[Oagdu] Mambo update

Wed Oct 28 19:35:19 UTC 2015

Hello Deanna, 

I am sorry to hear that Mambo is having trouble. I sure will pray that all
works out. Would the injections need to be done daily also like the
eyedrops? This is such a tough place to be in. It sure makes it difficult to
take him anywhere, poor boy. Please do keep us posed and I pray that can be
resolved somehow. 

Hugs, 

Kathy and Dixie 

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Subject: [Oagdu] Mambo update

Hi,

Well, it looks like we’ve hopefully got a definitive answer for Mambo’s
ongoing urinary issues. For recap, as long as I’ve known Mambo he has been a
dog who drinks his whole bowl of water within a minute. He gets 2 cups of
water, 4 times per day, which is what GDB recommended. The support center
suggested that I no longer add water to his food as well. His urine has also
been very dilute (the trainers noticed it during training). And he pees
large amounts. He also has an urgency to pee, and still pees about every 1 ½
hours. He has had a few accidents on the floor. It’s hard to tell when he
does pee on the floor, because it is a wet spot, but doesn’t smell very
strongly of urine. Almost every time we are out shopping, he will relieve
before we enter the store, but will have to go again while we are shopping,
especially if it’s more than an hour. This is a huge inconvenience, because
I’ll have a cart full of groceries, have to leave it, rush outside, and then
come back in. He indicates that he needs to go by pulling strongly towards
the front door or getting very distracted. It takes a lot to distract him
too, so it’s obvious when he needs to go. And once he’s outside, he will pee
for a few minutes. 

When I first brought him home, he had an accident at work, so we took him in
for a urine test. He did have a UTI, but after that cleared up the problem
still persisted. Several urine tests, blood work, and a few cultures didn’t
provide any answers, things looked normal. But, after my Vet consulted with
a specialist, we think the problem is Diabetes Insipidus. It is not like
sugar diabetes, but roughly translated it means weak or watery diabetes. It
is very rare in dogs. Basically, they think that his body isn’t producing
enough of the ADH horomone and that is what is causing his problems. We are
going to try to supplement this hormone in him and hopefully it will
decrease his thirst and urgency to urinate. There are two ways to administer
ADH, via injection or eyedrops. We are going to try the eyedrops. Luckily, I
can get them at Walgreens, but they are expensive. I give the drops twice
per day to start. Hopefully, his symptoms should improve within a week or
two. I’m praying that this will work and that things will be more normal.
Overall, he is very happy and healthy. If the drops don’t work, then I am
not sure what the next step is
 So, they better work! LOL

Deanna and Mambo   

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