https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/14961/akita-with-atonic-bladder I have an akita with multiple problems but the issue I wanted to discuss was the fact that following a really bad urinary infection he went into retention and his bladder fikked massively , this was approx 8 weeks ago and since then he is unable to fullyen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/86672?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:37:08 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:5c41cd50-4e2a-4a00-ac3a-39b326dc9604Andrew Kent<p>As others have said if it gets that full the function will never improve, it needs to be emptied 2-3 times a day and kept as empty as possible to have a chance of improvement. Probably a cysto tube would be the best way of achieving this Andy</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/86626?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:59:08 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:aa1aac23-9bcb-4620-9115-fad238aa845bDagmar Steele<p>Have you considered to try medication? I&#39;d be inclined to use both betanechol and dibenzyrane, sometimes this combination works very well. I also think emptying the bladder just once a week is no option, this must be very painful for the dog plus the bladder will suffer in the long run. It should be emptied at least once a day.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/86625?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:50:04 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:827143d5-e54e-494b-af9e-25cf17df04b8Rob Loxley<p>Being filled so large and emptied so infrequently may cause more stretch-damage.</p> <p>I&#39;d consider a tube cysto to allow better emptying in the short term and maybe some medication, but I&#39;d be concerned it might not be fixable...</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>