Our eight year old beagle mix started drinking excessive water and urinating inside and outside. A urine sample from our vet showed sugar, cut blood test was negative for diabetes. A songoram showed nothing. She’s eating well and is still active. We give her Hill’s k/d canned food, but our vet had no other suggestions. Is there nothing else we can do?
Thank You
was the urine cultured?
Sugar in urine without elevated blood glucose could indicate Fanconi Disease. See a vet familiar with Fanconi.
Phillip McHugh, DVM
Park Veterinary Hospital
Durham, NC
Have your veterinarian check a urine cortisol/creatinine ratio to rule out Cushing’s disease, if he/she hasn’t done this. This disease, which results in excsssive cortisol (steroid) production by the adrenal glands, can cause excessive thirst and urination, elevated urine and/or blood glucose, and other signs such as pot belly, panting, muscle weakness, and increased susceptibility to infection. It is most common in middle-aged female dogs, and beagles are at increased risk. There is a simple screening test on the urine (cortisol/creatinine ratio, as mentioned above), and if it is elevated, your veterinarian can do a blood test to confirm it. There are other very uncommon causes of increased thirst and urination, but you will need to rule out Cushing’s disease first.
Hope this helps –
Jo Ann Greenberg VMD
Atlantic Animal Care
Brooklyn, NY
May want to look into Fanconi’s sydrome.
Alan Holter DVM
Dodgeville Veterinary Service
Dodgeville, WI
If your pet has sugar “glucose” in the urine”, IT DOES HAVE A DIABETES PROBLEM!!!!!! One blood test is not always effective at showing early problems. You need to have this dog examined for Cushing’s disease and have a Glucose Tolerance test to help determine what is happening. Increased urination and thirst is a hallmark sign of endocrine disease problems. Don’t fool around. Get a referral to find more in-depth help for this pet.
Brad Windley DVM
Animal Medical Clinic
Tullahomas, TN
Hi,
Yes, typically one would first look for diabetes. You may need to do a thyroid test and get him off the hills chemical diet. Instead, I would feed him a fresh raw organic diet.
Dyanna McCain, DIHom DVetHom
Holistic Animal Healing
Los Angeles, CA