weeing and drinking a lot

[saddog]

hi my border collie is nearly 11 , have noticed the last week he has been drinking and weeing a lot,its not like wee its colourless and has no smell , he wakes me every night to go out , lost a bit of weight ,which he could do with as he was fat , eyes have a blue tinge , got a few little lumps round his neck,and a few big ones on his side , other than that seems alert , happy , still eating the same just slower, do you think its worth a vet visit or just old age stuff kicking in ?.

[Ilovemydogandmydoglovesme]

Could be kidneys? I'd take him to the vet anyway.

[Aked]

Definitely he needs to see a vet. Peeing and drinking more than usual - and enough for you to notice are not 'normal' old age behaviour. It could be a multitude of things, so he needs to be looked at. They may recommend blood tests and possibly further investigation from there.

Hope all goes ok.

[saddog]

thank you , yes am thinking i should take him , hes a grumpy old bugger and hates anyone touching and prodding him , just hope a simple blood test can tell the problem .

[Lonecatwithkitten]

Vets and take a urine sample with you too as concentration of urine can be really helpful. The list of possible causes for weight loss, drinking more and peeing more is very, very long.

[saddog]

will take him monday , am getting his yearly jab done ,will get him weighed , and mention the drinking and weeing, if its still happening over the weekend , fingers crossed as he hasnt been drinking as much today .