Dog Incontinence Advice
Discussion
Hi All,
Have an old jack russell who despite being blind and deaf (until he hears the fridge door open!), gets along just fine. Only problem is that he has very slight incontinence when he sleeps. Even if we take him out loads, he is prone to leaking. It wakes him up and he's immediately ashamed, but when he's awake he always asks to go out. Any advice or recommendations as to any supplements or medication that might help would be gratefully received.
Currently we're just operating on lots of trips outside, monitoring water intake before bed and no salty snacks or such like.
Thanks
Have an old jack russell who despite being blind and deaf (until he hears the fridge door open!), gets along just fine. Only problem is that he has very slight incontinence when he sleeps. Even if we take him out loads, he is prone to leaking. It wakes him up and he's immediately ashamed, but when he's awake he always asks to go out. Any advice or recommendations as to any supplements or medication that might help would be gratefully received.
Currently we're just operating on lots of trips outside, monitoring water intake before bed and no salty snacks or such like.
Thanks
Have you spoken to your vet. First thing to probably do is get a urine sample just to ensure there is no medical reason for it.
Most drugs for incontinence are usually for female dogs (due to hormone related incontinence.) however they can occ help males but you'd need to talk to your vet about these options.
I was looking after my parents elderly dog (also practically deaf and blind) he suddenly started leaking at night. No probes with urine or kidneys etc. I started getting up at 3am to let him out and this worked. We were lucky as it seems to have stopped as quick as it started!!
You should not restrict his water as this could be very harmful to his kidneys (or if he is becoming diabetic) . It may be worth getting his kidneys checked with a blood test. He may be having to drink more than he used to which is mow causing the night time leaking.
This is a couple of possible but the first thing to do is get him checked over and really importantly get his urine tested.
Most drugs for incontinence are usually for female dogs (due to hormone related incontinence.) however they can occ help males but you'd need to talk to your vet about these options.
I was looking after my parents elderly dog (also practically deaf and blind) he suddenly started leaking at night. No probes with urine or kidneys etc. I started getting up at 3am to let him out and this worked. We were lucky as it seems to have stopped as quick as it started!!
You should not restrict his water as this could be very harmful to his kidneys (or if he is becoming diabetic) . It may be worth getting his kidneys checked with a blood test. He may be having to drink more than he used to which is mow causing the night time leaking.
This is a couple of possible but the first thing to do is get him checked over and really importantly get his urine tested.
Edited by bexVN on Sunday 27th January 10:06
bexVN said:
Have you spoken to your vet. First thing to probably do is get a urine sample just to ensure there is no medical reason for it.
Most drugs for incontinence are usually for female dogs (due to hormone related incontinence.) however they can occ help males but you'd need to talk to your vet about these options.
I was looking after my parents elderly dog (also practically deaf and blind) he suddenly started leaking at night. No probes with urine or kidneys etc. I started getting up at 3am to let him out and this worked. We were lucky as it seems to have stopped as quick as it started!!
You should not restrict his water as this could be very harmful to his kidneys (or if he is becoming diabetic) . It may be worth getting his kidneys checked with a blood test. He may be having to drink more than he used to which is mow causing the night time leaking.
This is a couple of possible but the first thing to do is get him checked over and really importantly get his urine tested.
Thanks BexMost drugs for incontinence are usually for female dogs (due to hormone related incontinence.) however they can occ help males but you'd need to talk to your vet about these options.
I was looking after my parents elderly dog (also practically deaf and blind) he suddenly started leaking at night. No probes with urine or kidneys etc. I started getting up at 3am to let him out and this worked. We were lucky as it seems to have stopped as quick as it started!!
You should not restrict his water as this could be very harmful to his kidneys (or if he is becoming diabetic) . It may be worth getting his kidneys checked with a blood test. He may be having to drink more than he used to which is mow causing the night time leaking.
This is a couple of possible but the first thing to do is get him checked over and really importantly get his urine tested.
Edited by bexVN on Sunday 27th January 10:06
I meant to say that it is possible that there will be no obvious reasons and it could just purely be that the muscle that controls the bladder is just not as strong as it was. Doing the above just rules out some possibilities.
How do you feel about getting up in the early hrs!! To me it was preferable to washing Teddy every morning and washing his bedding every day
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I should add that the drugs I referred to are predominantly for female dogs not males (and not licenced for use in males) and I have only seen the vet try them in a male dog when nothing else worked!!
How do you feel about getting up in the early hrs!! To me it was preferable to washing Teddy every morning and washing his bedding every day
!I should add that the drugs I referred to are predominantly for female dogs not males (and not licenced for use in males) and I have only seen the vet try them in a male dog when nothing else worked!!
Edited by bexVN on Sunday 27th January 10:40
My 10 yo Pug whilst not incontinent as such has a problem with weeing when he shouldn't, he has degenerative myelopathy and as well as affecting his back legs it is starting to affect his bladder, but only to a small degree, he can hold a wee in to some extent but not for a long time and if he's distracted, ie when eating or getting excited he just starts to go.
It took a while but we have got him into a routine of feeding him outside in the morning, he wee's when he eats, my wife will take him out up the front path when she is home at lunch time for a wee, he goes out again when my wife is back around school finishing time, again for his dinner and I will take him for a walk around 8:00pm (he has wheels) and he goes out once more up the path when we go to bed around 11:00pm.
In the house he has a band that goes around his midriff area that has a sanitary towel in it that covers his boy bits as we were still getting accidents, so far what we are doing works quite well.
It will eventually get worse though and his condition will affect his bowels, so far, apart from he odd smelly present in the morning it's all fine though.
It took a while but we have got him into a routine of feeding him outside in the morning, he wee's when he eats, my wife will take him out up the front path when she is home at lunch time for a wee, he goes out again when my wife is back around school finishing time, again for his dinner and I will take him for a walk around 8:00pm (he has wheels) and he goes out once more up the path when we go to bed around 11:00pm.
In the house he has a band that goes around his midriff area that has a sanitary towel in it that covers his boy bits as we were still getting accidents, so far what we are doing works quite well.
It will eventually get worse though and his condition will affect his bowels, so far, apart from he odd smelly present in the morning it's all fine though.
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