No worries, I opened the door. Ruth is doing well. We had a conference with our vet and decided we could stop the bicarbonate for a month or 2 and recheck her labs. We are still dipping her urine once a week to check for glucose.

I was able to talk with Jan and also agreed with us about having her cycle once before spay. She also thought that I should visit with Tad. I’m still waiting for him to call me back.
Thanks for all the help! I m happy to have found this forum

Thanks for the reply. Yes I have been wondering about acquired Fanconi. Do you know if that resolves entirely with removal of the offending treats?

She is intact. She is just over 6 months old now. My other question to run by Tad is about the timing of her spay. Her vulva is slightly recessed and our vet thought that might change a little if we let her cycle once. If so then her risk of recurring UTI’s would improve.
If this was all from a UTI then we’d like to minimize her risk going forward. ‍️
So still working through a few things…

No worries, I opened the door. Ruth is doing well. We had a conference with our vet and decided we could stop the bicarbonate for a month or 2 and recheck her labs. We are still dipping her urine once a week to check for glucose.

@tanza Thanks! Yes we have tested her and she was negative. What’s weird though is that she did have a normal blood sugar but was spilling glucose in her urine. We did a venous blood gas and she was borderline low on bicarbonate.

Can they get Fanconi just with the bad chicken jerky? Or is it always genetic?

Also her vulva is a little bit recessed which I think would make her at higher risk for UTIs. Our vet suggested having her go through one heat cycle to see if the improves the situation.

Happy to find this forum

Hello, my name is Kim. I have 2 B’s ages 7 years and 6 months. My older dog is a male and my pup is female. She has had some episodes of incontinence while asleep. We have treated her for a UTI and tested her for Fanconi (negative). I’ve not had a basenji with this before, any thoughts? Otherwise she is healthy, happy and typically naughty. Thanks!!