Painful urination can definitely be life-threatening in dogs and needs immediate veterinary care in order for you to understand what might cause painful urination.
What are the symptoms of painful urination in dogs?
Following are a few definite symptoms that your dog is in pain while urinating:
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Peeing more often while producing very little urine
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Being vocal or crying while urinating
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Avoiding getting touched
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Urine has blood or mucus in it
You must take your dog to a trusted veterinarian if the dog is producing no or very less urine. Do not think twice when it comes to your dog's health. It can lead to serious illness.
What are the common causes and treatments of painful urination in dogs?
Following are a few common causes of painful urination in dogs:
Bladder Infection
Sometimes bacteria can get in the dog's bladder from the genital area. This leads to infections and inflammation in the dog.
Painful urination, urinating very less, blood in the urine are a few signs of a bladder infection. But some dogs show no symptoms at all.
Antibiotics are used as a treatment for at least 14 days. Culturing the urine might be done at times to know what antibiotic will suit your dog the best.
To prevent it from reoccurring make sure your paw pal completes the entire course of antibiotics prescribed.
Bladder Crystals and Bladder Stones
It has been seen that even the naturally produced minerals in your dog's body can clamp up together forming crystals or stones.
Medications, genetics, bad diet, infections etc can be the cause of bladder stones or crystals. Symptoms may vary depending on the part of the body they are in but the signs may include painful urination, bloody urine, vomiting, and fatigue.
Treatment varies depending upon the part of the body they are located. Treatment might include medication, a surgery or a diet change. Antibiotics will only be involved in case of an infection.