My friend has an outside lab that hasn’t been eating for the past two days and is taking in very little water. She’s planning on giving him a boost of B12, which will hopefully help his appetite, and I recommended that she smear some peanut butter on his gums for protein and hopefully it’ll encourage him to drink more. He hasn’t passed anything through his system and doesn’t act sore – his temperature is at a low 99. She says the only thing off is his diet and the fact that when he urinates, it comes out in short bursts, making us think there could be something wrong with his kidneys or urinary tract. We’ve ruled out any tract infection, which would cause him to have a temperature, so I wonder if it’s possible for male dogs to pass kidney stones, or if maybe there could be some prostate swelling.

Or anything else. Ideas, please, on how to get him in better health.
First off, don’t tell us that we need to take him to the vet or how he should be supervised. The dog has been in a closed off area of 3 acres for all his life and it’s almost certain that he hasn’t been into something, as it’s THEIR BACKYARD. Human medication, you say? Well I didn’t ask if B12 was okay to give, BECAUSE I ALREADY KNOW IT IS.

A urinary tract infection, or ANY infection, is indication of a fever. He isn’t running one. THAT’S how we know. I hate using this community for answers and only do so in emergencies because you people are ass holes and are extremely repetitive.

Not everyone has the money to run their dog to the vet over every little thing, especially when things are like they are for the economy. Some things have to be put before others in times like this, and a dog isn’t one of the main priorities, especially if there’s hope that it can be fixed at home.

So any advice that isn’t the OBVIOUS, please.

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I have a UTI and I wanted to get treatment right away, BUT it has taken me almost a week to find a free urgent care place to go to (I have Medicaid and there were no doctors in my area which would accept my plan) and I am going to go tomorrow morning, the only problem is I experienced severe back pain yesterday and although it seems to have dissipated, I have had a pretty bad headache all day today, I keep having to take more and more Advil for it.

My actual UTI has gotten better due to massive intake of cranberry juice, not all better but it hardly burns at all when I urinate and I have less need to urinate in-between the times I am using the restroom. But from reading posts here and other places, you need antibiotics to fully cure this, so I am off tomorrow to get some.

So my question is, with the back pain and (possible) fever is it now for sure a kidney infection???? I really cannot afford a hospital stay. Which I have read may be necessary.

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www.megavista-health.com Kidney stones are a common condition which can be extremely painful and often difficult to cure on a long term basis. Kidney stones are small masses – rather like ‘stones’ that can develop in one or both of the kidneys and are formed when the waste products which usually dissolve in the urine fluids, instead, collect around the side of the kidneys and over a period of time form a small mass. The condition will only become evident when the stones become larger and remain obstructed between the kidneys and the bladder. Symptoms of kidney stones can be very painful. You may experience severe pain or aching in the back on one or both sides, bloody or cloudy urine, vomiting or the feeling of nauseousness, a frequent urge to urinate, or a burning sensation during urination, and fever and chills. Maintaining a fever usually indicates the stone has caused a blockage, and your kidneys are unable to filter waste and fluids. You may also experience fatigue, loss of appetite, diarrhea or constipation. Conventional methods such as a course of antibiotics will initially treat the infection, but will not necessarily prevent the kidney stones returning. With the aid of natural remedies, kidney stones can be effectively cured and prevented long term. There are a number of natural remedies which have maintained proven success and avoid some of the more unpleasant surgical methods. These natural treatments can help cure and prevent kidney stones for good and …

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Small kidney stones can be alleviated naturally by drinking two to four liters of water every day and jumping up and down with lifted arms to help pass the stones. Cure kidney stones, making sure to visit a general physician in the case of fever or blood in the urine, withtips from a doctor of Oriental medicine in this free video on natural remedies. Expert: Mark Brinson Contact: www.naturalseminars.com Bio: Mark Brinson owns Brinson Therapeutics. He specializes in pain, injury and human performance and is also an international seminar provider. Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

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i have had a kidney stone in the past and recently i have a very familier pain in my lower back. the symptoms are very different, no vometing, no fever or chills, the pain is relieveable with heat and compfort. but it feels the same from time to time and in the same place.

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