My dog had a UTI and died. Can a urinary tract infection kill a dog?

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My american boxer dog is clinically diagnosed with UTI and last 2 days im in the vet clinic to guide and to be with my dog and after i go home to change my shirt and to take a shower the vet called me and my dog died without any reasons. Why my dog died? Is UTI can lead to death? 'cause everytime i bring a dog to a vet it always happened to be death when i go back. Pet's info: Dog | Boxer | Male | 8 years and 7 months old | 65 lbs

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

I am so sorry you lost JenJen. That is always traumatic! Unfortunately it is not possible to tell you why your dog died without a post mortem. There is a possibility that JenJen had kidney failure due to the UTI and that can cause death, however this is speculation without having any further history. I suggest you have JenJen sent to a pathology lab to find out why he died. I am wondering why JenJen was in hospital with a UTI. This does signify that he must have been very ill. Discuss having a post mortem done with your vet. This will hopefully show up the cause of death. Again I feel for you having lost JenJen. I am so sorry.

My dog had a UTI and died. Can a urinary tract infection kill a dog?

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