[Dailydrool] UTIs

[Celine Rupka]

Hi Maureen!

Mathilda and I have had a great deal of experience with back-to-back  
urinary tract infections.  She started at about one year of age, would  
get a UTI, dose of antibiotics, be all better and then a couple of  
months later, would get another UTI.  She is quite a "low" basset with  
lots of saggy skin at the back (we call her baggypants when she walks  
away from us.)  Anyway, after four UTIs in less then 8 months, I  
started asking the vet for options.  She felt that it was because  
Mathilda is so low to the ground and has the excess skin, that when  
she squats to pee, especially in the snow, the flow of urine doesn't  
actually clear "that area."  This allows the bacteria to grow and it  
is a relatively short trip up the ureter and ta-dah... UTI.

Solution... baby wipes.  The vet recommended getting Pampers baby  
wipes (sensitive skin of course for sensitive bassets!) and now  
whenever Mathilda comes in from a bathroom break, I wipe her with a  
baby wipe.  I also have a different shampoo from the vet which I use  
exclusively on her nether-regions when she has a bath.  But, the baby  
wipes (knock wood) have done the trick.  She has not had a UTI in  
about 7 months, which is the longest she has ever gone without an  
infection.

So... you may want to give it a try and see if it works for Chloe  
(much preferable to a butt lift!)

Celine and Mathilda

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