Tips from Grover. UTIs in puppies.

Tips from Grover appear throughout the new edition of Puppies chew shoes, don't they? Who is Grover and what makes him qualified as a tip giver? That's him. The one with the permanent "Seriously?" expression. And those ears.

 

Grover's qualifications as a tip giver stem from his time spent being a puppy. He remembers it well. For example, he remembers that UTI he had when he was just a few months old. 

Yup. Even boy puppies can get urinary tract infections, although they are more common in girl puppies. What to look for? Here's the most common scenario. Potty training has been going pretty well. Your puppy manages to pee and poop 95% of the time outside rather than inside. But then, over a period of days, you realize your puppy is peeing in the house. What the heck? You either think "what am I doing wrong" or "what's wrong with this puppy ... is he just being a brat?"

Light bulb moment. If your puppy's peeing routine changes, call your vet. If frequency of urination increases, call your vet. Tell her what's going on. She will probably suggest that you get your puppy into her office and ask you to bring a urine sample with you. And that, puppy parent, is a whole other experience.

Here's a good internet article with lots more detail.