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- Increased thirst (polydipsia)
- Increased urine output (polyuria)
- The urine appears clear (diluted)
- Low appetite
- Weight loss
- Breath odor (halitosis)
- Dehydration
- Muscle weakness
- Recurrent urinary tract infection (due to bacterial colonization in the glucose)
- Poor hair coat
- Vomiting
- Hyperglycemic (having excess of glucose in bloodstream)
- Transient (this is a temporary case of high concentration)
- Persistent (occurs as the result of an ongoing disease)
- Normoglycemic (having a normal amount of glucose in bloodstream)
- Congenital (present from birth)
- Acquired (can be due to toxicity)
- Transient
- Physiologic explanation like stress, uncommon in dogs (common in cats)
- Pharmacologic cause resulting from the use of glucose containing solutions, drugs, or hormones like glucocorticoids
- Toxic origin such as ingestion of ethylene glycol (antifreeze toxicity)
- Pathologic reason like acute pancreatitis
- Persistent
- Pathologic cause like diabetes mellitus, hyperadrenocorticism
- Less common can be lesions of the central nervous system and glucagonoma (tumor of the pancreas)
- Congenital
- Results from an inherited disease like primary renal glucosuria (Scottish Terriers are predisposed)
- Fanconi syndrome results in glucose in the urine (Basenjis are prone)
- Other breeds that are documented most to get Fanconi syndrome are Shetland Sheepdogs, Mini Schnauzers, Labrador Retrievers, Border Terriers, Yorkshire Terriers, Whippets, Norwegian Elkhounds and mixed breeds (males and females are equally affected)
- Acquired
- Lead or copper toxicity
- Outdated drugs like tetracycline
- Acute renal failure
- What are the symptoms that your dog has been experiencing?
- Has he had a history of a recent illness?
- Has he been exposed to any toxins that you may know of such as drugs, copper or antifreeze?
- How long has he been urinating frequently?
- Is he having accidents in the house?
- What is his food and water intake like in recent days?
- Does he appear to be in pain?
- Pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas)
- Hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing’s disease that results in too much glucocorticoid being produced)
- Diabetes mellitus (signs are polyuria and polydipsia)
- Fanconi syndrome (a defect in the tubules of the kidney)
- Primary renal glucosuria (glucose in the urine without hyperglycemia)
- Hepatitis (as could be found with copper toxicity)
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