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<DIV>I am fostering a dog for Ohio Basset Hound rescue and would appreciate any
advice or info anyone would care to give. Kuder is a 7 year old male, already
neutered, when he was relinquished by his owners to the local shelter because
they said they were away too much and not able to give him the attention he
needed. When the shelter called us they said they considered him unadoptable
because he was very much overweight and would drink water until he made himself
sick. They suspected he was diabetic. We had bloodwork and urinalysis done and
Kuder was put on a weight reduction diet. The bloodwork came back fine but the
urinalysis showed a very bad UTI which the vet suspected had been going on for a
while. We treated with antibiotics and after the next urinalysis it showed no
signs of infection and all other levels ok except for high PH. His water
cravings did get better but he still has an obsession with water. He will attack
any dog who tries to drink out of the water dish while he is there and sometimes
even when a dog is drinking out of a separate dish that sits next to his.
Otherwise he is fine with other dogs and no aggression towards us at all. he
really is a big lover. We did a third urinalysis about three weeks later and the
same result, high PH. He also seems like he is always hungry. He is fed three
times a day, a total of 2 cups Grain free food, about 1/2 to 3/4 cup fat free
cottage cheese and 1 can salt free green beans as well as about 1/4 cup of
pumpkin. He has lost about 8 lbs since we have had him and although he is a big
boy he looks much better. We can’t figure out if he has just learned to
hoard water and food or if it is medical. We guessed maybe with the bad UTI he
came in with that maybe the owners had deprived him of water because he was
having accidents in the house. The poor guy is definitely housebroken because he
will urgently let you know when he has to go. Sometimes he doesn’t make it out
the door or off the deck before he lets loose. I get the feeling he can’t
control it sometimes. The last week or two he has been driving us crazy about
feedings. After dinner he will go outside and immediately start hopping around
and running towards the area where we keep food as if he is still hungry. We
just took him in to the vet again this past Thursday for another urinalysis
where they will be doing a protein/creatinine test. I questioned them about
Cushings as well as Diabetes Insipidus but so far the blood work does not
indicate either of those. If anyone has had a similar experience or any ideas
about what his problem is I would be very grateful. I really want Kuder to
find a great home but I know it is not likely he will be considered when I tell
someone about his “issue”. Thanks to all and so sorry for the long post.</DIV>
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<DIV>Cathy, Momslave to Grace, GSD Leah, foster Kuder, foster Emily, Nathan ATB,
Dozer ATB, Emmylou ATB, Barry ATB, Beau ATB, Daphne
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