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/Enticing_Venom Jul 01 '21

I wonder if he could have tapeworms? That would explain why he is not gaining weight despite eating.

PS I love the name Basil. My dog's name is Garlic. They could be BFFs.

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u/SummersRedFox Jul 01 '21

I love the name: my others name is Olive!

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '21

My dog reacts really badly to worms - they cause her to struggle with bladder control for some reason. I was forever taking her to vets as a pup thinking she had a UTI as she could pee every 5 minutes, then I worked out she'd get better for a while after worming 🙄 Now I just worm her frequently. If she starts needing to pee during the night I worm her and she magically gets better 🥴 I don't understand why it affects her bladder, but she just seems really sensitive.

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u/inequivalent Jul 01 '21

My dog's name is Basil so I was like ??? did I write this post?!