Canine Bladder Infection | Dog Bladder Infection

Canine bladder infection causes frequent discomfort to our four-legged friends. The basic reason for an infection is bacteria from their surroundings entering through the urethra and proliferating in the interior lining of a dog’s bladder, (also known as the urine pouch or sac). Canine bladder infections cause inflammation, pain, and difficulty with urination.

Most dogs come into contact with the bad bacteria that can cause a canine bladder infection, but some dogs are less predisposed to, and are more tolerate to the discomfort of an infection.

Female dogs are more susceptible than males to canine bladder infection (also known as urinary tract infection or acute cystitis). Females have shorter urethras than males, providing a shorter channel for transmission of bacteria from the outside environment to the interior lining of the bladder.

A number of factors—in addition to gender differences—contribute to the chances that our friends will suffer from canine bladder infection. Among the most common are these:

• Erratic urination and infrequent elimination of bacteria buildup from the canine bladder and urinary system;
• House training practices that instill anxiety about the need to urinate;
• Poor quality diets and erratic supplies of fresh drinking water;
• Infrequent and poor quality exercise;
• Environmental exposure to e. coli bacteria and e. coli related enzymes;
• Underlying medical conditions, including Cushing’s disease, tumors, bladder stones, weight gain, kidney infections, and compromised immune systems.
• Age.

The causes of canine bladder infection can often be traced to a dog’s training and care, to its environment, or to the status of its overall health.

Human impatience with house training can teach a puppy to associate fear with its natural urge to urinate. The puppy’s urination anxiety can cause it to void erratically or incompletely. As it grows, the habitual retention of urine in the canine urine pouch can contribute to the establishment of an internal environment that is ideal for the proliferation of bacteria. A dog with proliferating bacteria in its bladder and urinary tract often suffers from acute or recurrent infection, inflammation, and discomfort.

Other care issues contributing to canine infection and canine bladder disease include human failure to supply a reliable and adequate supply of fresh drinking water or a balanced, high quality diet. Clean, fresh drinking water is essential for the healthy regulation of a dog’s urinary system, and a quality diet is essential for the maintenance of a healthy immune system. Regular and adequate exercise is a third component of quality care. The fourth component is provision of a clean, comfortable living space. Inadequacies in any of these care and environmental areas can predispose canines to infection.

A final factor contributing to the occurrence of infections in the bladder sacs of dogs is the animal’s age and overall health. Older, sedentary dogs and dogs with chronic medical problems offer less resistant targets for bacterial infection than healthy, active dogs.

Infection in the urinary tracts and bladders of dogs is caused by bacteria. Through failure to understand the most common contributing factors, however, humans often contribute to the likelihood of infection–through participation in uninformed (and ineffective) training practices, through provision of inappropriate living quarters and the withholding of attention when dogs signal a need to urinate, and through failure to ensure adequate exercise and an optimal supply of high-quality nutrition and fresh water.

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