Oh, I forgot to mention if you crate her, put a couple old bath towels inside. That way, if she must go, she'll likely pee on the towels and shove them to the back of the crate so she can still lay and not be urine-soaked. Then of course throw the towels in the washer and wipe down her crate tray with something safe but germ-killing.

Unfortunately there are no home remedies for UTI's, if that is what she has.....but it does really sound like one, especially w/ the pungent urine. Commonly dogs will get blood in the urine as it progresses....at that point it absolutely must be treated. UTI's only get worse....they do not get better on their own or with OTC supplements.

If it's a common bacterial infection (which would be likely), a round of oral antibiotics would be necessary for like 2-3 weeks. What I would do in your position would be to call your vet and describe the symptoms. If he/she suspects UTI also, see if your vet would be willing to prescribe you a round of broad-spectrum antibiotics to try for at least a week. If he/she does, great....try it. If she is going to get better from it, you will know within 3-4 days of antibiotics. From that point on, you'd have to continue the antibiotics for a total of at least 14 days.

The above would be doing blind treatment, but it could save you the cost of a urine culture and urinalysis (though, you probably should at least do urinalysis to confirm infection and check for stones/crystals which is the least expensive test). If your vet goes for giving you an antibiotic to try and it doesn't work, more tests would be necessary.

Despite what googling may tell you, giving cranberry supplements or juice: may do more harm than good, should not be done without consulting a vet and checking urine, and will NOT cure a UTI. Depending on the acidity of the urine it may help some problems but possibly cause others.

I understand financial binds, believe me I do! I don't wanna sound like a nag, but if she in fact does have a UTI it must be treated ASAP. Please put a call into your vet and maybe he/she can work something out affordable for you. Again, please do not wait long. If it's let go it's possible the infection can spread to the kidneys, then it would be more difficult to treat and could possibly cause kidney damage. My dog has had more than one UTI and I also have had one myself.......they are VERY uncomfy and can be quite painful

Best of luck....

You are very welcome.....I'm glad my nagging paid off and you took her in, hahahaha That must be the cutiepie in your avatar......I certainly hope she will be feeling better very soon (I'm sure she will!). I am very glad you guys got it worked out and got her the treatment she needed.