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Day 58: More Surprise Gifts! The pup is loved ❤️ & a UTI? Maybe?

  • Writer: Samantha Knight
    Samantha Knight
  • Apr 1, 2022
  • 2 min read

Updated: Apr 6, 2022

Exasperated with this constant peeing in the house I have returned to our ’Facebook help group’ to see if anyone else is having the same problem 8 weeks post spinal surgery?


Prior to surgery Lloris would never dream of having accidents in the house. It took a good solid 6 months to train him as a puppy and there were times when I thought I’d got myself a unintelligent one who just wasn’t grasping it! But one day it clicked and we never looked back …. Until now that is!!


Our ‘Facebook IVDD help group‘ friends respond; some with helpful comments, others just telling me to be patient and some telling me to just get used to it. Ouch. That is not what I want to hear!

The most common theme is that perhaps he has a Urinary Tract Infection? (UTI)


I take to Google and here is what I find:

Symptoms of UTI in Dogs

Some common UTI symptoms include:


  • Bloody and/or cloudy urine ❌

  • Straining or whimpering during urination❌

  • Accidents in the house✅

  • Needing to be let outside more frequently❌ if only he would!

  • Licking around the urinary opening ❌

  • Fever ❌


I would say we have pretty quickly ruled that one out then! It also says that giving your dog yoghurt (healthy bacteria) is a good way of preventing it. Lloris has yoghurt mixed in with his every meal so I would say we have likely gone a fair way in preventing such an infection.

It would therefore seem we can not blame his ‘peeing accidents’ on a UTI which is a real shame as that would have been a few tablets and some cranberry juice and all would be well with my floors again!!!

Frustratingly, we are no further forward!


Lloris is one lucky little piglet who is spoiled by all!


Today he has a gift to open (yes another one!) from his godmother Stephanie and my godchildren children Jessica & Michael. The children have been eager to see him since his surgery!!


Awww one happy pup with a new toy to take to bed…. but will he ditch his beloveded cow and move the green monkey into the top spot??

…. We shall just have to wait and see!

 
 
 

2 Comments

Neil Hamilton
Apr 01, 2022

Head of a monkey 🐵 body of a tortoise 🐢 🤔

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Samantha Knight
Samantha Knight
Apr 01, 2022
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That’s very true actually! 😂

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THANK YOU’s

Whilst it goes without saying that a big chunk of credit for Lloris’s rehabilitation to being a walking puppy dog again goes unquestionably to him! There have been many helping hands along the way that are more than deserving of a mention … 


Thank you to; 

Davies Vet (Johnny & Alex) for their remarkable surgery, prompt action and after care. He came home a calm and happy dog…even if his legs weren’t working…his wound has healed remarkably well without scaring.


To Dr Rinnert van den Bergh - The Holistic Vet who never raised an eyebrow at his little accidents and always progressed him further after every treatment.  Lloris is especially grateful for the liver paste you would win him over with! 


To Nisha from Paws & Hooves - Hydrotherapy.  You have been remarkable in your patience with Lloris. Thank you for answering the phone when many others didn’t that day.  Finding you was meant to be.


To Willow Vets in Newport Pagnell who took Lloris on as a new case for his cancer straight away and operated within two days. The entire team of staff have been nothing but kind and professional and whilst Lloris will continue to hate you all (hate may be a bit of strong word…. But I’m not so sure?!) I on the other hand think you are all amazing. 


To his Uncle Cristian for building his ‘Frenchie Bouncer’ was a big game changer in our rehab! 


To his Grandad for building his Pig Pen which he has grown to love 


To his Nanny for his the daily love and company not to mention the endless cleaning of him and my house!  We truly couldn’t have got through this without you, you gave me the break I needed to keep my sanity. 


To Matt the Chippy for his back door ramp! 


To the IVDD Facebook support group.  I learned so much from you. https://www.facebook.com/groups/178483559398659/?ref=share


To my friends and family who reached out to help me. Everyone of you that messaged, read our blog and paid an interest in both his and my well being made such a difference on both the dark days and the light.   Lloris loves people so the visits and gifts all lifted his spirits and snapped him out of the sulks!


To Dan, Lloris’s dad. You stepped up when he needed you the most and answered our cry for help to get him to the hospital that day.  It will always be a shame we couldn’t stay the family unit we had wanted for him. We certainly tried!  Thank you for letting him live with me, I can’t imagine the heartache of giving him up. 


To the friend in my life that gave me focus from day 1 when I asked for help bringing him home … he said something like  “I have the dentist so can’t help you that day, I would if I could but … you’re going to have to get used to handling him and lugging him about on your own, so you may as well just get on with it now”. I thought he was being an unhelpful arse at the time but actually that was the best piece of advice I could have been given. Man up and get on with it.  You can’t turn back time or change anything. You are where you are, so take a deep breath and in the words of Nike - Just do it. 


And that we did! 

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