My sick dog has cough, diarrhea, and bloody urine. What's wrong?

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I brought over from Tijuana, Baja California, a 6 month old Jack Russell back in November of 2016 to Los Angeles, CA. His shots were given before crossing over at that time. About 2 weeks ago, he started changing his behavior by not playing so much, not eating well, and laying down most of the time. He began a heavy deep cough, reddish eyes, diarrhea, some blood in his urine and a white discharge from his penis. He was seen by a vet and they need to do blood work they said. Need 2nd opinion. Pet's info: Dog | Jack Russell Terrier | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 3 months old | 50 lbs

Amy Poole, DVM · Accepted Answer

Oh no! Pinto sounds quite sick! Unfortunately I do agree that blood work as well as a urinalysis is in order. He may also need x-rays of his chest to see what his lungs look like if he has that bad of a cough. The blood in his urine could be due to a urinary tract infection, so checking his urine is a really good idea. He also may need a fecal check to see if he has intestinal parasites causing the diarrhea. While tests, like blood work, do not make the animal feel better, they can tell us a lot as to what is going on internally and how to best treat the animal. Certainly you can do supportive care for the diarrhea, (bland diet, etc) but I would be very concerned as to how sick your dog is that he needs more aggressive treatments, especially for the cough and blood in the urine. I would talk with your vet about supportive care such as broad spectrum antibiotics and fluids if you elect to not do the blood work. This may help Pinto to start feeling better. Bare in mind that if you skip doing the tests now and elect to treat supportively, he still may need further testing down the road, especially if he is not improving. I hope this helps. Good luck!

My sick dog has cough, diarrhea, and bloody urine. What's wrong?

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