My dog drinks too much water. What do Petnostics test results say?

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Hi, We just did the Petnostics test for our dog Stella and below you will find the results. My concern is sometimes the amount of water she consumes. She can easily drink entire bowl quick. Stella - 07/28/2018 Bilirubin - Large (+++) Blood - Negative (0 ca cells/µL) Glucose - Trace (5 mmol/L) Ketone - Small (+) (1.5 mmol/L) Leukocytes - Trace (15 ca cells/µL) Nitrite - Positive (+) pH - 6.0 Protein - Small (+) (0.3 g/L) Specific Gravity - 1.05 Urobilinogen - 0.2 (3.2 µmol/L). Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 52 lbs

Sara Farmer, DVM · Accepted Answer

I'm not seeing a cause for increased thirst in these results. That seems like a lot of bilirubin, but this part of the test sometimes is not as accurate so it's not necessarily something to be concerned about. She doesn't have a large amount of glucose in her urine, so diabetes would be an unlikely cause of her increased thirst. What I'm not sure about is the specific gravity - this would typically be 4 numbers. I'm wondering if her specific gravity is supposed to be 1.005 or if it is supposed to be 1.050. The first would indicate a very dilute urine in which case you should see your vet to discuss additional testing to determine why she is drinking so much - blood work might be recommended to start. 1.050 would be quite concentrated, and I honestly would not worry about perceived increased thirst if this was her specific gravity. I believe that you get a consultation with some of the Petnostics tests which would be a little more helpful as it is more of a back and forth conversation. You could check your package to see if there are more details.

My dog drinks too much water. What do Petnostics test results say?

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