Why is Pyridium controversial in dogs?
My husband and I think my teacup Maltese who is almost 9 months old, found a 200mg pill of Pyridium that my husband must have dropped on the floor. I take it for Interstitial Cystitis. She threw up twice, one right after the other, and got the majority of it out of her system. I’m still expecting to see yellow/orange urine on her puppy pad though. We started researching online to see if we needed to rush to a vet and found some interesting information that made me feel a little better. Some vets actually do use Pyridium and others say ‘no way.’ I read that it’s controversial to give dogs bladder meds that us people use like "glucosamine, Durlactin, pyridium, and urinary antispasmodic tablets containing methylene blue dyes. (They are) sometimes used for either their coating-soothing properties or anti-inflammatory properties." But, why is it controversial? It makes sense for an animal to need these meds for the same reason we need it, but has there really not been enough studies on the dog’s urinary tract system to know? If not, it’s rather embarrassing for researchers… I thought I might run into someone here who can give me more answers. Should I be worried or relieved?
The dye in Pyridium is orange, much like Iodine.
Thank you so much April. I am going to assume that since she is acting fine she is okay. Hubby and I are going to be even more careful than we were before about my meds because I don’t want her eating any of the others. It could possibly kill her so I’m thankful it was only a Pyridium.I won’t know for sure though until I see it in her urine.
She hasn’t peed in over an hour because she took a nap in my lap. I’m just trying to keep her active with plenty of water so she can start to get it through and out her system.
