This one is closer to home!
Back on the 11th August Jean and I took Ruby into Lincoln Road Vet because there was blood in her urine. Ruby is one of our six dogs that we have at home. Ruby is the last of the Mexican ex-rescue dogs and is an eleven-year old Sharpei mix.
Here she is staring up at me to the right of Oliver in the picture below .
Because of Ruby’s age and background and the fact that there was significant blood in her urine we were bracing ourselves for some bad news.
Once checked in it wasn’t too long a wait before we were shown in to Dr. Jim’s room.
There Jim took some urine for analysis and then started examining Ruby. Jim was worried that Ruby might have kidney stones.
However, and thankfully, the urine test revealed an infection, nothing worse! A urinary tract infection or UTI.
Therefore, the first move would be to start Ruby on a course of Amoxillin.
Jim explained that Amoxillin was an antibiotic that he thought would be good for Ruby and would quickly determine whether or not Ruby had a simple urinary tract infection (UTI) or if it was something more challenging (my words).
Wikipedia offers a good description of Amoxicillin, from which I offer the opening paragraph.
Amoxicillin, also spelled amoxycillin, is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections.[2] It is the first line treatment for middle ear infections. It may also be used for strep throat, pneumonia, skin infections, and urinary tract infections among others.[2] It is taken by mouth, or less commonly by injection.[2][3]
Maybe my initial reluctance to publish this Visiting the Vet post was down to me not wanting to do that before the results of the antibiotic treatment were clear.
Ergo, Jean and I are overjoyed to report that the Amoxicillin course did sort everything out and that Ruby is over her UTI and back to being her normal, healthy, happy self.
When Jim called us at home a week later he was just as pleased to hear the good news!
My dog Melanie used to get these on a semi regular basis when she was older. Same course of treatment as Ruby. Glad to hear she is better.
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Thanks Susan. Were you able to determine how your Melanie was becoming infected?
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No, oddly enough. The doctor said it might have been chemicals from lawn care.
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Well there’s an update for Ruby. For she started showing blood again yesterday (Tuesday) evening and this morning. So she is back to see Dr. Jim in the morning for an xray. Will advise.
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I hope she is okay, Paul. Fingers crossed. Good wishes into the universe.
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That’s very kind and sweet of you! I will pass on your care and concern for Ruby when I hug her later this evening.
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Please do
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A big kiss to Ergo for the good news! 🙂
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😍
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So good to hear, that Ruby is healthy again, Paul 🙂
Here in Spain, the dentists often use Amoxicillin to avoid infections, before they pull out a tooth.
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OK! Useful to know. Thanks very much for your reply.
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You are welcome, Paul.
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This sentence makes me very glad to read [Ruby is over her UTI and back to being her normal, healthy, happy self]. Extra ear scratches for your Ruby girl.
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Those extra scratches duly delivered!
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Yeah! Her eyes are sparkling again 💛
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👌
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Make that extra “ear” scratches. My fingers are running wild over the keys this morning. 😇
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Not too wild to my way of thinking! At least I could easily understand what type of scratch you had in mind! 😀
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Strong dog!
Really, she’s the last of the Mexicans?
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Yes! To think that when we left Mexico for Arizona in 2010 we were accompanied by 16 dogs. Of those 16 all but Pharaoh were Mexican rescue dogs! Time marches on!!
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sadly, yes.
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I love that last photo. Ruby is so sweet. What type of camera do you mainly use Paul?
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Hello Marg. In fact, my camera is a Nikon D750. Or rather the camera body is. The lens is a Nikon zoom. Both relatively recent acquisitions but I was missing times past when I had a Pentax. Back in the days of 35mm film! The Nikon is mind-blowing simply because of the power and scope of a modern DSLR. The user manual is 509 pages long.
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So pleased this was nothing more than an infection Paul and trust Ruby is doing ok now..
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You will have read the update post by now, I’m sure.
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I did. 🙂
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