Hi there! I am the mom of a 3 year old female mastiff. I got her at 8 weeks old and within a few days, she was having urinary urgency and had a positive urine culture. Within her first year of life, she had UTIs every 2-3 months. We saw an internal medicine specialist who did ultrasounds and her bladder and kidneys were overall normal. She did have a hooded vulva. We tried to see if it would self correct after one heat cycle, but it did not. She was spayed after this first cycle. The UTIs did decrease in frequency to only about every 6 months. She had a vulvoplasty at about 2 years old. She is now 3 years old and has her first UTI post-surgery. She is growing MRSA and enterococcus, so the bugs she is growing are getting more and more strong. She is about to start a month of Zeniquin ($$$ouch).
My question: Has anyone had experiences like this? If so, can you recommend any holistic options to help her not get further infections? My general vet isn't really a believer in canine cranberry pills.
Thank you!!
My question: Has anyone had experiences like this? If so, can you recommend any holistic options to help her not get further infections? My general vet isn't really a believer in canine cranberry pills.
Thank you!!