What can cause vomiting and the presence of sugar in the urine?
Our nine-year old Springer spaniel is very active, but is vomiting greenish/yellow bile. Our veterinarian said sugar was found in his urine, but the bloodwork is not back yet. What conditions could this possibly be? Diabetes mellitus, pancreatitis and kidney problems may cause these symptoms. The presence of sugar in the urine most often reflects high levels of blood sugar; sugar spills over into the urine because the renal, or kidney, threshold has been exceeded. In other situations the level of blood sugar is normal, but the kidneys are leaky to sugar, which can be a congenital problem in the Basenji breed and others. Spillage of sugar from the kidneys can also be an acquired defect associated with toxic or inflammatory kidney problems. Blood tests should discriminate between a problem of high blood sugar and a kidney disorder. Elevated levels of blood sugar (hyperglycemia) combined with the presence of sugar in the urine (glucosuria) and clinical signs of increased thirst and urinat
