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Hello all. I’m new to the forum. My name is Rich, I have a 21 month old male GSD named Mattis. About a year ago, he started having issues peeing.
The first time the issue arose he was already completely potty trained. He would whine at the door to show he needed to pee so I’d take him out, and he wouldn’t have a full stream of pee, instead a slow drip. He would also continue to keep trying to pee but just clearly wasn’t getting much out. There’s never any blood in his pee, and he doesn’t whine while peeing. Eventually I grow impatient and bring him back inside. Immediately he starts whining and pacing quickly back and forth in the house (faster than a walk, almost running) and is peeing while pacing in the house.
This continues for a few hours. I take him out, can’t pee fully, I bring him in and he whines and paces and pees. Shortly after I realize the first time that something is wrong, I decide to take him to the vet. They check him out, get a urine sample, and nothing bad comes back. They check the white vs red blood cells and say there’s nothing bad to report. They also say he’s too young for stones. I receive some antibiotics and a nice $400 bill.
This same problem continues to happen once every 6-8 weeks. I took him into the vet again each time. After FOUR VET VISITS, they again do the same exact test, and prescribe antibiotic along with another $400 bill. The fourth time was the last straw for me.
I request Mattis’ medical records to be emailed to me and move him to the VET on base (I’m active military).
A potential issue in my head was that Mattis was born with only one testicle that had descended. I had been notified that if I didn’t get him neutered, the testicle still in his stomach could be prone to cancer. I was also told to wait until he was almost a year old to get him neutered. So at about 10-11 months old, I had the vet on base perform the surgery to neuter him, as well as remove the testicle which was up by his stomach. I hoped this surgery would also relieve him of whatever issue he was having with peeing, but it did not, and the vet on base didn’t know how to solve that problem either.
Here I am, 7 months since he’s been neutered, and he’s had the same urination problem exactly as described above, for the 3rd time since the neuter. It’s an extreme hassle that I cannot find the answer to. 5-6 different vets have not been able to solve the problem with a countless amount of my money, and I hate seeing my dog struggle in pain every 6-8 weeks with the same issue.
What I’ve learned to do is try to let him out to pee as much as I can, otherwise I just bring him in and comfort him, usually blocking him into a single room to constantly pee in so the mess is easier to clean. The issue solves itself within a few hours every single time. I like to just get him to lay down and sleep for a little. He will drip pee while laying down as well.
If anyone has any advice or experience whatsoever with a similar issue it would be remarkably appreciated. Thank you.
The first time the issue arose he was already completely potty trained. He would whine at the door to show he needed to pee so I’d take him out, and he wouldn’t have a full stream of pee, instead a slow drip. He would also continue to keep trying to pee but just clearly wasn’t getting much out. There’s never any blood in his pee, and he doesn’t whine while peeing. Eventually I grow impatient and bring him back inside. Immediately he starts whining and pacing quickly back and forth in the house (faster than a walk, almost running) and is peeing while pacing in the house.
This continues for a few hours. I take him out, can’t pee fully, I bring him in and he whines and paces and pees. Shortly after I realize the first time that something is wrong, I decide to take him to the vet. They check him out, get a urine sample, and nothing bad comes back. They check the white vs red blood cells and say there’s nothing bad to report. They also say he’s too young for stones. I receive some antibiotics and a nice $400 bill.
This same problem continues to happen once every 6-8 weeks. I took him into the vet again each time. After FOUR VET VISITS, they again do the same exact test, and prescribe antibiotic along with another $400 bill. The fourth time was the last straw for me.
I request Mattis’ medical records to be emailed to me and move him to the VET on base (I’m active military).
A potential issue in my head was that Mattis was born with only one testicle that had descended. I had been notified that if I didn’t get him neutered, the testicle still in his stomach could be prone to cancer. I was also told to wait until he was almost a year old to get him neutered. So at about 10-11 months old, I had the vet on base perform the surgery to neuter him, as well as remove the testicle which was up by his stomach. I hoped this surgery would also relieve him of whatever issue he was having with peeing, but it did not, and the vet on base didn’t know how to solve that problem either.
Here I am, 7 months since he’s been neutered, and he’s had the same urination problem exactly as described above, for the 3rd time since the neuter. It’s an extreme hassle that I cannot find the answer to. 5-6 different vets have not been able to solve the problem with a countless amount of my money, and I hate seeing my dog struggle in pain every 6-8 weeks with the same issue.
What I’ve learned to do is try to let him out to pee as much as I can, otherwise I just bring him in and comfort him, usually blocking him into a single room to constantly pee in so the mess is easier to clean. The issue solves itself within a few hours every single time. I like to just get him to lay down and sleep for a little. He will drip pee while laying down as well.
If anyone has any advice or experience whatsoever with a similar issue it would be remarkably appreciated. Thank you.
