Hi Kay!
I had a beautiful Springer Spaniel, she lived to be 16 and was truly the sweetest dog I have ever had. What color is Mollie?
One of my current babies is Annie, she's a PBGV and as sweet as my Springer was, she is that stubborn--but I love her to death!. She's had TCC for over 3 years now and is still doing fairly well. The thing I've found about it for us, is that it has changed several times. Right now, is not one of our best times, but in December and January, she was amazing (and that was nearly three years after diagnosis) her urine stream was strong with no blood and she needed to go out only two or three times a day! At some point prior to that, her stream was so thin and more a dribble than anything else!
If Mollie is taking antibiotics, that might clear up the blood, but I have to tell you that no matter how good or bad Annie has been doing, she will still squat a bunch of times when she's just out sniffing around! If she has to ask to be let out, she'll go out, pee and back in we go. If she's out playing in the yard, she, sniff walk around and squat. She doesn't seem to matter, though, she'll just look around and then be off again.
The one thing I've learned through this is that as long as Annie is happy, I am as well. I don't waste anymore time worrying and I won't shed another tear. I know there will be time for that soon enough (as I've read so many heartbreaking stories on this board) for now, we enjoy every second we have!
Good luck to you and your Mollie.
Marty