My dog had puppies and is now loosing weight urinating blood. Why?

My dog had puppies and is now loosing weight urinating blood. Why?

By: Dr. Jon Rappaport

Our question this week was:

My dog just had 5 pups, about 5 wks ago now. I noticed she has not been wanting to eat and she has lost a tremendous amount of weight. My husband noticed last night that she is urinating blood. What would be wrong w/ her?

Elsa Equia



Answer

Hi Elsa – thanks for your email. Many dogs will loose weight while nursing their puppies – as it takes a lot of energyLaunch A Ball
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supplies to keep five pups well fed. However, the weight loss should not be tremendous and she should keep eating. The blood in the urine is abnormal.

She could have a urinary tract infection, bladder stones or a uterine infection. Either way, I'd recommend that you take her to your veterinarian for evaluation. I'd recommend that you start weaning the pups over to regular puppy food.

We have a good article on how to do this – I recommend that you read it and start doing that immediately.

An article that might be helpful to you is Weaning Puppies.


Best of luck!


Dr. Jon



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