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why does my dog keep urinating in my house?
He's potty trained and he's about 7 years old. He's always been really good about this because there have been times when we have gone far and come back at like 12 am and he hasn't peed inside. But for like two months already I've noticed that he'll pee a little during his sleep, or at least while he's lying down.
Frankly I love my dog but it's rather annoying having to clean it up on my bed or sofa. So I took him to the vet...he said that he might have a bladder infection so he gave my dog anitbiotics and some other pill to have twice a day for two weeks. Well it seemed like it was working because for a week he wasn't having any accidents...until two days ago when he peed once again on my sofa. (another one, not the one he previously had an accident on) and then today again he peed a little on my bed. Its so frustrating! I thought the pills would work!
Obviously, I'm gonna have to take him to the vet again but I really wish I didn't have to. My vet is so expensive and just his meds alone were like over $100. Now I'm scared that it's gonna be something more serious and I'm not sure I have enough money to cover it. :(
Anyways, does anybody might know what's wrong with my dog? ...obviously it's not a urinary infection because the pills didn't work...right? Please help! suggestions are welcomed!!!
btw, my dog is a poodle and he's a house dog. We take really good care of him. We'e constantly changing his food/water bowls, giving him baths, we have him on one of the healthiest foods..... He's never gotten sick before so naturally I'm really worried!!!
Again, any suggestions??
Thank you for all who have answered! And yes I'm most definitely going to take him to the vet, I'm just hoping that it's nothing serious.
The problem with taking him out all the time is that I'm in school full time and my parents are working from 9-6 so really I can't take him out during the day. Also, He's never had his problem before...but either way I'm taking him to the vet tomorrow so I guess we'll see!!
3 Answers
- dorothy sLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
A trained dog often develops a urinary problem if it tries to hold on all day. If there is no one at home with your dog when you are at work, this will add to his problem. The pills won't work if he cannot get outside to urinate. He should be encouraged to drink lots of water and he needs to be taken out frequently.
- ?Lv 79 years ago
It sounds as if the antibiotic was working but he didn't take it long enough. When you take him back to the vet, ask if he can prescribe a longer course of the antibiotic, or a stronger antibiotic.
Vet bills are expensive, that's a fact, but if we have pets, we have to take them to the vet when they need to go. The last time I took my dog to the vet, it was for a split nail that was causing him pain. By the time we were finished, he'd had a heart worm test, I bought the heart worm prevention medication, the dog got some shots, and the doc removed the split nail. It cost me a bunch of money I really couldn't afford to spend. I hope you have a better experience, but most of all, I hope your dog gets what he needs to get well.
- Anonymous9 years ago
He might be having kidney failure. That's what happened to my cat. He just kept peeing every where in the house and the vet said he had kidney failure then he died :'(. I would recommended getting it checked out.