Merlin again

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Poor Merls... Woke up this morning obviously in a lot of pain, couldn't walk properly and was holding his back crooked. We are always worried if anything like this happens that it might be his hips, but I suspected a bladder infection as he's also been dripping urine a bit over the weekend while I was away visiting my daughter and grandchild in Finland. Sure enough, it seems he has either a stomach or bladder infection. Now we have to get a urine sample, which should be fun. He has painkillers, and if the infection suspicion is confirmed, then he will have antibiotics.

Fingers crossed that he recovers quickly...
 
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Jacqui-S said:
Oh no, poor boy...is he prone to uti's ?
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Not really, but he has had several infections of various sorts over the past year; a nasty ear infection that took many weeks to clear up properly, a couple of fairly serious stomach upsets, and now this... He is a bit of a sensitive flower, tbh. I am actually considering taking him off raw food and moving him to a commercial diet, because I sometimes think that might work better for him.

I remembered about the UTI causing pain in the back from Bones having it once. I also remember our quite hilarious attempts at collecting wee, with Bones skulking around the garden and refusing to pee any time I got near him with the pee jar... He clearly thought I had become very weird and was acting in a most inappropriate manner... I also remember that I got a tip from The Other Place about quickly sliding a baking tray underneath rather than trying to use the urine sample jar, which really worked very well!
 
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A ladle is a brilliant idea, and hopefully not too (?) weird for him - I was thinking a baking tray might have a lots of resonance and splash back! Poor Merlin, I hope he’s more comfortable very soon x
 
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It was so sad this morning... He could barely get up, made it out to the garden with us and then slowly over to the woods for a poo, but he was clearly very uncomfortable. He ate his breakfast, but then just lay down in his bed and did not want to get up again. :( We got him to the vet's as soon as possible.
 
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Anne123 said:
When I have to take a urine sample I use a ladl for soup….
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We also use a ladle. The long handle is what makes it easy. Although our vet got a urine sample in 2 secs. She took Snowie on a leash in their back area where all the dogs wee, and within seconds he lifted his leg. She got the sample in a flash, in one of those small stainless steel tray things that vets and dentists have. It was just marvellous witnessing an expert wee catcher!
 
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M.F. said:
We also use a ladle. The long handle is what makes it easy. Although our vet got a urine sample in 2 secs. She took Snowie on a leash in their back area where all the dogs wee, and within seconds he lifted his leg. She got the sample in a flash, in one of those small stainless steel tray things that vets and dentists have. It was just marvellous witnessing an expert wee catcher!
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Ah, yes maybe that is what is meant, rather than a baking tray... :giggl:
 
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