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Originally Posted by ohartnet  Our Yorkie used to sleep in the bed with us each night and sleep through the night, no problem. Lately, she whines when in bed when it's time to sleep until we let her down, and she goes under the bed (her new favorite place). However this is a problem because she now wakes up 2-3 times a night, gets us up, demands tons of water, and usually has already had an accident (we use reusable diapers because our Yorkie is notorious for accidents.) took her to the vet thinking she might be diabetic since her cataracts made her blind last year, but saw nothing wrong in her bloodwork.
We are thinking of just leaving her in her kennel all night downstairs in the laundry room and giving her water...and laying a pee pad or using a diaper. however she does not like this and barks through the night, and her sleep schedule may get all twisted around. My question is, will she eventually get used to it and sleep through the night in her kennel, or are we making the situation worse? |
Is she spayed? If so the extra wetting could be a side effect from that. Just like human ladies, there can be a few problems. More so for cats and dogs because they remove the ovaries as well as the uterus. It is the ovaries that control excessive urination through the hormones. When removed the hormones are gone as well. Now as the female ages the problem begin.
I have a friend with a dog that must go three or four times a night but is not taken outside so the poor thing must use the floor in the house.
Usually only affects the female but can in some cases also affect the males.
As to the excessive drinking, get a second opinion doggie style. There is a reason. If you asked specifically about diabetes, that is most likely all s/he tested for and as others have pointed out it could be a number of other problems.
The fussing could be just trying to get you to take her outside. If you don't do this she will naturally want to protect her sleep area. Please don't punish her for this problem. Find a new vet, go in with just her symptoms and ask what is wrong with your baby. She needs your help and she's trying to tell you but unfortunately we don't communicate with the same language.
Also it could be just needing a different food. That is what it was for my black lab. Thought she just was not ever going to be house broken. Her food was changed to a prescription diet and in 3 days she had no more problems.