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05-17-2013, 05:53 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Charleston, WV
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| more peepee woes :(( i do not understand it...my dog could not possibly have a UTI after 2 rounds of antibiotics...the 2nd round given just as a precautionary because testing showed no signs of a uti...... yet he still squated to pee in the livingroom after having JUST been out to pee 15 mins before!! .....and he's been reliably going to the door for at least 2 weeks....every 10 minutes!! i just dont get it, i'm at my wits end!! |
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05-18-2013, 05:31 AM | #2 |
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| My Mikki still has occasional accidents. Don't get discouraged. It just happens.
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05-18-2013, 05:35 AM | #3 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Charleston, WV
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| i just don't understand why he's deciding he has to pee every 15 minutes?! he doesn't have a uti! the vet checked him! |
05-18-2013, 05:36 AM | #4 |
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| How old is he?
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05-18-2013, 05:37 AM | #5 |
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| That does sound often. I have two girls. Maybe someone with boys will be more helpful to you.
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05-18-2013, 05:38 AM | #6 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Charleston, WV
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| he is 2 years old and neutured |
05-18-2013, 06:22 AM | #7 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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| You are right, he shouldn't need to go every 15 minutes. Did the doctor do a urinalysis and culture & sensitivity? I know he had 2 rounds of antibiotics, but I think they should re-test to make sure there isn't a problem. Sometimes infections can be stubborn, or there might be another issue. How long have the potty accidents been going on? When he pees in the house, is it a few drops or always a puddle? At what age was he neutered? Sorry for the multiple questions.
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05-18-2013, 06:31 AM | #8 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Charleston, WV
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| he was in belly bands for the longest time but i got tired of using them so i decided to stop taking the lazy way out and house train him properly...so...among all this we are still learning housebreaking ever since we started diligently housebreaking he goes to the door every 10-15 minutes to be let out...and DOES squat and pee a few dribbles out... he did have a uti but was treated for it...but when he still was peeing frequently i took him back...she did another urinalysis and said she couldn't detect any blood or leukocytes but she would put him on another antibiotic just in case....he's still doing it though he pees normally when he hasn't gone out for awhile but in the middle when he's trying to go every 10-15 minutes it's a few drops at most all the time....doesn't have any accidents in his crate or anything so if he's been made to hold it for a few hours & over night while in the crate he pees normally he was neutured at 6 months when i got him |
05-18-2013, 07:03 AM | #9 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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| Would you consider using a piddle pad? That might be the easiest and most effective way to train him. My boys are both pad and outdoor trained. If you do go the piddle pad route, you would always have to make it available. It wouldn't work if used only sometimes or part time. If you still want to do 100% outdoors, keep in mind that little dogs need to go fairly often (although not every 15 minutes ). You have a big training job because he was accustomed to having on a belly band. If you have not already, institute a potty break schedule. Take him out immediately when he wakes up (from sleeping or napping), right after meals, maybe another 30 minutes later, every time he gets excited (doorbells, play sessions), and before bed. Also, in the early stages of training, you may want to treat him like a puppy and take him out every hour. If you work and cannot supervise this much, I highly recommend the piddle pad plan. When he potties in the right place, praise him profusely like he just performed the best trick ever. Give him a little treat (it can be a single piece of kibble). When he has an accident indoors, do not scold. Just clean it up with an enzyme cleaner to remove the scent and to prevent him from wanting to return to the spot.
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05-18-2013, 07:12 AM | #10 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Charleston, WV
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| training isn't the problem...he stays in a crate while i'm at work and at night...dad takes him out 3-4 times throughout the day for a pee, a walk, and to get a drink/eat if he wants to we have been working on house training for about a month now, maybe a little more and he's caught on quite quickly...he does go to the door to be let out every 15 minutes only to dribble out a few drops of pee and come back in he has had 3 accidents in the last month...2 were in the first week and then the one last night... my problem isn't training him or taking the time to do it...he IS catching on my problem is that he is going to the door to be let out every 15 minutes.... and his accident last night...was 15 minutes after he had been let out and had peed he has not worn the belly band or had free range of the house in a month...he's on a leash with me at all times until he's consistently housebroken but this going to the door every 15 minutes business is getting ridiculous, exhausting, and it's worrying me that there's some kind of underlying health issue and that it's NOT behavioral, yet the vet says his urine is fine |
05-18-2013, 07:18 AM | #11 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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| I would take these concerns to your vet, and if she says nothing is wrong or doesn't address them, I would try another vet, perhaps a specialist. Usually one urinalysis isn't enough information to determine if there a problem
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05-18-2013, 07:21 AM | #12 |
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| if he was human I would say it sounds like he has a prostatis infection/inflammation. However it sounds like he does still have a uti, although the vet checked him out, did she send his urine away to a lab to be cultured? |
05-18-2013, 05:11 PM | #13 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Charleston, WV
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| no she just tested it for now and gave him the antibiotics as a precaution just in case...she said she'd send it out later if the problem didnt go away....which annoys me cus im gonna have to pay for another vet bill now just to take him in and get that done |
05-18-2013, 05:49 PM | #14 |
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| Have they done an xray on him to see if there are possible kidney or bladder stones???
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05-19-2013, 03:46 PM | #15 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Charleston, WV
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| no tx...not yet. possible next step though....i wonder how expensive that's going to be ( |
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