She Googled incessantly.Īfter almost three years of this infectious cycle (pun intended), my aunt took Sadie to the Oradell Animal Hospital in Paramus, New Jersey where she discovered the unimaginable. She was freaked out by the weeks and weeks of antibiotics, but every dog owner she knew reassured her that it was better to keep Sadie on meds than to not treat her at all. She and my uncle paid a few hundred dollars to get Sadie an ultrasound to ensure that none of her organs were enlarged and that she had no stones or crystals forming in her kidneys. They tried cranberry extract and yogurt for uterine health and probiotic nutrition. The diet was intended to up Sadie’s salt intake, thirst levels, and liquid intake in order to help her to pee more. Each time, the vet would try a different solution: longer antibiotic cycles, different antibiotics to respond to a different UTI strain, and sometimes, different diets.Īfter endless rounds of antibiotics, my aunt tried to go the holistic route and put Sadie on a special, vet-recommended diet. Over the next two and a half years, Sadie had five UTIs. Sadie’s UTI went away, but came back a few months later. The vet tested Sadie for crystals, and when the test came back negative, she prescribed a two-week antibiotic. When my aunt started noticing blood in Sadie’s urine for the first time back in 2012, she took her to the vet right away. I’ve only had a UTI once in my life, and I practically did the same thing. When Sadie had a UTI, she would squat every few steps on her walks as if she had to go to the bathroom, but nothing would come out. They also constantly feel like they have to pee, which is a classic UTI symptom. Like humans, when dogs have a UTI, there might be blood in their urine. In the same vein, there are quite a few similarities between dog UTIs and human UTIs. A classic example: we both feel our best when we eat whole, fresh foods.
But Sadie, like many of my (human) friends, suffers from chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs).Īs you likely already know, dogs and humans have a lot more in common than one might expect. Overall, Sadie is a very healthy dog with a lot of energy. She likes tennis balls, playing with other dogs, and her tortoise friend Henry, who is a very popular #influencer. Sadie lives at the top of Central Park with my aunt and uncle. Don’t tell my two dogs this, but Sadie is my favorite dog on the planet.
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