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MyFairLacy · 01-16-2008, 10:11 PM

Sounds a lot like what was going on with Lacy for a while, but worse. In August I started vet school. Before that she was with me all day every day at work. She hadn't had an accident in the house in forever. My roommate came back in town then too. Lacy had had accidents in her room before and I had kept her bedroom door closed all summer while she was out of town so she wouldn't go in there. Well, my roommate has a cat and she had to keep her door open so her cat could get to his littlebox. Lacy started having accidents in her room again. I just thought it was a behavioral issue at first, but her accidents got more frequent and then she peed on my bed. She was also drinking more water than normal. So I took her to the vet right away. She took a urine sample and found a few inflammatory cells and she did a full blood panel which came back normal. So She took a urine sample to send of for a culture and sent me home with antibiotics. Lacy stopped having accidents. However, the culture came back clear. The vet I saw told me that sometimes the cultures come back clear but the owner will report that the dog gets better with antibiotics. Lacy was on antibiotics for close to three weeks total. Her accidents stopped and her water intake decreased. So I really do think she had a mild UTI.

Well, not too much later she started having accidents in my roommate's room occasionally again. This time I knew it was behavioral...she wasn't having accidents anywhere else except my roommate's bedroom and they were only once every few days or so. I think that there was already a urine smell on the carpet and therefor she thought it was okay to pee there. So good thing is she picked on room to have her accidents in, but bad new is I really need to get that carpet cleaned now. My roommate moved out in December so that room has been shut off and we have no more accidents again.

So the only thing I can think of is maybe she did have a UTI, but she smells urine on the couch and chairs where she had accidents before or remembers peeing there. and now possibly it's behavioral? I don't know...these situations can be so complicated when our dogs aren't 100% potty trained to begin with.

I don't have any other advise to offer but thought I'd share my experience. I'd continue with any tests your vet recommends to be safe. Maybe you can keep Ellie away from these new accident spots for a while to see if her accidents stop to determine if it's possibly behavioral or not. Good luck

01-16-2008, 10:11 PM	#9
MyFairLacy Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 11,003	Sounds a lot like what was going on with Lacy for a while, but worse. In August I started vet school. Before that she was with me all day every day at work. She hadn't had an accident in the house in forever. My roommate came back in town then too. Lacy had had accidents in her room before and I had kept her bedroom door closed all summer while she was out of town so she wouldn't go in there. Well, my roommate has a cat and she had to keep her door open so her cat could get to his littlebox. Lacy started having accidents in her room again. I just thought it was a behavioral issue at first, but her accidents got more frequent and then she peed on my bed. She was also drinking more water than normal. So I took her to the vet right away. She took a urine sample and found a few inflammatory cells and she did a full blood panel which came back normal. So She took a urine sample to send of for a culture and sent me home with antibiotics. Lacy stopped having accidents. However, the culture came back clear. The vet I saw told me that sometimes the cultures come back clear but the owner will report that the dog gets better with antibiotics. Lacy was on antibiotics for close to three weeks total. Her accidents stopped and her water intake decreased. So I really do think she had a mild UTI. Well, not too much later she started having accidents in my roommate's room occasionally again. This time I knew it was behavioral...she wasn't having accidents anywhere else except my roommate's bedroom and they were only once every few days or so. I think that there was already a urine smell on the carpet and therefor she thought it was okay to pee there. So good thing is she picked on room to have her accidents in, but bad new is I really need to get that carpet cleaned now. My roommate moved out in December so that room has been shut off and we have no more accidents again. So the only thing I can think of is maybe she did have a UTI, but she smells urine on the couch and chairs where she had accidents before or remembers peeing there. and now possibly it's behavioral? I don't know...these situations can be so complicated when our dogs aren't 100% potty trained to begin with. I don't have any other advise to offer but thought I'd share my experience. I'd continue with any tests your vet recommends to be safe. Maybe you can keep Ellie away from these new accident spots for a while to see if her accidents stop to determine if it's possibly behavioral or not. Good luck __________________ ~Magnifique Yorkies~ Purchasing from backyard breeders, pet shops, and puppymills perpetuates the suffering of other dogs. Educate yourself and buy from reputable breeders or rescue.