It's not bacterial. And not struvites.

[sumbonuscanis]

Thanks to the wonder that is the broad-spectrum antibiotic, I can report that Mr. Hogarth Pug is already feeling a hell of a lot better.  We had our first good night in three last night and I didn't have to sleep in my clothes (which I did Sat and Sun in order to get him outside ASAP).  I took him out this morning and he was able to pee with ease and fluency and in much greater volume, so we appear to be well on the road to recovery.

The result of the urinalysis (left on my voice mail because I forgot to tell the vet I was at work) indicated no undue bacteria or evidence of struvites, but an overabundance of epithelial cells in his urine - which, the vet says, suggests that the infection was present mainly in his lower urinary tract - i.e. urethritis.  (Ouch.)  However, she says, the treatment is much the same and he is obviously responding well to it.  But has anyone else encountered this?  I'm just curious.  I was under the impression that UTIs were either one or t'other, but then again, I am no veterinarian.  That might account for his swollen junk though.

His weight is good (20.5 lbs) and his USG is completely normal, but he does have an ulcer in his mouth, the presence of which I suspected from frantic face-wiping and a general reluctance to let me anywhere near the site.  I have antibiotic stuff for that too.

Have I mentioned before that the H-man is impossible to pill?  Last night he REFUSED DINNER because, in the middle of all that sloppy food goodness, he could - without tasting - detect the presence of one tiny and fully concealed antibiotic tablet.  I had to fish it out, remake dinner from scratch, and slip him the pill in a wedge of Rollover after the meal.

[blanche]

I say again--a pug is capable of almost any astounding medical thing.  New frontiers being explored by our pugs all the time.  Guaranteed to bring owners to their knees and empty the wallet.

I'm impressed you were sleeping in your clothes however.  That's smarter than I would have been.

I'm glad it's working for the H-Man.

[sumbonuscanis]

Well, clothes=leggings/socks/long-sleeved t-shirt.  As previously mentioned I live on the 4th floor of my building, so we lose precious seconds getting downstairs and I wanted to be able to get out asap.  The long winter coat saved me from shame.  What is amazing is that I didn't run into anyone I knew, even at two a.m., since it is my experience that you always meet people you know when you are at your worst, slinking around the block with unbrushed teeth and a bad case of bed head while being dragged by a pug frantic to find just the right spot.

[lmcpug]

Haha brings back memories

Was an 8th fl apt dweller when I adopted
The 3 from the states!
So can totally sympathize!     
   

[RockysMom]

I'm so glad that Hogarth is feeling better.  The poor guy must have been very uncomfortable!

[sumbonuscanis]

He`s feeling so much better, but he`s still getting me up at night    If I didn`t know better I`d say he was enjoying these midnight flits    I am NOT enjoying them - it`s bloody cold and I am very much not a night owl, so it`s agony for me to trudge round the block in the wee hours, perishing to get back into bed, and then hear the alarm go off less than four hours later.  But when the pug has to go, the pug has to go.  I might as well start sleeping in my clothes again.

[blanche]

He`s feeling so much better, but he`s still getting me up at night    If I didn`t know better I`d say he was enjoying these midnight flits    I am NOT enjoying them - it`s bloody cold and I am very much not a night owl, so it`s agony for me to trudge round the block in the wee hours, perishing to get back into bed, and then hear the alarm go off less than four hours later.  But when the pug has to go, the pug has to go.  I might as well start sleeping in my clothes again.

While he may, in fact, need to go, I do think they get to liking these schedules.  I've had a couple of early mornings where the canines got fed at 5 a.m.  Next morning I was looking forward to a sleep in and woke up at 4:30 to the eyeless pug louring over me and the deaf/blind shih tzu clawing my leg.  They got a discourteous grumble and a muttered "Not on your life" from their tired servant.

I had to finally throw in the towel at 5:30 at the two sensorily impaired began random wandering around the bed, banging into me, stepping on Tank and generally making nuisances of themselves.

[lmcpug]

LOL! oh how nice I feel so normal now

I thought I was alone in the wee hours of the
morning! Some nights (last night incl) its every hr
on the hr
some its every 3 hrs there is no rhyme or
reason to it!

then pure heaven; they ALL sleep through the
nitee!!
 
