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Dog keeps urinating but can’t urinate

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This article is provided by Veterinarian Dr. Sarah Davis
A dog that keeps urinating but cannot urinate may be caused by a too salty diet, insufficient water intake, urinary tract disease, etc. It is recommended that the owner take the dog to the pet hospital for examination first, and then take appropriate treatment after the diagnosis is made. measure. In addition, when a dog is in a bad mood or is frightened, he may continue to urinate but cannot urinate. Therefore, owners must pay more attention to accompanying their dogs and try not to disturb their excretion.

1. The diet is too salty

If the owner often feeds the dog food that is too salty, or the salt content in the dog food is too high, it may cause the dog to urinate all the time but not urinate No, and excessive salt intake will also cause dogs to shed a lot of hair and lose hair. Therefore, owners must pay attention to the dog's diet and feed the dog lighter food. Never feed the dog human meals or food.

2. Insufficient drinking water

If the dog usually eats dry and hard dog food and does not take in enough water in time, it will naturally appear when there is insufficient water in the body. The condition of constantly urinating but not being able to urinate. Therefore, in addition to paying attention to the dog's light diet, owners should also let the dog drink more water. They can also give the dog some diuretic fruits and vegetables, such as cucumber, watermelon, cabbage, winter melon, etc. If the dog does not like it, Drink water. You can add a little honey to the water to attract it to drink, which will help replenish the body's water and speed up metabolism.

3. Suffering from urinary tract diseases

If the dog still cannot urinate after ruling out the above conditions, it may be suffering from urinary tract diseases. For example, the main symptom of diseases such as urethritis, cystitis, bladder stones, and urethral stones is an increase in the frequency of urination, and there may be pain during urination, and some dogs will make sharp barks. If this is the case, you need to take your dog to the pet hospital for examination as soon as possible, and then provide symptomatic treatment after finding the cause.

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