Dehydration

16.4.1 Dehydration

The most common reason for lack of urine is dehydration. Be sure to take a proper history and find out whether the animal has some condition causing dehydration (e.g. diarrhea).

If an animal is not making urine because of dehydration, the main treatment is to give fluids. See page 268. Note: Do not give a dehydrated animal a “diuretic” (i.e. a drug that causes it to urinate). This will only make the animal more dehydrated and could even cause death.