Has your pet started to leave pee puddles at home?
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▫️Does he have trouble waiting until your arrival at home to go for a walk?
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▫️Does he urinate more often than usual?
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▫️Have pee puddles become very small or, on the contrary, too big?
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✔️Many dog owners are familiar with these issues. And even though it might seem that only a professional can help to solve them, the professional you should turn to in the first place is a vet.
This is the only way to make sure that there are no urinary system problems at play:
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🔴Cystitis (bladder infection);
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🔴 Vesical calcification (formation of vesical stones in kidneys, ureter and bladder);
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🔴Acute and chronic kidney disease.
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There might be several reasons for these:
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◾️Irrational eating.
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There must be a balance of mineral substances in the diet (magnesium, calcium, phosphorus).
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!Feeding your dog cheap dog food may lead straight to vesical calcification;
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◾️Chronic or inflammatory processes.
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Pathogenic microflora may predispose to stone formation, because vital activity of microorganisms synthesizes insoluble minerals;
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◾️Dehydration.
Water deficiency or drinking hard running water may lead to urinary tract diseases too;
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◾️Sedentary lifestyle and obesity.
This leads to metabolism problems and, consequently, urinary tract problems;
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◾️Chronic and acute urinary tract obstruction;
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◾️Neoplasia in the organs of the urinary tract;
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◾️Hormonal disbalances
Calcium levels in the blood is regulated by parathyroid hormone, hypofunction of which leads to a decrease in the concentration of calcium in your pet’s blood.
Hyperfunction of this hormone leads to the increased calcium levels in blood and urine;
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◾️Hereditary, genetic and breed-related predisposition.
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This is why punishing your pup or training him is not always a way out. Visit a vet to detect any possible health problems first.
