Dog Stranguria (Straining to Pass Urine) Symptoms

1. Repeated attempts and straining to pass urine.

2. Very little or no urine sometimes with a tinged with blood.

3. often confused with and similar to dog constipation.

What Causes Dog Stranguria (Straining to Pass Urine)?

Stranguria is a problem in the lower urinary tract of your dog. The urinary tract is separated into two parts, upper and lower.

The upper urinary tract consists of the kidneys and ureters. A dog has two kidneys situated on the left and right side of their body, the right kidney is slightly further forward than the left and they both sit just below the backbone under the last rib and have the job of producing urine among other things. The produced urine then travels down into a tube called the ureters, and then into the bladder.

The bladder, urethra, and vagina/penis of your dog form the lower part of the urinary. Here the produced urine will collect in the bladder, which in its simplest form is a bag with a thin layer of muscle to collect and hold the dog's urine until full, then the muscle contracts, and the urine is pushed through a single tube called the urethra and then out through the vagina or penis to complete the urination process.

When a dog has stranguria it means there is a problem somewhere along the process in the lower urinary tract, either in the dog's bladder, urethra, or penis/vagina.

To narrow down the condition your dog may have we have separated each problem to show maximum detail and procedures.



Associated Conditions

Dog Bacterial Cystitis Bladder Problem
Dog Cystitis with Bladder Stones (Crystals)
Dog Bladder Tumor
Dog Prostatitis (Prostate Gland Infections)
Dog Prostatic Hypertrophy (Enlarged Prostate Glands)
Dog Prostatic Tumors
Dog Penis and Vagina Infections and Inflammation