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Originally Posted by pstinard  I'd have to check out the articles on this, but I'm pretty sure that if the incontinence develops during the senior years, it was not due to spaying, but is instead a geriatric issue. Regardless of cause, I'm glad that your dogs responded well to treatment! |
I did a quick check, and urinary incontinence due to spaying usually has an onset of between 3 and 5 years of age, and is less common in small breed dogs than in large breed dogs, and occurs at a very low rate (about 5% of spayed females in some studies), so the likelihood of a senior dog developing incontinence due to spaying is very, very low, so yes, it probably is an unrelated geriatric issue.