Wetting the bed? Any other explanation? I'm going to call the vet on Monday, but there has to be another explanation than a UTI, so I want to know if any of you have experienced this.
Loki is literally wetting the bed. When we were potty training, I would think nothing of waking up to a wet dog. We had many 4AM baths. (Part of our problem is that Loki was drinking too much water, about 3 times as much as he should have had. Now we regulate it.) Anyway, he is 11 months old and now he sleeps with us in our bed most of the time, unless he chooses his crate and then I let him sleep there. When he would sleep in his crate, I would sometimes find him wet in the morning, which made no sense because I he usually would bang on his cage or cry to tell me he needed to go out in the middle of the night. (When he sleeps with us he comes and licks me). I had assumed he was waking up, peeing, and laying back down in it.
Well, a few days ago he was sleeping literally right NEXT to my head, and he sat up and was wet. He didn't wake me up first and I thought he totally wet the bed. Not even enough to soak through the comforter. I took him right outside and he peed forever. Today, Loki and were napping together on the couch and my husband was sitting right next to us on the other couch. He said Loki didn't wake up, cry, nothing but he peed on himself and then woke up. Again it was not a lot and he went outside and peed forever. Each time this happens I've noticed he's had a lot of water. Also, we don't find spots around the house and he sleeps a lot during the day (someone is home). Until now this has only been a nighttime thing, although today we were asleep for about 3 hours and he was EXTREMELY tired.
A UTI just doesn't make sense since this is NOT new and it's random, it's just that it's finally happened while we've been RIGHT THERE and we figured out that he is not waking up at all. He is neutered and does not mark or even lift his leg when he pees. He is housebroken, although drives us crazy because he still drinks too much and has to pee every 45 mins, but at least he does it outside. Oh, and he IS crate trained and can hold it at least 3-4 hours - we don't leave him alone for longer than that. He hasn't had any accidents at all this week. And, if he ever does have an accident it is our fault. He is really good!
Any ideas? I just feel so bad for him, that's his second bath this week. |