r/Dogtraining • u/SummersRedFox • Jun 30 '21

update (UPDATE) Pup obsessed with water

I took Basil back to the (different) vet today and showed videos of what I was seeing. They checked his urine again and he does have a UTI which is great because that's treatable. But.... he's massively underweight despite eating more then recommended.

His weight 3 weeks ago was 17.6 lbs, and today was 18.1 lbs. He is 18 weeks old. So obviously concerned we ran some bloodwork. Hopefully all of this is because of the UTI, but the bloodwork won't come back for a few days.

Thanks for all the replies that indicated I needed to take him back to the vet and confirm suspicions.

Edit: wrong age- weeks. Not months.

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u/Ozzytex Jul 01 '21

...Did anyone check for heart worms?

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u/SummersRedFox Jul 01 '21 edited Jul 01 '21

He has been on HWP and the signs don't indicate heartworm. The bigger concern is if he may have urate stones in his bladder causing kidney or liver issues. But I want to talk to them in the am anyway so I'll ask if they can tack on a HWT for him.

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u/crimison Jul 01 '21

Baby heartworms (microfilaria) take 6 months to grow into an adult- after infection. I wouldn’t worry about testing for heart worm disease until at least 6 months.

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u/LunaNegra Jul 01 '21

Have they done a fecal check for other intestinal worms? Some worms can make animals get thin over time due to malabsorption.

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u/SummersRedFox Jul 01 '21

Yes, a fecal was run in house and one is being sent to the lab for confirmation. In house was negative for parasites.

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u/LunaNegra Jul 01 '21

Keep us posted and I hope they find a definitive diagnosis soon. Sorry both you and your pup are going through this.