I'm not even sure I remember what sleep is? Or
What it feels like

[sumbonuscanis]

^ Well, at least I'm not alone.  I slipped on the ice Wed night and went to bed stiff and sore.  That didn't stop the H-man from getting me up at 2 am and again at 6 am.  By then I could barely totter so called in sick, took the pug out for one more pee after breakfast, loaded the bed with heating pads, took 2 Advil PM, despite it being the am, and sacked out for about 4 hrs.  During which time Hogarth did not rouse himself once and he remained in bed even after I staggered up and out in search of coffee, so he is clearly capable of holding it without distress under certain circumstances.  We went out again at 5:30, 7:30, and 9:30 - each time he had not one but several pees and I really thought we'd have a peaceful night.  No such luck - we were up at 11:30 and again at 2 am.  Clearly 2 am is his favourite time of day 

At least it's not my weekend to work, so if he gets me up at 2 am I won't have to worry about getting up for work at 6.  But he is a clever pug and he knows if the alarm doesn't go off, it's the weekend, and what better way to start the weekend than by stomping on mommy's head - a foolproof way to ensure an early breakfast.  It's only on the days I have to work that he is all adorable and sleepy in the mornings and rolls over for a tummy rub just when I am struggling into my workwear.  On the weekends, he's raring to go. 

Pugs.  There's no reasoning with them.

[lmcpug]

oooohhh ouch!

That hurts  The patio is slick too and going round and round, in circles with Pugsley,
whilst bent over at the hip, makes one feel as if you have been on a binge
The pic shows Pugsley sleeping on me! Once he gets up he gets to crying and the only way to
get some rest is by him falling asleep on me  I then roll over and place him on his bed and
cover him up!   It's like having a young baby

The other 2 will sleep all night, thank goodness! Just the elderly guy needing to go more often.

hope you are feeling better!

[Jug and Pug]

So glad Hogarth is feeling better!

And Lori, you do sound like you have the "baby sleep schedule"!  Good lord, every hr on the hr?? I'd be a walking zombie..........

[blanche]

So glad Hogarth is feeling better!

And Lori, you do sound like you have the "baby sleep schedule"!  Good lord, every hr on the hr?? I'd be a walking zombie..........

You and me both.  Thankfully mine crash early with me and stay down usually until I get up at 6.  The 5:30 deal was a fluke. 

[lmcpug]

Yep! Very sleep deprived and on 12 hrs shifts ta boot!
I'm not whining about it. It is what it is. I couldn't not
make Pugsley comfortable; he has been a Rock of Gibraltor
for me when I had so many challenges. Always there with
his unconditional love  

its very very hard and I know what Blanche went through
with taking on Leilas gang and any of the Pugs who have
come in with special needs. Its work you do because these
furry friends need that unconditional help and love!

The hour every hour thing isn't every night. Only when
I have to disrupt Pugsleys delicate routine When I come
down Mar 20th.....  I know that night will be an hour on the
hour night but it will be well worth it to. see everyone!
Most nights he will sleep 3maybe 4 hrs and then be up.
Those are the good nights!
 
   
     

[Candace]

It's great that he is getting better. I don't give pills in the dinner, especially since there are usually four dogs here. I'm afraid one might scarf down the others meds. They get pills in a little bit of food wrapped around it. Usually, they just inhale the tidbit and don't have time to realize the pill is in it! I don't know how they ever taste treats, when swallowed whole.

[sumbonuscanis]

Candace, I`m never making that mistake again.  I have no idea how he was able to detect it amid all the good-smelling foodstuffs that make up his dinner.  And yet he gets his Previcox in his dinner every night with no complaint.

Last night we made it all the way to 5:30 am before we had to go out.  After five days of getting up at 2 it felt like sleeping in!  I just put my coat and boots over my jimjams and went out, only to walk right into my neighbour from the other end of the hall who was out walking his golden retriever.  I tell you, unbrushed teeth, bed head, pajamas in public: people magnet

We`ve been out four times already today and I might as well sleep in my clothes again as I`m in such bad shape from my slip-and-almost-fall on Wed night that I`m giving up on the day entirely and heading for bed early, which ensures that we`ll be up at least once.  But I`m too sore for anything else