Was wondering if anyone here might be able to help. My dog is a border
collie mix. He is 15 years old and has bad arthritis. He still gets
around OK but very stiff. He's on some meds for it that seem to help
(Rimidyle?). Recently he started pooping in the house. Not just every
once in a while but every day now. It's always where he's been sleeping
and the poop is very easy to clean up because it's hard chunks. Almost
like he may need a laxative?? He's drinking normal amounts of water and
his diet has not changed. I'm not sure, but it could be happening when
he's asleep? I know he's an old dog but he still has a lot of fun and
still gets playful every day. Putting him down is out of the question.
I'm wondering what I can do about this to help him.

Thanks,

Tom

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Tom T wrote:
I'm not sure, but it could be happening when
he's asleep?

Fecal incontinence? Talk to your vet, or ask your vet to
talk with a veterinary geriatric specialist. I'm dealing
with the same thing with one of my dogs. Adding fiber to
her diet helped some but hasn't eliminated (you should
forgive the pun) the problem, and believe it or not those
crappy senior multivitamins you can buy at Petsmart have
helped, too. Mostly I just say a bad word and clean it up.
But I don't know how much time she has left and I love her a
lot and she's otherwise active and happy, so what the hell.
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Count me in the same boat. We've done a full workup on him, and not found
anything in particular wrong with him (other than 'old' which they haven't
found a cure for yet).

He's on a number of different supplements, can't say if they've helped or
not.

What seems to have helped the most, is just making sure he's 'empty' all the
time, which means extra short walks before periods he may be confined during
(like overnight). Most of the pooping in the house with my old boy is/was
centered around a door (with the 'who pooped in my bed' sometimes showing up
too), so I think he generally gets warning, just not very much, and he can't
hold it as well as once he could. We've put paper down more or less
permanently around the door where the accidents happened.

I can deal with the poop, and I'm thankful that that is really all we're
dealing with.

So to summarize:
Rule out medical issues first.
Make sure he's 'on empty' (try to learn his patterns).
Try to mitigate the soiling that does take place.
Be thankful for every day you have left with him.

Dale

"Tom T" wrote in message
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Was wondering if anyone here might be able to help. My dog is a border
collie mix. He is 15 years old and has bad arthritis. He still gets around
OK but very stiff. He's on some meds for it that seem to help (Rimidyle?).
Recently he started pooping in the house. Not just every once in a while
but every day now. It's always where he's been sleeping and the poop is
very easy to clean up because it's hard chunks. Almost like he may need a
laxative?? He's drinking normal amounts of water and his diet has not
changed. I'm not sure, but it could be happening when he's asleep? I know
he's an old dog but he still has a lot of fun and still gets playful every
day. Putting him down is out of the question. I'm wondering what I can do
about this to help him.

Thanks,

Tom

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Dale Atkin wrote:
Count me in the same boat. We've done a full workup on him, and not
found anything in particular wrong with him (other than 'old' which
they haven't found a cure for yet).

He's on a number of different supplements, can't say if they've
helped or not.

What seems to have helped the most, is just making sure he's 'empty'
all the time, which means extra short walks before periods he may be
confined during (like overnight). Most of the pooping in the house
with my old boy is/was centered around a door (with the 'who pooped
in my bed' sometimes showing up too), so I think he generally gets
warning, just not very much, and he can't hold it as well as once he
could. We've put paper down more or less permanently around the door
where the accidents happened.
I can deal with the poop, and I'm thankful that that is really all
we're dealing with.

So to summarize:
Rule out medical issues first.
Make sure he's 'on empty' (try to learn his patterns).
Try to mitigate the soiling that does take place.
Be thankful for every day you have left with him.

Thanks for the helpful replies.

I think my dog read the post too since he hasn't pooped in the house
since I wrote that. :-)

Tom

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Thanks for the helpful replies.

I think my dog read the post too since he hasn't pooped in the house
since I wrote that. :-)

Tom

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

Dale