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Originally Posted by ScootieBootie  The excessive drinking could indicate a medical issue, as a previous poster stated. I would have that ruled out.
Neutering should help if this is a marking issue.
If you can't watch him, crate him. Another option would be to attach a leash to your belt loop and keep him leashed to you at all times. Then you will be able to watch for his "potty' signs.
Make sure you are using an enzymatic cleaner to discourage him from re-visiting places he's pottied at before. The smell of previous accidents, his or others, will encourage new accidents to happen.
Use a liquids measuring cup (different from solids) and fill a bowl to see how much he's drinking a day. Put the bowl down, let him drink what he wants and then pick it up, making sure he's the only one drinking from it, which you can do if your putting it down at intervals for him. At the end of the day, place what's left into the measuring cup and calculate what he's taken in. This will give the vet an idea of if he is drinking excessively.
How often are you changing the pads? Have you tried changing them more frequently? |
Thanks for the suggestion of the water measuring, I will try this and monitor him. So far, almost everyone who has responded (and I am not singling you out or the others either), keep mentioning whether he is neutered or not, he is as I said in my first post.
I have been working with my vet about the water intake and he can and does go without drinking but when he gets playing or excited or nervous, that is when the drinking occurs. We have been putting the water down, he drinks, we take it back up and when he goes to check for the dish, if it is not down he soon goes and gets involved with other things, like of course, playing with his sister. The vet said he could be neurotic about this.
I know all about cushings as I lost a bichon-shizhu to this very disease so I am ever vigilant now.
Thanks for your suggestion and I will definately try this with his water intake.
The pee pads are changed as soon as I think they are too wet and also when I see those tiny wet prints going across my clean laminate flooring.
Hopefully I will soon be able to find some time to post my kids pics.