What are heavy drinking and urination symptoms of?   |  May 10th
2007  |   0 Contributions  I have noticed one of my Boxers is
really drinking a lot of water. She also seems to be urinating
more. I am concerned about diabetes. Are there any other
illnesses with these traits? I am a nurse, but do not know much
about disease in dogs.   There are three things you can say to a
vet that are guaranteed to get his attention. The first is that
your pet is having difficulty breathing. Pets with breathing
difficulties are always a vet's highest priority, and they
always get seen before all of the other pets in the waiting
room. It's an emergency.  Another way to shock a veterinarian
into action is to tell him that you have a male cat who is
trying to urinate but can't. This can be a sign of an incredibly
serious and life-threatening syndrome called urinary
obstruction. It is unique to male cats, and almost unheard of in
dogs or female cats.  The final way that you can be assured to
catch your vet's ear is to tell him t