So we had a bit of a health scare with Menchi this last week.
She had accidents in the house on three occasions over a 24 hour period, so the immediate reaction and assumption was "Oh, she has a UTI" and I collected some urine, and dropped that off at the vet for analysis.
The vet also confirmed a possible infection and had us start her on antibiotics while sending out samples for culture, and more testing to confirm and get a sensitivity. The scare came when the outside lab's results came back with an alarming amount of protein in Menchi's sample. The vet had tested this also and gotten normal results for a dog with a UTI...the results from the lab however indicated a serious kidney issue. Since Shar Pei are not strangers to kidney disease I immediately became worried...
Dr Miller counseled to wait for the culture results to see if there was some bacterial nastiness going on...because bacterial load in the urine will raise pH and if the pH is high enough it overloads the buffer in the test kits and can cause false results!
The results of the culture showed a serious infection...so now we are finishing the antibiotic therapy and retesting when Menchi's system is back to normal to make sure the protein result was a fluke...
So send happy thoughts for Miss Menchi until further notice...
Today I had the day off and it was gorgeous so we headed out to the park for a while. Here is some photographic evidence for you...
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| We met this guy with awesomely ridiculous ears... |
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| He can run... |
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| ...but he can't hide... | ' |
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| ...and when she catches him... |
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| ...the beatings commence! |
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| Surveying the lake... |
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| Derp... |
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| ...diderp, derp! |
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| The majestic Shar Pei! |
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| Zoooooommmmmm! |
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