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Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / July 2006Dog with glucose in urine
A couple of weeks ago I noticed that there was some blood in my dogs urine. The next day I brought a sample into our vet for testing...they called me within a few hours to let me know that she had to come in right away to see the vet and more than likely get some blood work done. When we went to our appointment the vet told me that there was glucose in her urine and it was very likely that she was diabetic. They did another urine test to be sure that there wasn't an error with the first test before blood work was completed, and again there were high amounts of glucose so the blood work was taken. The next morning, the vet called me to let me know that her blood work all came back fine and her blood glucose level was normal so she isn't diabetic. She gave me a 3 week supply of antibiotics to treat the infection (I guess UTI based on the blood in the urine) and told me that this was really strange and that she would research it further. She called again since this and said that we would wait and see how it goes with the antibiotics, as she has seen in some circumstances that stress in cats can cause glucose to be present in urine - and was hoping that this was the case with my dog. It's been 2 weeks now. I purchased the urinalysis sticks for some home testing - and as of last night there is still a high amount of glucose present. Is it possible that she could have eaten a plant or something outside, or something in her regular dog food that could be causing this? The vet suggests x-rays if the glucose is still present after she has finished her medication - to check for stones. She doesn't seem to be in any discomfort and it eating and drinking the same as always. Anyone have any ideas? First off, I'd recommend having another blood sample done to verify that the blood glucose is normal. If it still shows normal glucose, you might want to have a fructosamine level done. That checks to see what your glucose has been over the last 2 weeks. If it's normal, then you know for sure that you don't have diabetes. If you truly have glucose in the urine with normal blood glucose, then you've either got renal tubular disease (kidney disease), or Fanconi's (rare syndrome mainly in Basenji's), or primary renal glucosuria (another rare disease). Your vet should be able to distinguish between these with comprehensive bloodwork and urine analysis for protein, amino acids, etc. I've never seen any kind of UTI alter the urine glucose results, and stones certainly shouldn't do it! Good luck Deborah, DVM >A couple of weeks ago I noticed that there was some blood in my dogs > urine. The next day I brought a sample into our vet for testing...they [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > Anyone have any ideas? Thanks for the reply. I've also checked her urine for ketones, and there aren't any. The vet said that everything in the bloodwork and urine was normal, except the white blood cells were a little high...and they were even lower when the second urine sample was taken. She's a Choc Lab/Collie Cross - and only just over a year and a half old. How serious are the conditions that you mentioned? The vet did mention these, but said that the blood work results just wasn't there to support it. > First off, I'd recommend having another blood sample done to verify that the > blood glucose is normal. If it still shows normal glucose, you might want [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > > > > Anyone have any ideas? |
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