the gamma covered.. I know the waiting is hard, but at least you will know and how to treat it.

[ramanth]

Poor Romeo. I hope the tests can bring forth a conclusive answer and that you can get him healed.

I know a thing or two about expensive tests.

[areias]

Called the vet, the bloodwork came in. Everything looks OK except his phospherus is pretty high, which can mean something's wrong with the kidneys-but his kidney values did come back fine. That's good.

Now...as he told me, the next thing to do would be a Cushings test. If that comes back ok then there would be the issue of putting him on a medication for diabetes insipidus, and if he gets better then that's what it is. If he dosen't, then he should do a water deprivation test and see if he's psycologically drinking too much. He told me that he's really not supposed to recommend it, but that I can start giving him limited amounts of water and see if his urine concentrates. But if he gets sick..then he gets sick and there's a problem. I don't know, I hate to say it...I'm just having a hard time swallowing $300 for just a test for Cushings. If everything was pointing towards Cushings then I would go for it, but to be so unsure....So I guess I'm going to sleep on it and try and figure out what the best route to go is.

[Ginger's Mom]

Good luck. I hope that it is something easily fixed or controlled. Prayers going out for Romeo.

[borzoimom]

Called the vet, the bloodwork came in. Everything looks OK except his phospherus is pretty high, which can mean something's wrong with the kidneys-but his kidney values did come back fine. That's good.

Now...as he told me, the next thing to do would be a Cushings test. If that comes back ok then there would be the issue of putting him on a medication for diabetes insipidus, and if he gets better then that's what it is. If he dosen't, then he should do a water deprivation test and see if he's psycologically drinking too much. He told me that he's really not supposed to recommend it, but that I can start giving him limited amounts of water and see if his urine concentrates. But if he gets sick..then he gets sick and there's a problem. I don't know, I hate to say it...I'm just having a hard time swallowing $300 for just a test for Cushings. If everything was pointing towards Cushings then I would go for it, but to be so unsure....So I guess I'm going to sleep on it and try and figure out what the best route to go is.

Well if you trust your vet, go with his recommendation. I trust mine, and would do what they said. An emergency clinic or a doctor I didnt know, I would get a second opinion. Its really up to whether you trust them and the line of treatment. ..