06-19-2014, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by pstinard 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. | 
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