My dog has had some blood clots and blood coming out in his urine. He is not in any pain or distress. Could this just be a urine tract infection? And will it go away with antibiotics?

My dog passes away yesterday and I feel like she was misdiagnosed. On Wed/Thurs last week she had lost both feeling in her back legs and couldn’t stand. We took her to the vet and the dr let me know if was probably a slipped disk, he took x rays and said there was a spot that looked like where it could of happened. Couldn’t do surgery so he did a steroid shot and we took her to the next day to get another one. She did not get better only worse and ended up dying. I feel she was misdiagnosed and she had a blood clot. My question is would the steroids have made her worse if she indeed had a clot

Hello, Last night my shepherd mix suffered what I thought was a seizure; after calming him down he showed few signs of improvement. He was holding his head at an angle, his legs were stiff, he refused to get up, and when I went to put some shoes on to bring him to the emergency vet he attempted to follow me and was hardly able to stay on his feet - very clumsy and weak, as if he had vertigo. The poor thing was stumbling and running into the walls of the hallway as he tried to come to me. I rushed him to the emergency vet where we looked at an ultrasound and an x-ray and found he had internal bleeding. The vet took him into surgery and removed his spleen and the huge, ruptured tumor that was attached. During recovery she said he had another mild seizure-like episode, and he needed a transfusion to survive the night. The vet now believes a blood clot from the rupturing tumor affected his brain and was what caused his two "seizures." He has improved some throughout the day, with his blood count coming up, but he appears to be having some trouble with his vision (tracking/finding people when spoken to), once again could not balance when he attempted to walk this morning, and is holding his head tilted. He did immediately recognize me by sight (complete with tail wag!) when I visited him a couple of hours ago and responds to being touched and talked to, and he is able to push himself up to sit and will eat when hand-fed. He's still in rough shape, but he is off fluids for now and the vet says he is calmer and less "stiff" than he was this morning, so for now we are optimistic. Given that he has not only survived so far and is fighting hard, I guess I'd like to get another opinion on his prognosis. My vet says that she has not seen many dogs survive these episodes so it is hard to tell if or how much he will improve, and I understand that much of this will be a waiting game. In addition, there will still be the lab results on the tumor to address. Because it's so uncertain, I don't know when I will be able to get him home if he pulls through, but if our luck continues and he's able to come home to recuperate, what are some things I can do to make things easier for him, especially if he is still battling some mobility and vision troubles? He still seems pretty distressed by all of this so I'd like to make him feel safe and comfortable. Additionally, what is the difference between a seizure caused by a blood clot and a stroke, and would we need to treat those differently? Thanks from us both!

14 week old French bulldog puppy. The day we bought him, he peed blood. Went to vet er and they gave Climarx antibiotic for UTI. Since, he has been to vet many times and finally to Vet College at NC State where he was diagnosed with a huge blood clot in his bladder. They recommended test for hemophilia which was negative (done at Cornell U). Not they want us to bring the puppy back for more exploratory...so far, this has cost $2,000. Money is an issue. The puppy also has blood in his poop and blood runs out of his anus after he poops or strains. he strains to pee, whimpers when he pees and poos. Otherwise, he is active, playful, etc. He eats great but is not gaining weight. He eats everything we feed and he has only gained 1.4 pounds in four weeks. He is anemic according to vet. What should we do. Currently he is being treated by old country vet hoping he would have answers that the others did not but not much change.

My female dog(10years)has had a history of Urinary infections. The vet said that her bladder is lower than normal. On 20Nov,we noticed that her urine appeared to be dark in the sand. A closer examination revealed that there were so thick blood clots. Urine analysis showed blood plus 4, bacteria present, pH 7.5,rbc 3-5. She was given 250mg clavaseptin for 7 days. Blood test was done which was good result. Scan of bladder was normal. Catherdisation showed blood in the Urine which was very alkaline ph9. Clavaseptin was prescribed for another 7 days. What can we do to determine the source and cause of the blood clots

