What Could Be the Cause of my Dog Urinating while Asleep?
Q: Our dog has started to go to the bathroom while she is sleeping. Could this be from bad dreams or could she have an infection of some kind?Q: Our dog has started to go to the bathroom while she is sleeping. Could this be from bad dreams or could she have an infection of some kind?
A: It is very possible that your dog may have a urinary tract infection. Your veterinarian can check a urine sample for you. Your dog should also have blood work check to rule out kidney problems and other metabolic diseases that can cause urinary incontinence. If all of these tests come back normal your vet may want to try a medication that tightens the bladder muscles and helps her control her urine. Urinary incontinence can occur in spayed females and just needs a medication to solve the problem.
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I have a 2 year old lab and we had her spaded when she was 9 months. She started to wet the bed when she was sleeping so we took her to the vet. They checked for infection but everything was OK. Well, they put her on Proin to tighten her musles down there and then she got real sick for two days and threw up and then she had a siezure!!!! Do not put your dog on Prion!!!!! Just a warning for you. Especially if she is a high stung dog to begin with because one of the side effects are - relestless and anxiety. They wanted to put her on PB for the rest of her life because they said she might get another attack but we refused to have her drugged up so we took her off of it and she is drug free and back to her lovable normal self but she still wets the bed so I can live with that. We just make sure we have towels down. But if anyone can come up with a better solution or a mild pill, then PLEASE let me know!!! Bev
iHAVE A 12 YEAR OLD COLLIE MIX MALE THE VET THINKS THAT MAYBE HE HAS CANCER. hE STARTED TO URINEATE ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO WHILE HE IS ASLEEP. MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS horses5foals2@yahoo.com
The first thing that dog owners must understand is that there are many causes of inappropriate urination in the dog. Pinning down the cause is often half the battle, since identifying the problem helps us to select the appropriate treatment and greatly increase the odds of its success.-Jonathan Berkowitz
I have a 4 month old boxer and unlike my female Boston he will pee in the kennel while he is laying down I don't know if he does it while he asleep or awake he also seems to pee while just lying around the house he has done this more then once. Another thing he was walking behind me and he peed on my leg but he was just walking calmly but still peeing as if he didn't even notice it what could be causing this occurrence?
my boxer was spayed tuesday and i have just bent down to chekc her stiches and she had wee'd whilst asleep. she hadn't even realised she had done it, it didn't look or smell like urine. i am taking he ro vets in the morning but am panicking cause just been on another forum and really but the frightners up me, saying she will be on medication for rest of her life and my own fault for having her spayed. etc etc. Obviously they have issues with what i thought was me being a sensible dog owner as i have a male dog and did not want puppies. Can someone pleas put my mind at ease.