Why is my dog anxious and peeing often after moving? Vet says okay.

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Hi, i have 9 months labrador. We moved 2 months ago from family, sh lived with two other dogs and was confident , now is afraid of everything. Everything was fine until few days ago. We were on walk where she was peeing normally but continued sniffing and then peed two times more a little amount. It's third day now she still does it. Went to vet to run a urine test and everything is okay. Her urine went from gold yellow to lemonade.odor is different. vet thinks it can be psychological. help? Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Female | unspayed | 9 months and 4 days old | 32 lbs

C. Rathjens, DVM · Accepted Answer

Thanks for asking about Brownie on Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. It sounds like you have two separate questions here. One about anxiety and one about frequent urination. For the anxiety, 7-10 months is a common time for dogs to become more nervous about the world. An ADAPTIL pheromone collar may help. Try to have really special treats on you and give them to her whenever you think she might be starting to get nervous about something. It's possible something in your environment changed enough with the move that she's no longer comfortable (for example moving from a farm to a city apartment). If she seems very nervous, I would recommend talking to her veterinarian to see if other medications would be helpful. It's much easier to control anxiety than to treat the side effects of anxiety such as aggression. For the urination, if she's urinating more frequently than normal, it might be worthwhile to run around urine test at her vet's office. Sometimes we get false negatives (so the test is wrong - for example getting a negative pregnancy test when you really are pregnant would be a false negative), so a second testing could show different results. Your veterinarian may want to do x-rays or an ultrasound of her bladder to look for bladder stones, which would cause discomfort without necessarily changing her urine. Make sure she goes to the clinic with a full bladder so they get a sample straight from her bladder if needed. Also, collect her first urination of the morning the day of her recheck appointment, store it in the fridge, and bring that to your appointment. Good luck to you and Brownie! I hope she's back to normal soon. Let me know if this was helpful advice or setup a consultation if you need further help.

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