Dog Prostate Problems

Dogs have in the prostate a blessing and a curse. Situated on the base of the bladder. Contributes with the sperm liquid, essential for reproduction. However, as dogs grow in age, the prostate dilates more each time and begins to go towards the urethra and the large intestine. It can also suffer from infections that produces pain when urinating. Dogs with problems of prostate usually urinates frequently and suffer very much in the process. They can also walk a bit rigid to diminish the pain produced by the inflammation of the gland. The best way to prevent and treat the prostate problems is by castrating the dog. But, there are other things that you can do at home to make your dog feel better.

Give your Dog Time: When the prostate is inflamed or infected, make pressure over the urethra, the conduit from which the urine is expelled. This means that dogs needs more time for urinating, you may also, have to give him more opportunities, due that it is very hard for them to finish at once. For this reason, you will have to take the dog for more walks than usual and be disposed to wait until he finishes.

Soften the Feces: Dogs with prostate problems can have difficulties to empty its bowels, due that the gland makes pressure over the large intestine. Give your dog some canned pumpkin or oat bran, both rich in fiber, to soften the feces and ease the expulsion, or put a bit of meta-mucil in his food. If the costiveness continues, your veterinary can prescribe something that will help him be normal again.

Make Dog Drink: Sometimes, dogs with problems of prostate suffer from urinary infections, because in the urine retained in the bladder, bacteria develop. Make your dog drink more often to avoid the urine from concentrating in the bladder and risking an infection. When drinking more water they urinate more, which helps to eliminate bacteria before they can cause any trouble. Dogs the suffer from prostate problems can show themselves a bit indisposed to get up to drink water, for which it is convenient to put the receptacle on a place nearest to him. It also results convenient to make them drink before and after going for a walk. Dogs don't need to drink too much water, but on some occasions to remind them that they have it at sight will make them drink more.

Take It Easy: Prostate problems can be very painful for which most of the dogs that have it choose not to move too much. A little bit of exercise is good and can help, for example, to end with the costiveness, but in excess it's bad. Have nice calm walks until he feels better.

Ease the Pain: Veterinarians usually recommend giving them aspirins to ease the prostate pains. Give him 20 milligrams for each kilogram of weight, 3 times a day. It's best to give them with some food to avoid stomach problems. In some cases the veterinary will prescribe him a sedative called Rimadyl. It has less secondary effects than the aspirin and produces less pain to the gut.