biscandmatt1
Wise Old Thumper
bisc and his bladder issues are on-going and don't seem to have any pattern or reason. he not long ago did a course of higher metacam and cerenia and that worked well and he has been symptom free... until now, when he has started weeing outside the trays again, straining occasionally and hunching. usually he does smaller wee's more frequently, but this past couple of days he has been drinking more and doing bigger wee's, and his trays have been alot wetter. until our appointment i put his metacam back up again and all symptoms stopped and he has been acting normally. he's actually well in himself so it's all a bit strange.
we have been to the vets and he has had yet another thorough check over. there doesn't seem to be any reason or pattern to his bladder inflammation (if that's what it is. it never seems to be an infection) - we're now trialling a course of septrin, alongside the higher metacam for 10days just to see how he does. if after that it comes back again, then he will have to have all the xrays, urine cultures and bloods repeated. they never show anything up though. last tests were all clear.
his teeth were checked and they're fine. no stiffness in any joints etc. if anything, he looks fantastic and seems to be in great health. his snuffles are very stable.
the vet mentioned the possibility of this being psychological. he's seen it before and there doesn't seem to be a reason why. it just happens sometimes. we did consider this as it seemed behavioural at one point. so there is that possibility aswell. i don't know how deep rooted problems can be, but when bisc was very young, he had a very bad case of cystitis. he's always had sensitive bladder issues. he has a small bladder, and he's very funny about where and when he urinates. so who knows. :?
he's acting completely fine on higher metacam. so we'll see how we go with this course and after.
eta: his penis is a little bit red but not massively so. the vet said he also wouldn't class bisc as dirty underneath, even though he's not 100% clean like he used to be. also checked his hocks which are much better now we have got used to controlling them.
we have been to the vets and he has had yet another thorough check over. there doesn't seem to be any reason or pattern to his bladder inflammation (if that's what it is. it never seems to be an infection) - we're now trialling a course of septrin, alongside the higher metacam for 10days just to see how he does. if after that it comes back again, then he will have to have all the xrays, urine cultures and bloods repeated. they never show anything up though. last tests were all clear.
his teeth were checked and they're fine. no stiffness in any joints etc. if anything, he looks fantastic and seems to be in great health. his snuffles are very stable.
the vet mentioned the possibility of this being psychological. he's seen it before and there doesn't seem to be a reason why. it just happens sometimes. we did consider this as it seemed behavioural at one point. so there is that possibility aswell. i don't know how deep rooted problems can be, but when bisc was very young, he had a very bad case of cystitis. he's always had sensitive bladder issues. he has a small bladder, and he's very funny about where and when he urinates. so who knows. :?
he's acting completely fine on higher metacam. so we'll see how we go with this course and after.
eta: his penis is a little bit red but not massively so. the vet said he also wouldn't class bisc as dirty underneath, even though he's not 100% clean like he used to be. also checked his hocks which are much better now we have got used to controlling them.
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