[NAGDU] Overactive bladder is back

[Tracy Carcione]

Thanks Lauren.  That's what I thought, but I forgot about the 8 PM water.
Krokus has been better the last couple days.  He doesn't drink as much when we go into the office, and I've been paying careful attention to his water at home.  And some days he just drinks more; I don't know why.
Tracy


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Good Evening Tracey,
When I went to class for my dog, I trained during July, so it was really hot.  We offered 2 cups at morning, two in the mid day, two at dinner, and 1 at 8:00 P.M. park.  I think we may have added a third cup in the middle of the day; however, when we did this, we were encouraged to take our dogs for park before the afternoon trips.
I hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Lauren 

> On Jan 27, 2019, at 1:03 PM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Amanda:  I've had girls with incontinence, which was easily controlled with a pill.  Krokus is male, and it doesn't seem as simple as in females.  But we'll see what the vet says.
> 
> Lauren, if I cut him down to 2 cups at a time, then how often?  As I vaguely recall class, it was morning, noon, dinner and evening, with less at the evening.  But that doesn't seem like much water.  The vet says around 7 cups of water a day, so I guess that breaks down as I've said. Just doesn't seem like much, especially spread out in his dish.
> Tracy
> 
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> 
> Hello Tracy. My girl also has problems with overactive bladder and has for several years. My vet has her on 50 mg of proin twice a day and a hormone pill once a week. This combination has been a life saver and as long as i don’t forget to giver her pills we don’t have any problems. I hope your vet can come up with another solution that works.
> Amanda and retired guide Gilda
> 
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>> On Jan 27, 2019, at 11:44 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> A year or so ago, Krokus was diagnosed with overactive bladder, based on
>> symptoms, because the tests the vet ran didn't show any problems.  The vet
>> gave us a prescription for pills, which seemed to work for quite a while.
>> But now the problem is back.  When Krokus gets a drink, he drinks most of
>> the roughly 3 cups of water I give him, then he has to go out in about 90
>> minutes, and then again in another 90 minutes.  Then he's good for a while,
>> until he drinks some more.  
>> 
>> I'd gotten used to going out the first time, but now we've added a second
>> time.  Yesterday, I thought he could wait a bit, so I didn't drop what I was
>> doing when he came downstairs, and he started to pee on the wall.  I yelled
>> at him, and he stopped, so I don't know if he was just trying it out as an
>> option, or if he really couldn't wait.
>> 
>> I'll call tomorrow and make another appointment with the urologist.  Oh boy,
>> another day at the vet.
>> 
>> I could cut back on his water, but I don't want to short him and make him
>> dehydrated.  I'm putting a bit less, around 2.5 cups or so.
>> 
>> I've even thought of returning him to the school as more trouble than I can
>> deal with, but he's a good worker, mostly, and I'm quite attached to him,
>> too.  And I can't think anyone else wants to deal with constant outings,
>> either.  
>> 
>> And I imagine the problem will get worse as he gets older, as these things
>> do for all of us.
>> 
>> Hopefully the vet will have a solution that will work again.  
>> 
>> Tracy
>> 
>> 
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