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    Leaking Urine In 5 Year Old - What Is Going On With Kevin?

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    Posted · Edited by galgrey

    I have no idea. i will ask today. I am afraid of chiropractors but if the vet knows of one that has helped patients I might give it a go.

     

    I've have good experiences with chiropractic. I have scoliosis and had unrelenting back pain, limb numbness, and sciatic nerve pain until I tried chiropractic. When Keno (who was 5 at the time) started leaking urine, I did an online search for possible causes and came across this info re: nerve impingment and incontinence in dogs:

     

    "A specific example of this situation is when the bladder or sphincter muscles are inhibited leading to incontinence issues in dogs. Misalignments or joint restrictions with the sacrum and caudal lumber joints in particular will decrease the function of the corresponding nerve roots and the nerves that form from them. One particular nerve, the pudendal nerve is formed by the nerve roots from the first three segments of the sacrum. This nerve goes on to branch into other nerves that supply the sphincter muscles that control bladder and bowel function. If this nerve is not functioning properly, it can cause leaking urine or incontinence issues. Chiropractic aims to remove this interference through adjusting the lumbar spine and sacrum. This allows the nerves to be as healthy as possible. When proper nerve function is restored and the brain is able to communicate effectively with this area, certain incontinence issues can be resolved. However, there can be other reasons for incontinence such as infection, disc herniation or tumors so it is important that these issues be addressed and ruled out." Do a search on chiropractic and canine incontinence and you can find other references. I've read about success with acupuncture for incontinence as well but have no experience with it.

     

    Anyway, my vet is also a chiropractor and he commented that Keno seemed sore in his sacral area when he examined him, but he got a urine same to rule out a UTI (it was negative). He adjusted his lumbar/sacral area and the adjustment relieved his pain and incontinence immediately. I'm not sure it always works with a single adjustment, but it worked like that for Keno twice. Several months later I took him back to playgroup and Keno was a complete wild man at playgroup. He ran and played so rough and hard that he hurt his back again and started leaking the next day. Single adjustment fixed it a second time. And I stopped taking him to playgroup. :)

     

    Oh, and several years ago, a new adopter that I met at a local Petsmart called me and said her young male greyhound had started leaking urine suddenly and a round of antibiotics hadn't helped and asked my advice. I told her about my experience with Keno and she had her boy adjusted and she called me back to say it worked for him.

     

    And here's a link you might want to check out to look at all options:

    http://6 Causes of Bladder Problems and Urinary Incontinence in Dogs

     

    Good luck with what ever you decide. I hope you find the cause and can get it resolved.

    Cruz, My Galgito. Gone One Year Today.

    in Remembrance

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    If it's any comfort to you, know that the journey that you and Cruz were on was tremendously helpful in keeping my angel Hailey alive well past the time her vets gave her. I am forever grateful to you for sharing that with me, and for all the support when her time came to leave me.Cruz is forever in my heart :beatheart

     

    Sending huge (((HUGS))) to you.

    It is definitely comforting. I've thought about you and Hailey quite a bit in the days leading up to this first anniversary. Thank you for your continued kindness and support.

    Leaking Urine In 5 Year Old - What Is Going On With Kevin?

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    Update: Kevin is still leaking urine. Another blood panel and ultrasound and no answers. Everything is normal on the tests. But he is leaking urine. I am supposed to get a call from the vet tomorrow after she confers with her partner. Over 1K in vet bills in a few months and absolutely no idea what's happening. They mentioned some meds but said they are not as effective in males. It was mentioned that it may be neurologic.

     

    Anyone have ideas? Any thoughts on the meds available. Next steps?

    Is there a veterinary chiropractor near you? It worked for my male dog.

    Cruz, My Galgito. Gone One Year Today.

    in Remembrance

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    I still miss him every day. How could it possibly have already been a year? For the past year I've pulled into my driveway to silence. No Cruzito proclaiming, "You're home, you're home"! I open the door to see the girls wagging their tails, but no airs-above-the-ground happy dance greets me. And now that the evenings are growing cooler, no one comes to me to get their pajamas put on. There are no whistle whines and yodels to get my attention when I'm on the phone. And I've not found any shredded tissues on my bed in I can't remember when. Oh, yes ... it's been a year now.

     

    :cry1 He was the consummate mama's boy and the sweetest dog ever. I will miss him always, my galgito.

     

     

     

    Walter Diagnosed W/hemangiosarcoma

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted · Edited by galgrey

    I'm so sorry. I've lost a greyhound, Chloe, and a weimaraner, Hannah, to hemangiosarcoma. I had no idea Chloe was sick until it was too late. Hannah's was caught early during a chest X-ray to check the size of her heart as she has a congenital murmur. Heart size was okay but there was a mass in one of her lungs. Ultrasound then confirmed tumors in the spleen, one lung, and heart. She wasn't a surgical candidate due to her heart problems. Specialist gave her 6 weeks tops. I researched alternative treatments and changed her to a raw diet with lots of immune enhancing supplements. She did great for about 11 1/2 month and then her heart began to fail. I lost her to congestive heart failure at age 11.

    :grouphug

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