When you see your loving dog is too much irritable to go outside, you can make an assumption that he may be suffering from infection in the urinary tract.
Urinary tract infection is quite common in dogs due to lack of
hygiene. Dog urinary tract infection symptoms are easy to find but
difficult to treat as it can spread very fast. You need to be extra
cautious to discover them early. Male dogs are somewhat less sufferer
from urinary tract infection than female as the male urethra is few
inches longer than the female urethra. Therefore, infection can not
ascend easily.
Common dog urinary tract infection symptoms
If you are the master of the dog and usually take him outside for
walking, the dog will ask you frequently for going out. The frequency
of urination will be increased for four to six times than the normal
rate. The urine will have a foul smell. The volume will be reduced.
The dog may urinate in appropriate places like indoors, sofa, beds,
kitchen etc. You will see that urine is dribbling from the urethra
even after the dog finishes the urination. In some advanced cases of
dog urinary tract infection, symptoms of blood coming out from
genitalia can be noticed. The dog will cry at the time of urination as
he feels burning sensation over the whole urinary passage. He will
lick the genitalia for quite some time to get rid out of pain He may
cry if you touch the abdomen. This especially is advanced cases of dog
urinary tract infection symptoms. The dog will become fatigued and
lethargic so much that he may refuse to take food.
He may have fever. The best symptom to recognize the fever is to feel
the nose. If it is not moist, the dog is probably suffering from
fever.
What to do in case you see any symptom of dog urinary tract infection
Do not waste time; take your dog to the nearest veterinary surgeon immediately as you see any dog urinary tract infection symptoms. Take him for frequent walking. With each frequency, some amount of bacteria will be cleared from the urinary bladder and the dog will feel comfortable. Add some citrus food like lemon to his diet. Lemon contains Vitamin C which is a good drug in a case of urinary tract infection. Medication has to given under strict medical supervision.