My puppy pees a lot, struggles to poop. Could it be a UTI?

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My puppy was 2 days late on getting her 8 week deworm medicine, but is showing no signs of worms, however she is peeing alot more frequently and sometimes very little if nothing, and seems to be having a hard time pooping. I gave her some cranberry juice hoping to help a uti, is there anything else it could be? Or anyother way to organically assist in this process besides going to a vet?

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Answered By Lauren Kennedy, DVM 134

Veterinarian

Published on March 13th, 2018

Missing the dewormer dose by just a couple of days would not cause any of the symptoms you are describing in Penny. I would go ahead and give her the repeat dose as soon as possible. As far as the urinary issues are concerned, Penny either has a urinary tract infection or is just going through a phase in her potty training where she is going more frequently. If she is posturing to urinate and nothing comes out or if you are noticing blood in the urine, a uti is much more likely. I would recommend at least taking a sample of Penny’s urine in to be examined by your veterinarian tinrule out an infection. If she does have an infection she will need to be on antibiotics for about 2 weeks to clear it up. I hope this helps. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Best of luck.

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