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My two Chihuahua boys, Andre and Jack B, just got neutered yesterday. They were born on June 12 of this year. I brought them home today and found that not only are the peeing blood at times but they are awfully leaky. They have tinkled on everything, they dont seem to be able to control it. They got sleepy so I put them in their crates (seperate even though they usually sleep together), but I was wondering how long the leaking would last for. I talked to the vet's office and they said that it was normal and that it should clear up in a few days but they seem so miserable since they know not to pee on things! Poor little guys, I feel so guilty but it had to be done since they are only going to be pets.

Martha, Andre and Jack B

>>My two Chihuahua boys, Andre and Jack B, just got neutered yesterday. They were born on June 12 of this year. I brought them home today and found that not only are the peeing blood at times but they are awfully leaky. They have tinkled on everything, they dont seem to be able to control it. They got sleepy so I put them in their crates (seperate even though they usually sleep together), but I was wondering how long the leaking would last for. I talked to the vet's office and they said that it was normal and that it should clear up in a few days but they seem so miserable since they know not to pee on things! Poor little guys, I feel so guilty but it had to be done since they are only going to be pets.
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>>Martha, Andre and Jack B

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I think this happens sometimes because the bladder is manipulated in the process of the surgery and gets what my vet called "bruised." I adopted a dog neutered by a different vet and took her to my vet the next morning because she flooded the crate twice, obviously against her wishes, in the night! He was right that it cleared up quickly, and in fact it never happened again.

Still, if you are not totally sold on that vet, you might consider shopping around to see if you find one you have more confidence in. It seems odd to me that it would happen to BOTH dogs. Seems perhaps they could be handling things better there...but I'm not a vet, and maybe it was unavoidable. I'd want the opinion of another vet, I think.
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Kathy Diamond Davis, author, "Therapy Dogs: Training Your Dog to Reach Others," 2nd edition, and the free Canine Behavior Series articles at http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=SRC&S=1&SourceID=47

This is her friend who is watching the puppies while she sleeps... the thing is, one of the puppies (andre) is peeing more blood then anything else. I understand it could be possible leakage of blood due to stitches being irritated. Any more suggestions? This has happened more then 20 consecutive times, basically every time they have urinated since. Any Suggestions or similar scenarios?

Thanks.

I'd get a second opinion. That is not normal. Something is wrong. I know there's some trauma to the area, but my vet won't send a dog home that is still bleeding in any form. That needs to be under control before they leave. I know you have small dogs, but bring your dogs to another vet and have them assessed. I'm so sorry.
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Chelle and the rest of the crew including, but not limited to Kita and Taiko (the shiba inu wrestle maniacs), Adi (reserved and dignified tabby cat), and all 28 reptiles

I called our normal vet (they opened at 1 today) and they didn't seem worried either! They want a urine sample but the boys have still been doing more droplets than actual streams of pee. They have a little more control today but still the blood. I took them into the vet that neutered them and they said that it was totally normal and nothing to worry about! I'm going to try again to get a urine sample when I get them back out of their crates which is where they have been spending a good amount of time resting. I don't know if the vets don't think it's a big deal or just don't understand what is going on. Other that this they are doing pretty well. They are sore (which is making them shake a little) but they are eating and drinking. They have pooped too, which was pretty normal if a little soft. Grr...I don't know what to do!

I went to my vet and she was amazed by the amount of blood in the urine. No one seemed to belive it looked like straight blood until they saw it! Luckily I brought a pee-pad into the vet and they used it right before she came in. She thinks that they either squeezed too hard when expressing the bladder or they squeezed a kidney by mistake because using a catheter they found that there was blood in the urine all the way in his bladder. Andre was a great patient and didn't even cry during his catheterization. Now they have somewhat yellow pee and are on antibiotics. Hopefully they will stop peeing all over everything soon, especially me!

-Martha, Andre and Jackie B

>>I went to my vet and she was amazed by the amount of blood in the urine. No one seemed to belive it looked like straight blood until they saw it! Luckily I brought a pee-pad into the vet and they used it right before she came in. She thinks that they either squeezed too hard when expressing the bladder or they squeezed a kidney by mistake because using a catheter they found that there was blood in the urine all the way in his bladder. Andre was a great patient and didn't even cry during his catheterization. Now they have somewhat yellow pee and are on antibiotics. Hopefully they will stop peeing all over everything soon, especially me!
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>>-Martha, Andre and Jackie B

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Thanks so much for giving us the follow-up on this. It is educational for all of us.
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Kathy Diamond Davis, author, "Therapy Dogs: Training Your Dog to Reach Others," 2nd edition, and the free Canine Behavior Series articles at http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=SRC&S=1&SourceID=47

Glad to hear things are on the mend. So sorry you had to go through this with your pups.
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Chelle and the rest of the crew including, but not limited to Kita and Taiko (the shiba inu wrestle maniacs), Adi (reserved and dignified tabby cat), and all 28 reptiles

Well, we have finally gotten back to normal and stopped having accidents! They got better pretty quickly and Jack B was fine in a few days. Andre on the other hand peed in his bed, on the couch and on the floor for 2 weeks! He also kept lifting his leg in the house but I was able to get him back on track with lots of tinkles on command and treats. It's handy now because I pop them out right before I go to bed (they go at 10pm, it's so funny how they just fall over right at the same time no matter what they've been doing!), tell them to tinkle and then put them back in bed! We've also found that they like to have some time to themselves and now sleep in seperate crates with the doors together so they can see eachother.

-Martha, Andre and Jack B

>>Well, we have finally gotten back to normal and stopped having accidents! They got better pretty quickly and Jack B was fine in a few days. Andre on the other hand peed in his bed, on the couch and on the floor for 2 weeks! He also kept lifting his leg in the house but I was able to get him back on track with lots of tinkles on command and treats. It's handy now because I pop them out right before I go to bed (they go at 10pm, it's so funny how they just fall over right at the same time no matter what they've been doing!), tell them to tinkle and then put them back in bed! We've also found that they like to have some time to themselves and now sleep in seperate crates with the doors together so they can see eachother.
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>>-Martha, Andre and Jack B

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Glad to hear things are going well. They do need separate time, yes. And dogs love routines, so I'm not surprised they fall down asleep at the same time. I have a big girl sleeping at my elbow right now, having had her breakfast. She knows the next thing is me combing her out on my lap on a sheet--the sheet is waiting here, so she knows!--and she's snoozing until I get done typing and ready for her!

I'm glad the vet got to see the blood. It may well result in more care when neutering little guys in the future so they don't get so bruised, and your own future dogs might be beneficiaries of that.
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Kathy Diamond Davis, author, "Therapy Dogs: Training Your Dog to Reach Others," 2nd edition, and the free Canine Behavior Series articles at http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=SRC&S=1&SourceID=47