bigmommasally Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 My mum visits my house every weekend Saturday and Sunday and brings her 11 year old yorkie with her. She's always been a really good little dog and has never wet indoors before until this weekend, yesterday she wet on my lounge carpet and not just a little bit but a full bladder load - and she'd been out in the garden maybe an hour before hand. Thought it was maybe a one off But now today we've just been having dinner, dog was in the kitchen having her dinner and when I went out into the kitchen to get dessert she has done another huge puddle in the kitchen and I walked straight through it Again she had already been out in the garden about an hour ago and had done a poo so its not like she hasn't had the opportunity. Mum is certain she hasn't been wetting at home so does anyone have any ideas why she's suddenly started to grace my home with her piddle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mum Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 One of my cats did this; I sought advice from a forum I trusted (at that time!) only to hear: naughty puss! End result? My cat had severe crystals on her bladder - it was too late to do anything about it. Maybe, by posting, you hope to not go the vet route; my experience tells me - go the vet route if you can afford it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I think it would be worth having a vet check her over in case there is a medical cause such as a UTI, kidney problem or similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmommasally Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 I was only posting on here to see if anyone had had experience of this and what it could be not as a cost cutting exercise to avoid a trip to the vet. It's the weekend I think it would be a bit extreme to go to an emergency vet at the weekend because the dog has wet indoors twice. Of course if it continues when mum get back to her house then she will go to the vet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I agree a vet visit can wait until after the weekend, she wouldn't need to see the emergency vet. Apart from a medical problem, the only other thing I can think is that maybe something has caused her either to get very excited or stressed, causing her to wee, but I expect you have already thought of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan08 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 We had a lovely Heinz who became incontinent as she grew older. She would pee in her sleep, it takes a lot of love and disinfectant to cope with, she was treated with human incontinence tablets. Could it just be marking? If she isn't doing it at home, she could just be settling herself in at your house My old Lhasa used to pee on our bed, if she could get to it, every time I washed the bedding. If we had slept in it before she got to it the she didn't bother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hens@HalfMoonLane Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I was going to say the same - have a ve check her out. I had a dog who dd this, she tested for crystals in her urine but actually had advanced liver cancer - no other sysmptons other than the weeing. Hope it's not this though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckmum6 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Our Springer did this briefly, he suddenly decided he didn't like weeing on the paving slabs, so would hold on until we let him in!!!!!!! He is rather cuckoo, but we are over that now, thank goodness. Just keep an eye on how much your dog is drinking though in case it is more serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillybettybabs Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I was only posting on here to see if anyone had had experience of this and what it could be not as a cost cutting exercise to avoid a trip to the vet. It's the weekend I think it would be a bit extreme to go to an emergency vet at the weekend because the dog has wet indoors twice. Of course if it continues when mum get back to her house then she will go to the vet. I agree with you there, Something for your mum to keep an eye on (excess drinking etc). Have you had any other animals in your house or a new person? Dogs are very sensitive they can pick up on atmosphere changes as well. It doesn't sound like a naughty thing at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 It could be a number of things. The age of the dog would get the alarm bells tinkling a little so a trip to the vets may have to be considered. However, if you have had a lot of snow where you are it is not out of the question that she has eaten a large amount that can make them piddle a lot, plus some dogs don't like stooping outdoors in the cold frosty weather as it gets their nether regions rather chilly I'd see how she is when she's back at home and then pop her along to the vets if it persists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I'd suggest a vet visit too - an elderly foster dog I once had started to do this and she just had a UTI. Male dogs can tend to mark territory on occasion, but not females. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pips_pekins Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Hopefully it will be nothing, as others have said. Our springer hates going outside in the snow but, as she has issues with weeing, I tend to take her out a lot She is quite prone to infections and gets very distressed if she has an accident, not because we scold her, we certainly don't but because I think it must sting and she doesn't understand what is happening. If your mum's dog continues to have this problem, perhaps you could take a sample to the vet to check. Getting the sample is the tricky bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillybettybabs Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 It also could be excitement both of our Spaniels pee when they come indoors (even when the have peed outside) It's like a stress excitement thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 If you decide to go to the vet, I'd try to take a wee sample with you if at all possible - the vet is almost bound to ask for one! I had a diabetic dog some years ago, so became somewhat expert at getting wee samples - the ideal thing I found was either a foil carton (like chinese food comes in) which you can make very flat, or the ultimate was a two litre bottle cut length ways (so you can slide it under her tail, hopefully without her realising) if you cut this right, you will still have the bottle neck on to make pouring said sample into a suitable container a bit easier!!! Sorry WAY too much information! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmommasally Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 Thanks for your responses. I've just spoken to mum and she said that Bella hasn't wet at all indoors at her house all week, she's been going in the garden completely normally. We really can't think what got into her, as mum had snow at her house too so it can't be that, she's use to going out in my garden she's been coming here every weekend for about 5 years so she's use to the chickens. Just don't know, will have to see what happens this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillybettybabs Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Sounds like old age weeing when she excited to see someone - They need to invent Tena for dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 or teach them pelvic floor exercises! I haven't read back through the thread, but is the dog on any heart meds? Mt last dog was on some and they sometimes made her slightly incontinent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...