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My 13 year old Vizsla Ginger, is always very healthy and is a 100% housebroken. For the past 2 days she has been unable to hold her bladder and will have an accident before she can make it out the door. She does take Protin for urinary incontinence but has been taking the medication for several years. I am pretty sure she has a bladder infection, she isn't very hungry, shivers, has a fever of 104. I have a vet appointment for tomorrow morning at 10 am but I want to know if there is anything I can give her to make her more comfortable until then. I have Clavamox 15 ml drops, in the powder form currently, that I was given about 3 months ago for our cat with a bladder infection. Can I give this to Ginger to start her on medication? Can I give her Uristat, I know it is not a medication for animals but like benadryl, is it ok to give her this to help stop the urge to go until tomorrow a.m.? I hate to see her not feeling well, just wondered if could use what I currently have for her?

Submitted: 776 days and 12 hours ago.
Category: Dog
Value: $15
Status: CLOSED

Accepted Answer

Do not give the uristat, that can cause problems for your dog. The clavamox dose would be too high, you would need about 375 or more mg from a viszla and the liquid is only 15 mg/ml. You can try to offer as much liquids as you can such as gatorade or water and encourage her to dilute her urine until you can get in tomorrow. Your vet may want to culture the urine and give a specific antibiotic depending on the test. If you give a dose of antibiotic it will interfere with the test results as well.

Let me know if you have more questions.

Dr. Debbie

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Expert: Dr. Debbie
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Answered: 10/8/2007

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