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We got our 11 week old Maya when she was 8 weeks old from a breeder. She has been having issues with really craving water. When I try to walk her and there's water on leaves or the pavement she will stop and lick it. If I tug her away or tell her no, she will ignore me. If I raise her leash so she can't put her head down to lick, she will almost choke herself to get to the leaves.
To complicate things, she has a urinating problem...she will pee all the time, probably once or twice an hour all day long; she will pee in her crate and drink it if we don't get to it right away. We asked our vet how much water she should get and they were hesitant to tell us, but ended up saying that one cup with her two meals is enough for her...she weighs 11.4 lbs, and, if she exercises hard during the day, she can have a little more.
When she was unable to quench her thirst, we put down an extra bowl of water and she tanked it, it was probably 1.5 cups. She then was peeing every 2 minutes, peeing while walking. It's tough because I don't want to deprive her of anything, and I just saw on a couple other sites that she should have 2.5 times the amount of water as food...which means she needs an additional 3 cups of water a day.
We did take her to the vet, 3 times in 3 weeks. First trip was possible UTI, given cephalexon, then d/c'd after 9 days of no progress (by the vet). Next, she was given Albon and Sulfatrim (she also has coccidia). We were told to also giver her vitamin C supplements to help concentrate her urine for the small amount of crystals found in the urinalysis. She has had blood work done with low protien, low globulin, low albumin, elevated HCT(could be normal in puppies per the vet) and elevated liver enzymes. they say she may be anemic and we are going to talk to them again tomorrow and probably schedule an ultrasound.
I'm not looking for professional help, I'm just wondering if anyone has any similar experiences. Maya is a great puppy aside from her issues, she learns tricks quickly and is energetic and playful. I have read on a lot of other sites there may be a kidney disease issue / diabetes. We really hope it is something that can be treated.
Maya eats Blue Buffalo Puppy natural chicken and brown rice one cup twice a day. The breeder had her on Purina Puppy chow. Initially, we fed her Nutro Natural Choice Lamb and Rice until I researched it a little more and decided that Blue Buffalo was probably a better choice. We're really trying to give her a good life, but with her current issues, it seems like we haven't been able to accomplish that. :wub:
Maya is crated occasionally, goes for morning walks and plays throughout the evening with the family.
Anything you can offer as far as insight or past experience would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time.
To complicate things, she has a urinating problem...she will pee all the time, probably once or twice an hour all day long; she will pee in her crate and drink it if we don't get to it right away. We asked our vet how much water she should get and they were hesitant to tell us, but ended up saying that one cup with her two meals is enough for her...she weighs 11.4 lbs, and, if she exercises hard during the day, she can have a little more.
When she was unable to quench her thirst, we put down an extra bowl of water and she tanked it, it was probably 1.5 cups. She then was peeing every 2 minutes, peeing while walking. It's tough because I don't want to deprive her of anything, and I just saw on a couple other sites that she should have 2.5 times the amount of water as food...which means she needs an additional 3 cups of water a day.
We did take her to the vet, 3 times in 3 weeks. First trip was possible UTI, given cephalexon, then d/c'd after 9 days of no progress (by the vet). Next, she was given Albon and Sulfatrim (she also has coccidia). We were told to also giver her vitamin C supplements to help concentrate her urine for the small amount of crystals found in the urinalysis. She has had blood work done with low protien, low globulin, low albumin, elevated HCT(could be normal in puppies per the vet) and elevated liver enzymes. they say she may be anemic and we are going to talk to them again tomorrow and probably schedule an ultrasound.
I'm not looking for professional help, I'm just wondering if anyone has any similar experiences. Maya is a great puppy aside from her issues, she learns tricks quickly and is energetic and playful. I have read on a lot of other sites there may be a kidney disease issue / diabetes. We really hope it is something that can be treated.
Maya eats Blue Buffalo Puppy natural chicken and brown rice one cup twice a day. The breeder had her on Purina Puppy chow. Initially, we fed her Nutro Natural Choice Lamb and Rice until I researched it a little more and decided that Blue Buffalo was probably a better choice. We're really trying to give her a good life, but with her current issues, it seems like we haven't been able to accomplish that. :wub:
Maya is crated occasionally, goes for morning walks and plays throughout the evening with the family.
Anything you can offer as far as insight or past experience would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time.