Frequent Urination Could Be A Sign Of Canine Diabetes
Just like human diabetes, our dogs can have a long life if it’s treated properly. This is why it’s important that we catch diabetes in our pets before it becomes a serious problem. One way we can do this is by looking at the symptoms. Frequent urination is one of these symptoms.
Because your dog is drinking much more water than he usually does, he will be urinating more. This is also because your dogs’ body has too much glucose in it and the body’s defense systems wants to get rid of it by telling the dog to urinate.I found some more information here. Because the dogs urinating has increased, so does the water intake.
The two forms of diabetes, Diabetes Insipidus and Diabetes Mellitus both show signs of frequent urination. This problem signals incontinence as well. This is why your dog should be taken down to the vet to have a blood test performed. The blood test will show increased levels of sugar in your dog’s urine. If you have light-colored carpet, you will be able to see that the color of the urine is lighter than it usually is. Hesitating to take your pet to the vet could result in death if not treated.