Senior dog has enlarged prostate, urination issues. How to give meds?

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Our dog is neutered-a beagle between 11-12 yrs old. He has an enlarged prostate, which causes frequent urination and affects bowel movements. The doctors removed all fluid from bladder, which was full and caused him to dribble. He feels better and is now eating. Could this be from infection or bacteria and not cancer? He was prescribed antibiotics medicine plus pain. Almost impossible to get down him-even in meat, cheese, etc. what can we do? Pet's info: Dog | Beagle | Male | neutered | 26.8 lbs

Emily Fukuzato, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi and thank you for reaching out to Pet Coach. I am sorry to hear about Clint. There are a few ways to diagnose an enlarged prostate - physical exam, xray, and ultrasound. You did not specify how this was diagnosed, however if it was via ultrasound then the doctor may have been able to give you a better idea if the prostate appeared like it had cancer or infection. An infection is usually diagnosed concurrently with a urinary tract infection and treated with antibiotics for many, many weeks. In an older dog, like Clint, I would be concerned about prostate cancer, but do not have the details based on your description to make comments about this. If Clint has not yet had an ultrasound performed of his prostate, I would highly recommend this test. It will give you many more specific answers for him. I understand Clint may be difficult to get medications into him. You could ask his doctor about an option for a long-acting antibiotic injection (called convenia) to see if this even applies to his situation (not sure based on your description). I would recommend to definitely NOT put the medications into his food as we do not want to deter him from eating. The fastest, most effective way is to just open his mouth and put the pill down at the back of his throat. Follow with a small amount of water in a syringe to get it down. The staff at Clint's veterinary clinic can show you easily how to get this done for him. Please let us know if you have any further questions. I hope he is feeling better soon.

Senior dog has enlarged prostate, urination issues. How to give meds?

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