Dog urinating blood clots after catheter removal
My bichon (4yo female neutered) recently had a catheter procedure done to check to see if she had stones or crystals due to numberous bladder infections. The procedure went well and all looked fine. However, two days later she began bleeding when urinating and having to urinating frequently. I took her to an urgent care facility where they hospitalized her for 3 days--doing ultrasounds, bloodwork etc. The only thing they could find was that everything was fine--except the catheter caused major irritation in the bladder causing the bleeding. They sent her home with amoxicillin and a pain medication since it seems painful for her to urinate. They said it could take up to 10 days for the irritation to settle down and the bleeding to stop. She is also passing quite a few clots which they said was to be expected. My question is--why does it take so long for the irritation to subside and what causes the clotting. I would have figured on antibiotics and iv's that the swelling would have subsided. Also, it bothers me how uncomfortable she seems when urinating. Any info would be helpful. |
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