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lana cary (Lana)
| | Posted on Sunday, Nov 25, 2001 - 11:58 pm: |   |
Recently, within the past 6 months, my thoroughbred gelding has urinated either:
1) During our riding session
2) Immediately after I dismount
3) Both!
I have owned this horse for 5 years. I've noticed this pattern, and it concerns me, because he has been experiencing some back pain. My vet has recommended "Legend" injections for his back and stifle pain; he responds to this treatment quite well. However, when the shot begins to wear off, his back pain returns, resulting in the horse becoming agitated when girthed up or even curried. He's a large horse, 17 hands. He does comsume a great deal of water, probably 10-12 gallons in his stall, plus pasture trough water daily.This horse urinated 3 times tonight within a period of 1.25 hours. (Once while riding, once after riding and again back in his stall) Each time he urinated a rather large amount! Could this combination of excessive urination and back pain be indicative of kidney disease or a urinary tract infection? Thank you for any information! |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM (Dro)
| | Posted on Monday, Dec 3, 2001 - 8:36 am: | |
Hello Lana,
There are many causes of frequent or excessive urination in horses (see Equine Diseases: Urinary System: Excessive Drinking and Urination, Polydipsia / Polyuria).
I would have the vet out to check the horse and possibly run a blood panel to check kidney function and electrolyte levels. It would be great also if he had a fresh urine sample to test.
DrO |
lana cary (Lana)
| | Posted on Monday, Dec 3, 2001 - 9:23 am: | |
Dr O.
Thank you for your response! I did speak with the vet regarding the urinary problem. He mentioned Polydipsia/Polyuria. We've discussed my obtaining a fresh urine sample... Much of what he said echoed what I had read on the site, so I had an understanding of the diagnosis/treatment. Now I just have to get that sample! |
lana cary (Lana)
| | Posted on Thursday, Dec 6, 2001 - 10:33 am: | |
Dr O.
Could riding the horse increase pressure on his kidneys to the point of creating the urgent need to urinate? I'm not a heavy person, 5'4", 122lbs. I'm a fairly experienced rider, so I don't think I'm that hard on his back. He's a big boy, 17 hands, so I'm hardly oversized for him. This is just so new to the both of us, and I know he must be uncomfortable, given his extreme need to urinate and the amount of urine he produces. Oh well, we'll just have to see what the vet says... |
