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Urinating in house but not incontinent
Does anyone have any suggestions for this. My terrier is 14 years old. She
pees in my apartment and then I take her outside and she has a stool. I have her night time schedule down. I take her out almost every hour. Now she has a new habit - I take her out at noon to pee and at 1:00pm she pees on the carpet, I take her outside and she poops. She is not incontinent so I can't put her on a prescription. All I can do is clean up her messes and she has always been a good dog this way. She is just aging. How many out there has had this problem and any suggestions for cleaning solutions. Thanks so much. Debbie |
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Yeah, the vet said and we have known this since the first of the year, that
she has cognitive disorder. You could try her on Hill's b/d which has shown remarkable results in dogs not having as many "accidents" in the house. Ask your vet for more info. |
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mountainwoman wrote: Yeah, the vet said and we have known this since the first of the year, that she has cognitive disorder. She is not peeing in her sleep or dribbling. She squats. I think as dogs age, as humans, we just need to go more. I take her out almost every hour in the evening. It could also be related to cognitive changes - "forgetting" their house training is a common symptom. I would talk to your vet about treatment. The two most widely-used approaches are Anipryl and/or to feed Science Diet B/D. I used Anipryl with my aged Collie cross. Not every dog responds to Anipryl but it made a huge difference for Greta. I'd check for a UTI first, and then talk to the vet about treating the cognitive problems, especially if there's no infection. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - If you don't understand how things are connected, the cause of problems is solutions -- Amory Lovins |
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She is on 10 mg of anipryl and we have discussed changing her diet. I
didn't know it was B/D. She is on I/D. Thanks. Debbie "Melinda Shore" wrote in message ... In article , mountainwoman wrote: Yeah, the vet said and we have known this since the first of the year, that she has cognitive disorder. She is not peeing in her sleep or dribbling. She squats. I think as dogs age, as humans, we just need to go more. I take her out almost every hour in the evening. It could also be related to cognitive changes - "forgetting" their house training is a common symptom. I would talk to your vet about treatment. The two most widely-used approaches are Anipryl and/or to feed Science Diet B/D. I used Anipryl with my aged Collie cross. Not every dog responds to Anipryl but it made a huge difference for Greta. I'd check for a UTI first, and then talk to the vet about treating the cognitive problems, especially if there's no infection. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - If you don't understand how things are connected, the cause of problems is solutions -- Amory Lovins |
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Thank you very very much!
Deb "chicken" wrote in message om... How many out there has had this problem and any suggestions for cleaning solutions. Our dogs had continence problems after back surgery (dachshunds). After much experimentation, we found that club soda (containing sodium bicarbonate) works WONDERS on dried urine on carpets: just pour it on, wait a minute or so, then soak it up with a towel. For fresh stains, first soak up the excess, then add the club soda and soak it up again. |
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