Spayed dog leaks urine, licks, smells fishy after UTI. What's wrong?

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Symptoms: fishy smelling, urinary incontinence (leaking and accidents in the house), licking crotch and anus excessively, recently was treated for a uti. Did a urinalysis a few days ago and crystals are gone, but I did not do a culture. Which is more likely? Could these symptoms be that she still has a bladder infection (staph or e. coli)? Or she could have spay incontinence and need her anal glands drained? Can uti cause fishy smell? (Mostly her breath from licking herself it seems). Pet's info: Dog | American Pit Bull Terrier | Female | spayed | 1 year old | 60 lbs

Susan England-Foster · Accepted Answer

I would assume the small is from her anal glands I would recommend having a veterinarian express them to make sure they are not infected or impacted. If they are infected it can cause excess licking but not linked to urinary issues. If dogs are spayed very young they can get incontience issues. However I would highly recommend doing a urine culture first and making sure she is 100 percent healthy before starting incontience medications

Spayed dog leaks urine, licks, smells fishy after UTI. What's wrong?

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