Seven days ago I took Jude to a local vet for a canine flu shot and asked him to examine him for urinary frequency and urgency that had developed over the previous week. He had frank blood in his urine when I collected a specimen. I didn't like the vet. He called him "she". Now Jude doesn't care about personal pronouns EXCEPT when evaluating a dog that was neutered later in life, SEX is an issue. He never did a rectal exam. Never felt his prostate or urethra.He did a CBC and Chem profile, sent a urine and the next day he said he had a UTI and put him on an antibiotic. I ordered some urine multi test stix so I could check his progress, although here, on day seven, I didn't need to dip the urine to see the blood that is still there. I took him to my vet today, which I should have done originally, but I did want to wait to see if he responded to the antibiotic. He did a rectal exam, his prostate is enlarged and his urethra is inflamed, although he couldn't feel any stones. He is scheduled for an pelvic and chest xray on Monday and an ultrasound on Thursday. Dr. G. didn't want to wait until Thursday. He gave him a steroid shot to see if he could calm his urethra down. Changed him to a "better antibiotic". Jude has lost 5 pounds since August so that is concerning. Hopefully, I can fatten him up by adding canned food to his kibble.