Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 8 days old
I've been having to bottle feed my puppy and I noticed his urine is dark, like a brown color when I wiped him this morning.
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Published on June 13th, 2016
Typically dark colored urine is an indicator of blood, which is often seen in pets with a urinary tract infection. It is very unusual to have this occur in a puppy so young. If puppy is eating and healthy otherwise I would monitor him to see if this dark urine is repetitive. If you see it again and again, then it is best to take pup to your vet for a quick check of the urine to confirm and further treatment (i.e. antibiotics, etc).
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This could potentially happen if you are not careful when wiping your puppy. Please remember to wipe your pets genital area first, then wipe the rectum. You should try to avoid cross contaminating the genital area with fecal matter to avoid self-inflicting a urinary tract infection.
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