UTI in female golden doodle puppy:(

[Jill DeMartino]

Hi. I was just wondering if anyone has any experience with female golden doodle UTI. She is 5 1/2 months old. On Friday I started noticing her squatting a bit more than the norm. Brought her to emergency vet (ours was closed) on Sunday evening. I was able to obtain a clean catch urine sample at home and was not willing to allow a doctor I was not familiar with to get sterile sample via needle aspiration. They started her on Clavamox 2x/day for 14 days based on her symptoms and sent her urine to lab. Urine results still pending due to holiday.I called my vet today and notified her that she still is excessively squatting and straining despite 4 dose of the Clavamox. She also is excessively drooling since starting the Clavamox. I got her out of her crate this morning and her beard and front of chest were all wet from salivating:( My vet said she could be a bit nauseous from the Clavamox (I am giving it with food) and suggested giving Pepcid with the Clavamox and to call her in 24 hours if squatting does not improve. Her energy is still there (still will go for short walk, gets a bit playful at times, chews her toys), but she seems to tire out easily. Eating and drinking as usual. Anyone know how long the Clavamox takes to start working? I had a female doodle before and she had a UTI as a puppy and from what I remember she was improved after 2 doses of the Clavamox. My mind is racing….LoL. Worried bacteria that is causing UTI is resistant to Clavamox and worried it may be a stone rather than a UTI :) Although my vet says stones are pretty rare in young pups. Also, very worried she may have to have a sterile sample obtained via needle aspiration:) Any advice much appreciated!
Jill

UPDATE:  I also had gotten back the results from the urinalysis that the emergency vet had sent off.  It came back completely normal:( I was so confused!  So I had kept Lily on the the Clavamox for a few days and there was absolutely no change in the excessive squatting when trying to go pee.  Just a note, the Pepcid prior to giving an antibiotic really helps!  I brought her back to my vet.  My vet said that dogs can have a UTI even with a normal urinalysis.  She was however, concerned that Lily had not responded to the Clavamox after 4 1/2 days.  She said you usually see results with 24 hours.  So she was thinking with a normal urinalysis and no response to the Clavamox that Lily could have a possible kidney and/or bladder stone(s).  She did an X-ray and also attempted to get a sterile sample of urine, but Lily did not have enough urine in her bladder to obtain the sample:(  She suggested changing her antibiotic to Cephalexin 3x/day.  So we started that antibiotic on Thursday night and low and behold by Friday afternoon the excessive squatting has come to a stop:)  She is also tolerating this antibiotic much better.  No more salivation and she also has her normal energy back.  She has to do a 14 day course of the Cephalexin.  Now that she is looking better and we know what it is, I am a happy mama:)

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[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Thanks so much for the update.  I am so glad that she is doing better. You are a good doodle mama.

[Jill DeMartino]

thank you:)

[Lori, Winnie, Bob and Indie]

Great news!

[Jill DeMartino]

It sure it:)