Hi Amy, I found this online…you might want to check further: http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=740332 http://www.articlesbase.com/pets-articles/three-commonly-used-canine-urinary-tract-infection-antibiotics-2802107.html Sounds like a UTI if there is blood. Has he done a culture? Older girls also might have trouble holding urine. My older girls are on Proin. It works wonders. But you need to get rid of the infection first. Birgit Rhoads Woodland Designs woodlandesigns@xxxxxxx woodlandpwc.com/photography.html Member GSDCA, GSDCNO, PWCCA, PWCCWR, BTC visit my Zazzle page at: http://www.zazzle.com/woodlandesigns On Jul 7, 2013, at 11:35 AM, Amy Greenhut <genoaktortoise@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Nichole who is 12-1/2 years old has had blood in her urine for about three > weeks now. I took her to the vet and she was put on Cephlexin for 10 > days......after 2 days of that I called the vet back because the medicine > really upset her stomach and she would not eat. They switched her to Cipro. > She was on it for 10 days. Been off the medicine a week...took some urine to > the vet yesterday and had it checked.......still blood in the urine. This vet > wants to see her again but they cannot fit her in today.........is there any > other suggestions as to medication or anything natural that I can give her to > make this infection go away.........this vet is not impressing me........need > to get my girl better. She is acting fine and eating good but will just squat > in the house and urinate because she cannot hold it.......I was thinking that > it was her age but they say there is still blood in the urine......any > suggestions would be very much appreciated!! > > Amy Greenhut > Justrock German Shepherds > Gen Oak Leopard Tortoises And Tortoise Rescue > Board Member Last Hope Safe Haven > http://www.lhsh.org > Behold The Turtle. He Makes Progress Only When He Sticks His Neck Out > A Quote By James Conant > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2012. All material remains the property of the original > author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any > kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the > Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and > its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed > in any post. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY > MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS > PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY > FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE > PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org > SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html > NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================