Dark Urine?

[Lillynix]

Hi, just wanting some thoughts.

I have recently adopted a greyhound, and have noticed that her urine is very dark in colour. She is living with my mother at the moment while we move house and she says she is drinking plenty of water, no less than her Dalmation any way.

She's not an active grey either, pretty lazy and i'm told she toilets a normal amount (meaning not every 5 seconds but more than a few times a day), the only thing I know that causes dark urine is dehydration, but i'm just wondering if there is anything else that may be causing the issue?

I will of course get her to the vet, but any help in the meantime would be great

[Her Majesty Dogmad]

When my dog was producing dark urine, she had a urinary tract infection, she was having little accidents and she'd always been a clean dog. Antibiotics soon fixed it up.

[Lillynix]

When my dog was producing dark urine, she had a urinary tract infection, she was having little accidents and she'd always been a clean dog. Antibiotics soon fixed it up.

Thanks for that, i've got her booked in to see the vet next week so we'll find out for sure then, hoping it's not a UTI though, pretty sure it's not but you never know!

I was thinking about perhaps trying to 'treat' her for dehydration in the meantime and see if that makes a difference but as you can lead a horse (or dog!) to water but you can't make them drink, i'm wondering what to do? I've seen a few online pet stores selling an electrolyte drink aimed at racing greyhounds, so was wondering if this might help rehydrate her a bit faster if that is the issue. Anyone tried this or have any thoughts on it?

[New Age Outlaw]

There are some products, such as Recharge, which are very good for re-hydration. However, I would wait and see what the cause is before doing this, especially if she is drinking normally cause there shouldn't be any reason for her to be dehydrated in the first place. It could be many things, such as a slight infection, as mentioned, but it can also happen with stress. Hopefully the vet should be able to figure it out for you. Good luck with her!

[Lillynix]

There are some products, such as Recharge, which are very good for re-hydration. However, I would wait and see what the cause is before doing this, especially if she is drinking normally cause there shouldn't be any reason for her to be dehydrated in the first place. It could be many things, such as a slight infection, as mentioned, but it can also happen with stress. Hopefully the vet should be able to figure it out for you. Good luck with her!

Cheers

I'll hold off then and see what they vet says, I guess i'm just a bit worried about her. We've waited so long to add a dog to our little family, especially a grey, I just don't want anything to go wrong

[goldens]

are you talking a dark orange-yellow or a brownish? Dark urine scares the pudding out of me. One morning while checking my golden retrievers teeth, I saw the one's gums were pale. I will tell his entire story in a new tyhread, but about the ruine. I called at once to make an appointment with my vet. A short time later, about 2 hours before we were to go to the vet, Hunter went just off the patio instead of his usual place out by the back fence and I saw his urine was the color of slightly rusty water.

Long story short, later that day he was diagnose wiht autoimmune hemoltic anemia and I lost hi 8 dyas later. Very dark or brownish color urine can be a sign of AIHA or of an infection, ietc. It is slways best to get the dog checked if urnine does not app normal.

As a side note, we had neighbors that adopted a greyhound that was drummed out of racing because she was not good enough. She had some odd name, but when they saw her, they said "Oh, she is a keeper"and theynamed her Keeper. She was a darling.