Dog bleeding from bladder/vaginia???

[babybabysmom1]

My terrier mix medium size female dog is 3 yrs old-she had a herniated disc surgery 3 weeks ago.  She has just come off antibiotics and pain meds and prednisone she can't move her back legs at all-we started the water therapy last week per vet instructions-still not moving, but the problem today is when we got up she had dark brown/red blood on pee pads-we gave her water and food-she ate few bites then drank little water-then threw up everything....when she pees, it is red/brown. her urine has been smelling of ammonia for last couple days but she was urinating ok  I called the vet and took her in-he called me back and said he thought this was a totally separate issue from the disc surgery-not a urinary tract infection or kidney infection-said possible vaginitis and acute panceritis??may want to do surgery and make sure her spay was done correctly 2 yrs ago?  what could cause this bleeding-looked like it was coming from her bladder to me but I couldn't tell-was so upset at the sight of blood everywhere

[ginger899]

High white blood cell count is usually indicative of an infection of some sort. Normal Creatinine (and B.U.N. or blood urea nitrogen) usually means that the kidneys are functioning pretty normally.....

But still, if there is any worrying infection going on, fluid therapy by I.V. is a good idea. That will help to spare the kidneys from any toxic overload from the infection.

Of course it is always hard to leave them at the vet's when they have to stay in. But it sounds like the wisest move right now. They can run all the tests they need to do, and hopefully get to the bottom of what this is.

I am a little bit confused....you said you got some kind of strange answer from the vet concerning her spaying? What did he say about that? Can you remember?

Yes, if she has been lying on pee pads all the time, then she wouldn't have probably emptied her bladder normally, and that in itself can set up a Urinary Tract Infection.

Please do keep us posted about how she is doing. I wish her well, and hope she will be recovering very soon.

[babybabysmom1]

Thanks so much for the input, they did keep Baby at vet this afternoon-her first tests show high white count, but a normal creatine?? level at 14 - they are doing an ultrasound first thing in the morning, she was spayed about 2 years ago-I was skeptical to here the vet's answer about something with the spaying-but after you repeat the same thing I guess anything is possible-I know it's easy for her to get an infection where she can't empty her bladder all the way and she lays on pee pads all day long-I felt for sure it was that or maybe the meds she has been on-she felt so bad when we took her to emergency room-hated to leave her-so sad.  Thanks again.

[ginger899]

It does sound as if the bleeding is a totally separate thing from the disc surgery, or any possible complications from that.
I presume she is spayed? It is not very common, but it sometimes happens that even spayed females can develop "Stump Pyometra" (where the small amount of womb/cervix tissue left behind after spay can become infected.

But it is hard to tell, as in a female both urine and any secretions from vagina/cervix are drain into the same channel. So when blood/blood-stained urine is seen, it's hard to tell where it is from.

Pancreatitis, liver problems, and kidney problems, bladder tumours, stones, crystals etc, as well as a very bad UTI could all cause blood-stained urine too.

How is her temperature? Does she have a high white blood cell count?

She may need to be hospitalised while the vet runs tests. It may be better than taking her back and forth when she feels so bad. Also she may need IV fluids and/or antibiotics etc.