My female puppy's swollen genitals and frequent urination: UTI again?

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My female puppy’s genital area appears to be swollen. She is peeing in very tiny puddles a few times a day. She received clavamox for a uti weeks ago and was peeing just fine up until two days ago. She licks the area alot and is not spayed yet. She acts completely normal and playful otherwise. I’m taking her to the vet tomorrow but I just want to get an opinion now. Pet's info: Dog | American Pit Bull Terrier | Female | spayed | 2 months and 16 days old | 48 lbs

Maria DVM · Accepted Answer

The most common thing is the antibiotics may not have been given long enough and she needed maybe another week, so when you stopped the antibiotic there was still bacteria left over in her urine. Clavamox is a great antibiotic to start out with but she may need a different medication that is more broad spectrum. The other thing that could be going on (especially since she is so young) she could have a congenital issue like an ectopic ureter. With this, she will continually dribble or drip urine. An ectopic ureter is when the ureter (brings urine from the kidneys to the bladder) is attached at the wrong location on the bladder. I recommend a urinalysis (if one wasn't done last time). You can bring one when you go to the veterinarian tomorrow. You can also have a urine culture performed. This will state what bacteria is in the urine and what antibiotic is best used to treat it. If you do these tests and treat the urinary tract infection and she is still having issues the next diagnostic would be an ultrasound looking for anything congenital like ectopic ureters. Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

My female puppy's swollen genitals and frequent urination: UTI again?

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