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Have been noticing that my 6 year old intact male has been bleeding. It isn't much, but it drips on the carpeting once in a while. This dog is basically sterile (about 95%). Was just wondering if anyone had experience with this? He is eating fine, behaving normal just not normal seeing that... Would it be fixed by neutering him? Is that the best option? He is a show dog but more importantly a family member.

Really, you need a vet to diagnose. Could be bladder or kidney stones. Could be a urinary tract infection. Could be other things too. This definitely sounds worth a trip to the vet.

Agreed. It's probably a UTI if his urine stream is weak or he only goes a little at a time, but there are many other things it could be as well, none of which you can tell just from looking at him.

I agree with above posts, sounds like a UT I. Probably should get him to your vet soon as you can

Definitely a vet should be the first thing.

If it was a bitch, UTI would be my first thought. UTIs are less common in boy dogs though. Certainly not unheard of, but still would make me worried it was something else.

100% you need to go to a vet to get treatment - that's the only place you should get veterinary advice from

As mentioned above, lots of possible reasons behind haematuria - it could be as simple as a UTI (although as mentioned, much less common in males). Or it could be prostate issues (as he isnt desexed yet), diabetes mellitus, or other nasties.

A trip to the vet will give you the answers you seek


Hope your boy is okay!

Please let us know what the vet says!

Why haven't you taken him to the vet?!! Very likely bladder stones which are extremely painful and the longer they are left to grow in size, them more likely you will have a huge bill for surgical removal

Sounds like prostatitis, since he is intact. That can be really painful. A visit to the vet for sure. Take a urine sample to rule out UTI.