Our 12 year old chihuahua had a short fall (12-18 inches) out of our bed a week ago today, landing awkwardly with her legs sliding from underneath her. That evening she appeared to favor a front leg and her hind legs appeared stiff. The next two days she ate about half of her food, but otherwise was relatively lethargic and weak. Sunday, two days later, she began to recover mentally and physically, appearing perky and no longer favoring her legs. However. Sunday evening, we noticed her breathing rate was increased (40-60/minute) so we took her to an emergency vet. The vet gave her oxygen therapy, fluids and antibiotics (clavomox) via a shot, and sent us home with oral clavomox. She had a 102.8 fever. She appeared better that evening, perky and alert again. The next day (Monday), her breathing was still rapid (50-60/minute) and she was coughing so we took her back to the hospital. They again gave her oxygen, fluids, and both anti nausea and pain meds (opioid) via shot. She was very lethargic all day, and her respiratory rate had dropped to ~40/minute however much of that was likely due to the opioids. She also ate all her dinner. Tuesday her breathing rate was back up to 50-60/minute and she ate a little, and was still coughing. Tuesday afternoon we took her to our vet who suspected kennel cough and sent us home with an additional baytril prescription. That night her breathing worsen and by Wednesday morning it was up to 60+/minute and coughing increased significantly. We called our vet first thing Wednesday morning, sent them a video of her breathing and were instructed to take her to be hospitalized. She’s been at a hospital since Wednesday (it’s now Friday morning). Shes being treated for aspiration pneumonia and blood clot in lungs, however neither are definitive. She’s been in an oxygen chamber the whole time, getting clavomox, baytril and fluids via IV. EKG was done Thursday and showed no signs of edema or heart issues. WBC count is high (26k, up from 19k Sunday) and total protein is OK, but glubolens were high. Vet also suspected possible blood clot in lungs so they added a blood thinner and did a urinalysis and D-dimer test but results won’t be ready til weekend at earliest. Yesterday (Thursday) her fever was gone (101 temp) and her respiratory rate was down to 30/minute in the chamber. We visited her and she was moving well, eating a bit and in very good spirits. This morning (Friday) we get a call at 2am. Her respiratory rate had spiked up above 80/minute while still on oxygen . The rate maxed out over 100/min at 3am, was 84/min at 430am and is now at 52 at 10am. She’s apparently stable and all vitals are OK, blood pressure was 114, gums are pink but breathing is a bit labored. Additional X-rays were done this morning and we are speaking to the doctor soon for further updates. We are a wreck and desperately are seeking further opinions and answers. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thank you - The family of “Lila”

I woke up to my best bud Zach crying in pain. He couldn't lift his hind quarters. I rushed him to the vet and after some tests, they put him on Plavix. In about 3 days, he was walking (though still limping a bit) on the leg. Now it's been a week and he seems to be in pain again and is limping more. I am bringing him to the vet on Friday (it's now Wednesday). Is there anything I can do to help Zach out? He seems miserable. Would massaging help? Heat? Ice? I feel helpless and want to help my buddy out. Any advice would be useful. This is all complicated with Congestive Heart Failure that we have been battling for a year. He was doing very well until this happened. Thanks.

On Friday night, my dog Mylo went to bed acting fine. Saturday morning about 9:30 AM, he peed and had a normal bowel movement. At that time, he also vomited, had diarrhea and didn't want to eat any food. I tried to pick him up by lifting him by the stomach, and he yelped. Mylo had been diagnosed with kidney disease in January so we have been taking him in periodically for subcutaneous fluids to make sure he didn't get dehydrated. At 12:30 PM, I took him to the vet to get fluids. The vet tech said he didn't need them, but since it was the weekend and I wasn't sure if he would vomit more so we gave him fluids. About 4:30pm, I took him outside and he went pee. He was acting normal at that time. Around 6pm, he vomited a couple of times. The vomit was clear. Around 7:00pm, I took him out to go pee. He vomited a couple times outside. He seemed like he was getting a little weak in his back legs, but I just thought it was because of all the puking. About 7:30, he vomited about 3 more times. Around 10 pm, I took him out to pee again, but he was too weak to walk up the stairs to get back into the house. He could still get up and walk, but seemed like he was getting weak. When he walked, it seemed like he was losing motion in his back legs and was walking on his legs like pegs. About 10:30 PM, I took Mylo to bed with me, but he was still vomiting. About 1:30AM Sunday, I noticed his breathing became more labored. At that time, Mylo couldn't stand on his own. At 2:30AM on Sunday, I took him to the emergency services vet. His temperature was 99.8 His lungs sounded clear. They gave him fluids because they said he was dehydrated. Mylo was also given a Buprenex shot for pain and Cerenia injection for vomiting. I could tell he didn't feel good at all. I took him home and went to bed at 4:30 AM. At that time, he felt cooler than normal so I covered him up, and his legs felt like they were getting stiff. I got up at 7:00AM and he was still breathing, but unresponsive. He passed way about 11:05 AM. I figured that he passed away from the kidney disease. However, I talked to our normal vet, and he believed that he may have had a blood clot. I’m trying to better understand why he passed away so quickly. I would appreciate any thoughts you have about why he may have passed.

Its been 3 days and she hasnt wanted any of her reg food but will eat boiled chicken (any human food) I noticed blood clots by her bed today? She still walks and pees fine...???