Brown urine

Brown Urine in a Dog: What Would You Do If It Was Your Dog? Jasmine’s Story

How freaked would you be if your dog’s urine was brown and they had difficulty walking on top of that? If your dog’s pee is brown, it’s never good news. Urine turns brown in color because it contains things that should not be there. This can be waste products of the breakdown of muscle tissue or red blood cells or…

by Jana Rade

Brown Urine in Dogs: Why Is My Dog’s Pee Dark/Brown?

One of the things I’ll never forget is Jasmine’s drug-induced hyperthermia horror, and all that followed. It was the day we almost killed our dog. And it was the day when almost killing our dog likely saved her life. If you’re interested, you can read the whole story here. At the time Jasmine was released to home care, she couldn’t…

by Jana Rade edited by Dr. Joanna Paul BSc BVSc

Jana Rade

I am a graphic designer by day, dog health advocate, dog writer, member of the Dog Writers Association of American and an award-winning author. Jasmine, the Rottweiler of my life, was the largest female from her litter. We thought we were getting a healthy dog. Getting a puppy from a backyard breeder was our first mistake. Endless veterinary visits without a diagnosis or useful treatment later, I realized that I had to take Jasmine's health care in my own hands. I learned the hard way that simply seeing a vet is not always enough. There is more to finding a good vet than finding the closest clinic down the street. And, sadly, there is more to advocating for your dog's health than visiting a veterinarian. It should be enough but it often is not. With Jasmine, it took five years to finally get a diagnosis for her initial issue. Unfortunately, other problems had snowballed for that in the meantime. Jasmine's health challenges became a crash course in understanding dog health issues and how to go about getting a proper diagnosis and treatment. I had to learn and I had to learn fast. Helping others through my challenges and experience has become my mission and Jasmine's legacy. I now try to help people how to recognize and understand signs of illness in their dogs, how to work with their veterinarian and when to seek a second opinion. My goal is to save others the steep curve of having to learn things the hard way as I did. That is the mission behind my blog and behind my writing. That is why I wrote Symptoms to Watch for in Your Dog, which has turned out being an award-winning guide to dog owners . What I'm trying to share encompasses 20 years of experience.

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