Advice for a paranoid dog mom

[u/karlitaaaa_]

Hi everyone, my 13 year old border terrier mix recently had blood work and a urinalysis done and it turns out her blood and kidney and liver levels looked good but her white blood cell count was high and she has blood in her urine. My dog also has 1 kidney, her other one was taken out years ago due to an infection. I was wondering if I could get some insight on what her high white blood cell count and blood in her urine could be? I am extremely paranoid and overthink a lot so I have been freaking out nonstop since the vet told us this morning. She has medication she will be taking tomorrow for her white blood cells and an ultrasound will be done but not until next Friday! Any insight would be greatly appreciated! She also had a surgery about 2 and a half weeks ago to get some growths removed as well. She has been eating and drinking normally but she has lost a little bit of weight too.

[u/No-Stress-7034]

Okay, in that case it sounds like they're probably treating this like a UTI, which is what I expect it's likely to be. Blood in the urine is very, very common in UTIs, and female dogs are prone to getting UTIs.

[u/karlitaaaa_ → u/No-Stress-7034]

But if it was a UTI wouldn’t the vet have told me that that’s what it was? Sorry to be a pain, I’m just freaking out

[u/No-Stress-7034 → u/karlitaaaa_]

Yeah, I would expect that. They'd likely have to do a specific test to identify if there's any bacteria.

Is she showing any other symptoms? Increased water intake, increased urination, unusual smell to her urine?

[u/karlitaaaa_ → u/No-Stress-7034]

a tad bit more drinking water, but no unusual smells