Clover
At first, 10-month-old Clover seemed like a healthy puppy. But, once she was placed in a loving foster home, her foster family noticed that she leaked urine after she laid down for sleep or play. Our skilled and caring veterinary team has tried a little bit of everything to help Clover, including medication, but it was clear something more was going on in her body
To further investigate this issue, we sent Clover to a specialist, which revealed that she had what is called an ectopic ureter. In other words, the tube that carries urine from her kidneys to her bladder is malformed, so she physically can’t hold her urine. This condition is something she was born with, and the only long-term, permanent solution was surgery. If Clover did not receive this surgery, her incontinence would only worsen and she would have a severely increased risk of chronic UTIs, bladder infections and kidney infections, which could lead to renal failure or sepsis—all of which are a threat to her quality of life.
Clover received this lifesaving surgery and recovered very well. Soon after, she was adopted into a loving home.
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