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Gavin was surrendered by his owner because of a new baby.
Gavin entered our program, and became increasingly
lethargic and would not eat. He was having urine
accidents in his crate and was drinking large quanities
of water. When we took him to our vet he was
diagnosed with an enlarged prostate and a urinary tract
infection and was started on a course of oral Clavamox
antibotics and given an injection of penicillen G. X rays
were taken of urethra to rule out suspected stones in
urethra blocking urine flow and contributing to
symptoms. He was also put on a bland diet of chicken
and rice due to vomiting and not tolerating dog foods
and to encourage him to eat. Bloodwork done as well to
assess health status. Gavin\'s condition did not improve
as expected with the medication and was seen again
for further testing. We were referred to a specialist
because of his bloodwork - which presented with high
glucose in his urine, but not in his blood. Fanconi
syndrome was considered by our vet but he felt he
should be examined by a specialist. The specialist
suggested two things to take care of first to help rule
out possible causes to Gavin\'s symptoms - getting him
neutered quickly due to an enlarged prostate that might
be contributing to his symptoms, and keeping him on
Clavamox antiobiotics for 3 weeks past neutering to
thoroughly treat the possibility of a deep seated kidney
infection.
Gavin\'s prognosis is tentatively good - urine culture to
be done 1 week after Clavamox antibiotics completed to be
sure infection cleared up and urinalysis to be done at
that time and also blood panel rechecked to determine if
any other conditions are presenting that need to be
addressed.
CorgiAid is helping Gavin get healthy, so that he can find
his forever family.
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