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05-27-2017, 01:08 PM | #1 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| peeing issues So when we got Penny the Friday before Easter we called the vet and got in the next day for a check up before we got home. She is a rescue. When we got home we noticed her peeing no joke every 10 minutes so we mentioned that at the vet and they ran her urine and she had lots of crystals. Antibiotics for two weeks and a recheck. They did her recheck and urine was great. Got her first Lyme and then scheduled a spay for two weeks later. Everything went fine. We went to the vet a week after the spay for a recheck and suddenly she was peeing every time she got excited and then once in the waiting area and once in the exam room. She peed every time some one said hi to her. Well two weeks after the spay we went back for the second Lyme and she did not pee in there at all. She is not potty trained fully so we are working on that. Every time some one takes her out to pee she pees twice. We went for a walk yesterday and she peed on the walk and then right in front of the water bowl right when we got home she peed again and then peed a second time maybe a foot away and there was a line of pee connecting the two. Is she just not trained and that is the issue or do you think something medical is going on? I'm thinking Tuesday she needs to try to get into the vet and be checked. she is 9 months old. The pee thing has been since we got her so its not related to the spay. I'm just unsure what it could be and what to do. She holds it for a good 5 or 6 hours at night and never goes in her crate. I'm just concerned and I know I can be a worry wart but this just doesn't seem right.
__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! |
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05-27-2017, 01:37 PM | #2 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| If you vet is sure she's clear of her bladder issues, Google 'submissive dog peeing', 'submissive urination' or 'anxiety dog peeing' or any variation thereof and read up on the various ways to help her deal with her anxiety or submissive issues. There are many ways to teach her how to deal with situations that stress her and behavior modification techniques can work wonders, albeit slowly. But find a method that works best for her. If she has weak sphincter control and/or is a bit or very over-anxious and stressed girl, who could blame her right now for trying to find relief? I mean she's faced changing homes, trying to settle into a new pack, meeting many new strangers, new vet, poking/prodding and surgery, being given medications - all kinds of new stresses. Peeing is a release for dogs - a way to deal with and find relief for whatever suddenly stressful situation they find themselves in, so finding ways to lessen and avoid(at first some) of her stressors and set her up for success can teach her other ways to deal with stress and anxieties and how to remain calm. After using some of the behavior modification techniques with her for a couple of weeks, when she has learned that she can face these times without undue anxiety, she likely won't find the need to release her bladder so readily for the positive reinforcement you are there to readily dispense. It can take some work but there is nothing more rewarding than working with a dog that needs our help. You can change her life by helping her learn how to deal with her anxieties and frequent need to pee.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |
05-27-2017, 02:05 PM | #3 | |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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05-27-2017, 02:31 PM | #4 | |
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I'd spend this long weekend just following her around and observing her and seeing exactly what she looks like before she pees - watch what's going on in the room just before she pees, study her every move and facial/body/tail/ear expression, any paw lifting or eye walling or squinting, ear tucking, licking, grinning, head lowering, lowering of her body, circling, sniffing, etc. Really study her entire persona just before she does every pee this weekend. Then you'll have an idea if some things trigger her or what signals she sends and can get her to her pee spot in time. She'll also learn you are working with her to help her and get the idea that holding it until she goes where you want is the best way to get her rewards and praises and no all the unhappy looks and groans she gets when she has mistakes. Behavior modification is usually the only way to correct a behavior you don't like. That and confinement to safe areas until you have worked with the dog and the problem has stopped. Also, keep a strict schedule and take her out more frequently so that she can rely on going out at those set time and adjust her body to it. Gradually decrease her potty sessions as her bladder control increases. Hopefully, though, the vet can help your sweet girl!
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis | |
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