Ask the Veterinarian - French Bulldog with Possible Bladder Stones
admin May 22nd, 2008
Can you tell me why my frenchie has slowed down on urinating?
He used to pee a nice hard stream - now its a dribble dribble and a mist of a stream to end it. Once in a great while it drip or two of blood but not in the urine. His penis seems to come out of the skin and he will drip a drop of blood.
He is very active - does not seem like he is in pain. We took him to a vet who said he thinks it is stones in the penis (3 of them) so he put him under and used a catheter to try and push them back into his bladder. The vet also put him on antibiotics and a special dog food he said to help dissolve the rocks. He said if this does not work he will have to operate on him and neuter him and I want to breed him for anther puppy.
My vet is a very good one but he has told me there has never been any frenchies here since he has been around and that’s along time , please let me know if you can help tell me what it may be and what to do?
Dr. Lori Writes -
Poor little guy! At this point, his dribbling urine can be from 2 major possibilities.
Option number one is stones in the bladder or urethra, which you said he had previously, so it is possible the stones have migrated back down in the urethra again. If this is the case, surgery will be necessary to remove them from the urethra and bladder to prevent further problems. The stones should be evaluated to see what kind they are and an appropriate diet followed to prevent more from forming.
The second possibility is prostatic enlargement, in which case neutering him will be the best cure.
Dr. Lori Hunt, DVM
- French Bulldog Veterinary
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