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@scientist1 CVT - don't worry too much. Diarrhea happens, better than vomiting. It may be as simple as he ingested something that upset his stomach and he's having diarrhea. If he is still energetic, eating and drinking normally that is a good sign. you can feed him lean protein and rice...

@imagebeastmarkbeast No, but the two go together quite frequently, and Labs get LarPar pretty frequently. I have to say 90% of my lab patients are fat.

@alexan1250 Well, what are you feeding for kibble and how much, how often? Maybe you're feeding too much. If you can tell me the brand and how much how often I can calculate the suspected calorie needs and we can compare it to what you are offering. There are ways to fix this.

@alexan1250 Vet tech - you're letting him play you. Dogs will absolutely find favorite foods and hold out until they are given. Sometimes it takes tough love to get them to eat their kibble. If he is a young, healthy dog, he can hold out until he wants to eat again. Giving him all that he wants...

Warmer days are coming. Those of you that own any brachycephalic dog (smashed face), or obese dogs like labs need to be very careful. The heat can be deadly. Dogs cool mostly by panting. Brachycephalic dogs and older obese dogs don’t cool as well by this method because their airway is...

@lastreetpreacher Vet tech - surgery is the only good option. Her patella luxates because the patellar groove in the femur isn't deep enough, so it pops out during extension. Surgery will deepen the groove so it stays in place. Nothing is going to take the place of surgery. You can't tighten the...

@faith4l Yeah that's fine. You can't expect her to not walk at all. The worry with a mass removal is that the incision will be stretched or torn open, or that a seroma will build up under the incision. If she can walk gently and the leg looks fine, you're good.

@faith4l Vet tech - not walking at all would be a bit much. She should absolutely only walk and not run, not be off leash. If she wants to be really active, ask the vet for sedatives to keep her from being too active.

@orion3003 You could go either way. It's certainly not wrong to do the urinary diet with that urine pH. It could be something as simple as a sterile cystitis because of the urine pH. It will take quite a while for the diet to work though, just be aware of that. That would certainly be the more...

@orion3003 Unfortunately your GP isn't trained in doing full diagnostic ultrasounds, that is an IM thing. You don't have to commit to doing more that the ultrasound right away, this isn't life threatening. You can get a consult and AUS for probably $500. It will take a day or so for them to go...

@orion3003 They can send it to a lab, they have to for the culture. Usually adding on the UA isn't terribly expensive, but it is important to be sure she is on the correct antibiotics. A pH of 9 is concerning, that is going to lead to an angry bladder. She may need a urinary diet that lowers the...

@ericanicolee Yeah that hopefully means he was riding high on pain relief and it isn't serious.

@ericanicolee CVT - so you're right to think he slipped and tweaked something. If he had a relatively continuous limp on a back leg I'd be worried about an ACL tear. The general discomfort and lethargy may be suggestive of a back or neck injury. These dogs will become resistant to exercise and...

@orion3003 Yeah, it can change though. Ongoing urinary issues would warrant another culture. You don't just throw antibiotics at urinary issues, that can cause resistance. A culture takes a sample of urine and it is plated on a growth medium like agar with antibiotic samples. The places where...

@orion3003 google, or call local ER/referral hospitals. These are the next level of hospital that GPs send complicated cases to for 24hr management or higher level medicine. IM docs specialize in diagnosing and managing more complicated disorders/concurrent disorders.

@orion3003 CVT - best thing to do is get a culture and sensitivity sent out to a lab. Urine run in house is subject to much more error than being run at a lab. She may have had an infection and you need to know what drugs it is susceptible to. Whatever is happening with the urine there is...

@jshollinger Vet tech - nope, you're good.

@palomaespecial Yeah it seems to take a few days to get a response over there. If the kidney values were normal, then you probably don't need an ultrasound. If you want to do all the things then sure. Maybe it could be a UTI and prostatitis. See how the meds go.

@palomaespecial Yeah I'm sorry I should have directed you to r/askvet. Prostate is always suspect in an older intact male. But the urine SG of 1.005 is weird. That doens't make sense with all the cellular component that was found on microscopic exam. Maybe it was a SG of the liquid component of...