My dog is taking Dexatrim0

This blog entry is long overdue.  I think this story will be a perfect way to kick off a brand-new entry!

My dog is taking Dexatrim!

Poor Coconut, our 14 month old Labrador/Shar Pei!  For the past month, Sarah and I thought she was being a devil of a dog!  Without warning, she would squat down and start urinating in our condo!  Our immediate reaction?  “BAD DOG!!”  Because she has been housebroken for some time now, such behavior is quite unusual.

Yesterday was the last straw.  While sitting on the couch and eating my Cinnamon Toast Crunch (yes, this is true…), she jumped off of the couch and urinated on the floor!  This time I got up, scolded her, and sent her to her crate.  She shook in fear as I walked away.

It’s time for some professional help

I immediately picked up the phone and dialed up our vet to schedule an appointment.  In preparation for the appointment, I was asked to bring in a stool sample.  Lovely.  We drove to the vet this morning, sample in tow, and patiently waited for our name to be called.  Naturally, a young girl sat down right next to us (and our smelly poop bag!).  I was humiliated.  I’m sure she thought I smelled like dung.

After waiting hours to to be seen and $319.08 later, the prognosis was delivered:  Coconut has Urinary Incontinence.  In other words, she does not have the ability to hold her urine.  Poor thing.

She has been prescribed 50mg of Phenylpropanolamine, which is supposed to help strengthen her muscles so that she can hold her urine.  I guess it’s a pill form of kegels.

Well, being the good pet owner that I am, I came home tonight and looked Phenylpropanolamine up online.  As it turns out, at one time, Phenylpropanolamine was the active ingredient in Dexatrim!  Poor Coconut.  My 35-40 pound dog is going to grow a complex.

Then again, if she could talk, I’m sure she’d ask me not to place this blog entry onto the Internet for everyone to read.