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Old October 19th 05, 11:10 PM
JonC
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Got a 12year old westie which has developed incontinence of urine, been to
the vet who says nothing can be done for a male dog, but could have done
something for a female. Is this so ??


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Old October 19th 05, 11:17 PM
Janet B
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On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 23:10:41 +0100, "JonC"
, clicked their heels
and said:

Got a 12year old westie which has developed incontinence of urine, been to
the vet who says nothing can be done for a male dog, but could have done
something for a female. Is this so ??


depends (lol) on what you mean by "done". while there may be nothing
to change the incontinence, there may be a number of ways to live with
it. a very personal choice.

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Old October 19th 05, 11:20 PM
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In article ,
JonC wrote:
Got a 12year old westie which has developed incontinence of urine, been to
the vet who says nothing can be done for a male dog, but could have done
something for a female. Is this so ??


Has your vet identified the cause?
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Old October 20th 05, 04:29 AM
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"JonC" wrote in message
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Got a 12year old westie which has developed incontinence of urine, been to
the vet who says nothing can be done for a male dog, but could have done
something for a female. Is this so ??


I know that in some cases, incontinence in females can be treated with PPA
(phenylpropanolamine), I'm not sure if the physiology of the male means that
it wouldn't be as effective? You may want to check with another vet.

Has his drinking increased? Is it possible the incontinence is a symptom of
something else higher up in the system?

Tirya


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Old October 20th 05, 11:51 PM
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"Tirya" wrote in message
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"JonC" wrote in message
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Got a 12year old westie which has developed incontinence of urine, been

to
the vet who says nothing can be done for a male dog, but could have done
something for a female. Is this so ??


I know that in some cases, incontinence in females can be treated with PPA
(phenylpropanolamine), I'm not sure if the physiology of the male means

that
it wouldn't be as effective? You may want to check with another vet.

Has his drinking increased? Is it possible the incontinence is a symptom

of
something else higher up in the system?

Tirya


Thanks for your replies.
He has had his urine tested for infections and sugar, and is clear.
He has also completed a course of antibiotics just in case.
Only seems to wet early evening, even when sent outside first before
settling down.
Has been on 1mg prednisolone, alternate days, for years for allergy. Think
this could be the problem ??




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Old October 21st 05, 12:40 AM
Janet B
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On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 23:51:41 +0100, "JonC"
, clicked their heels
and said:


Has been on 1mg prednisolone, alternate days, for years for allergy. Think
this could be the problem ??


you bet. Pred, in all forms, causes thirst/more water consumption and
increased urination.

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