Manually expressing the bladder .....

I had to do it with one of mine after whelping (on vet advice) she was a gsd and I basically squeezed palms together on either side of her abdomen as she squatted and out it flew ...not really advice but she didn't seem to mind me doing it, in fact seemed bit relieved
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I saw your originasl post but have only just found your update. Sending you hugs and me and mine are keeping everything crossed that she will be OK.
 
Replied on your other post but I have to encourage my cat to pee as he had damaged his bladder and there's blood in it which is making it uncomfortable for him. I have to hold him over the sink and just place a hand on his lower abdomen and gently massage until I feel a golf ball shape and then squeeze that and hey presto. Although when he first went in to vets he was in shock and became very dehydrated so he didn't pee until the next morning after he'd had a drip in all night.

Vibes again for Tikka(())
 
Hi
Havent read your other thread but am assuming if your dog has been struck by car, maybe they are not able to stand up unaided at the moment?
I had an elderly dog who struggled to get up and was becoming incontinent.
Rather than disturb him too much last thing at night, I would put a cheap nappy under him as he was lying down on his side, and gently but firmly press his one side, low down near his bladder. He would empty his bladder quite easily, into the nappy which I would then dispose of. You could use a towel etc.
 
Hi, I have exprience of rta with my cat who now has to have her bladder expressed twice a day, this has been ongoing since June last year. I struggled desperately to aquire the 'knack' and shed a few tears in the process. I remember being told to feel for something like an inflated balloon, but all I felt was a squidgy stomach and was worried about how much pressure to use. I managed to get the hang of it by lying the cat on its side on a housetraining absorbant pad (obviously if your dog is a larger breed this won't be practical). Find what you think is the bladder and try and trap it between your fingers and his pelvis then hold it there! It takes a few seconds before anything happens so be patient, I found I released my grip to quickly at the beginning, once a little bit comes out it will start to flow more easily. I also found if I added some water to the cats food a few hours before expressing this made things better, a fuller bladder is by far easier to express, this also ensures a good flow through the bladder as they can be more prone to bladder infections. My cat had an in fection before I started doing this but (touch wood) has not had one since. A really useful site which helped me enormously with diagrams showing how to express and a forum full of people in the same boat is Handicappedpets.com. I don't know what prognosis you're vet has given but I would say mine indicated that my cat would not make any more improvement after the first 6 weeks so I should have her put down after then if she wasn't 'going it alone'. She had lost complete use of her tail and couldn't wee or poo, she started using the litter tray to poo around 6 months after the accident and has now regained some use of her tail, whilst this may or may not be the limit to her recovery she is happy, goes out, eats, plays and even purrs when I express her so I will carry on doing this till things change, although I appreciate emptying a pets bladder twice a day isn't for everyone and I'm well aware that most people think I'm some kind of nutter but nevermind, the cats happy! Sorry for the long reply but hope this helps.

ps if your dog is a larger breed there is an excellent link to expressing bigger dogs on the website I mentioned.
 
Thank you folks .....

Tikka is still very very sore around her abdomen ....So actually pressing on it is a no go area .

Houndly ...Shes up and walking ....just bowel and bladder problems .

For tonight I have used an old shower curtain over her bed , So we shall see what the vet brings tomorrow .

AngelAir thanks for the web link .... Just been looking through it , very useful
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Col xx
 
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