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    Uti

    Has anyone had to deal with a uti in their female puppy? We noticed Amber squatting 3 or 4 times every time we took her outside so we caught a urine sample and her vet put her on 15 days of antibiotics. She is still squatting 2 sometime 3 times after being on antibiotic for 8 days. We will have her rechecked once the pills run out but I was curious if anyone has dealt with this in a young puppy of 12 weeks of age.

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    They are common in female pups, they squat so low that bacteria gets into their vulva quite easily. Sometimes it's just vaginitis too which doesn't necessarily require antibiotics. Get some unscented baby wipes and wipe her every time she goes pee.

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    One other thing to keep in the back of your mind is a condition called a variety of things, including recessed, inverted, hooded, or juvenile vulva. Female puppies with this condition tend to get more utis than usual. I’ll attach a link to some information about it. Hopefully the antibiotics and using baby wipes, as Jen suggests, will clear things up. I don’t think it’s particularly common but if she has issues with recurring utis, you may want to see what your vet thinks about her anatomy and read up on treatment options.

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    It's pretty common with little girl labbies. One of my vets told is to wipe our girls private with a baby wipe after a potty break.

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    Thanks Sue I will check out the attachment!

 



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