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by Koots on 05 October 2017 - 15:10
What country do you live in? I don't understand what is meant by "his left ear is weak as well because of that" - because of poor hearing, poor ear standing, what ??
by hexe on 05 October 2017 - 19:10
So the vet gave him a B complex injection [the Neuroton], an antibacterial/antibiotic injection [the Garamycin, which is gentamicin] and a course of B complex vitamin tablets [the Milga].
None of these are necessarily harmful to your dog, but none of these will address a urinary tract infection if that's what your dog has, either. While it's true that some dogs have 'weak' bladders [more specifically, they have a faulty urethral sphincter, which is the valve that regulates the urine flow from the bladder], a pup that had learned how to hold his urine before, and is now 'leaking' instead is more likely to have developed a bladder or urinary tract infection.
Left untreated, simple bladder infections can travel up the urinary tract and into the kidneys, and if left go long enough cause permanent damage to the kidneys, so I would suggest you either find vet #3, or go back to one of these vets and tell them you want them to check your dog for a bladder or urinary tract infection. You'll need to take a urine sample in, most likely, as I suspect the vet won't want to spend his time getting a sample from the dog there at the hospital. Best sample to use is the first urine of the day, but it needs to be CLEAN--no dirt or debris, no bedding, etc. It can be a challenge to catch a urine sample from a male, but you say he's not lifting his leg yet, so you should be able to do it.
Prepare a small, clean glass or plastic container that has a secure lid--rinse it out with rubbing alcohol and allow it to air dry overnight.
You only need 20 to 30 ml of urine at most, so the container can be small. Also prepare a larger container, such as a glass or plastic bowl or bottle, in the same fashion--making sure it's clean and free of any debris, rinsed out the night before with rubbing alcohol and allowed to air dry.
First thing in the morning, put the dog on a leash and take him to the area where he usually urinates; watch him closely, and as soon as he begins to urinate, allow him to pass a small amount of urine freely, and then reach under the dog with the cleaned large container, hold it in between the urine stream and the ground, and catch as much of the urine stream as you can without getting any dirt or debris in the container.
As soon as the dog is done, take your large container and carefully pour up to 30 ml of the urine into the small clean container, then place the secure lid on the small container and discard the rest of the urine. If you are not going directly to the vet within 15 minutes of collecting the urine, place the small container in a plastic bag and then place it in the refrigerator. The sample will still be usable for testing if the test within 4 hours of collection if it's refrigerated. If your need to see the vet later in the day and the morning urine will be more than 4 hours old, just collect a urine sample as described above of any urination done right before you head out to the vet's.
The Josera Junior should be a suitable commercial food to keep your pup healthy, as long as you're feeding enough; when you mention boiled fresh food, what specifically? Rice? Chicken? Other foods? What does your pup weigh?
None of these are necessarily harmful to your dog, but none of these will address a urinary tract infection if that's what your dog has, either. While it's true that some dogs have 'weak' bladders [more specifically, they have a faulty urethral sphincter, which is the valve that regulates the urine flow from the bladder], a pup that had learned how to hold his urine before, and is now 'leaking' instead is more likely to have developed a bladder or urinary tract infection.
Left untreated, simple bladder infections can travel up the urinary tract and into the kidneys, and if left go long enough cause permanent damage to the kidneys, so I would suggest you either find vet #3, or go back to one of these vets and tell them you want them to check your dog for a bladder or urinary tract infection. You'll need to take a urine sample in, most likely, as I suspect the vet won't want to spend his time getting a sample from the dog there at the hospital. Best sample to use is the first urine of the day, but it needs to be CLEAN--no dirt or debris, no bedding, etc. It can be a challenge to catch a urine sample from a male, but you say he's not lifting his leg yet, so you should be able to do it.
Prepare a small, clean glass or plastic container that has a secure lid--rinse it out with rubbing alcohol and allow it to air dry overnight.
You only need 20 to 30 ml of urine at most, so the container can be small. Also prepare a larger container, such as a glass or plastic bowl or bottle, in the same fashion--making sure it's clean and free of any debris, rinsed out the night before with rubbing alcohol and allowed to air dry.
First thing in the morning, put the dog on a leash and take him to the area where he usually urinates; watch him closely, and as soon as he begins to urinate, allow him to pass a small amount of urine freely, and then reach under the dog with the cleaned large container, hold it in between the urine stream and the ground, and catch as much of the urine stream as you can without getting any dirt or debris in the container.
As soon as the dog is done, take your large container and carefully pour up to 30 ml of the urine into the small clean container, then place the secure lid on the small container and discard the rest of the urine. If you are not going directly to the vet within 15 minutes of collecting the urine, place the small container in a plastic bag and then place it in the refrigerator. The sample will still be usable for testing if the test within 4 hours of collection if it's refrigerated. If your need to see the vet later in the day and the morning urine will be more than 4 hours old, just collect a urine sample as described above of any urination done right before you head out to the vet's.
The Josera Junior should be a suitable commercial food to keep your pup healthy, as long as you're feeding enough; when you mention boiled fresh food, what specifically? Rice? Chicken? Other foods? What does your pup weigh?
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