Dog Urinary Problems Symptoms - Straining, Increase In Urine & Incontinence

Any changes to a dog’s normal urinary function are serious and demand for immediate investigation by a vet.

The common signs and symptoms of dog urinary disorder are straining to pass urine, traces of blood in the urine, incontinence, increased in urination and excessive drinking and increase thirst.

A dog straining to urine can be cause by an infection, mineral sediment in the urine, or bladder stones lodged like plugs in the urethra. Apart from being painful, this condition can be life threatening. Urine is often clouded with pus and discolored by blood. Straining is more painful and serious if the cause is mineral stones developing in the bladder.

While incontinence is common in older dogs, it can also occur for a variety of reasons in younger dogs. Should not be confused with urinating as a signs of subservience, this condition occur mostly in female dogs and is a possible signs of hormonal imbalance. Injuries to the spine affecting the nerve supply to the bladder can also cause incontinence.

Increase urination are possible signs of kidney and bladder infections. Poor kidney filtration commonly seen in older dogs (chronic nephrosis) and in young dogs of certain breeds (juvenile nephrosis) often result in more diluted urine being passed. Liver diseases as well as diabetes also causes increase amount of urine being pass and usually increase in thirst, making the dogs drink more than usual. All these are similar symptoms when a dog is treated for cortisone or when the adrenal gland produces too much cortisone.

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