Common health disorders with increased protein
excretion in urine include systemic infections,
urinary tract infections, kidney disorders (nephrotic syndrome with facial and feet swelling), heart disease, high blood pressure (including high blood pressure during pregnancy ─ preeclampsia or eclampsia), diabetes mellitus (
excessive urination, fatigue), rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and certain cancers, lithium, lead, mercury intoxication [8].
Hyperuricosuria (HUU), the
excessive excretion of uric acid in the urine, is a condition that predisposes dogs to urate urolithiasis (bladder stones) that can result in
urinary obstruction.