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mommyof2 · 04-23-2006, 12:12 PM

When she has peed in her crate, did she have anything to drink right before?

Yogi, who is 3 1/2 months now, has never peed in his crate but he has pooped it a few times during the night. I noticed that the times that he pooped in his crate was when he ate his dinner and didn't have a bowle movement during the time from dinner to bed...

What I do, is I make sure that he is fed and watered at certain times. (Water is obviously offered to him more than the food) and that if he is going to be in his crate for a certain of period time, (the longest usually bed time) that he has done ALL his business before then. Like, I feed him dinner around 7:00..it can take him up to 5 hours to have a bowel movement. So I cut his foot off after 7:00, so since I stay up late...he has til 12:00 to have his bowel movement. Then he's in his crate until 7 the next morning. Now, he gets treats after 7:00 at night, so he is getting a little bit of his food off and on but not that much.

I think that 8 hours is a long time for them to be in a crate, only because of the food/water thing. Do they have that in there with them??

She should be able to hold the pee for four hours but only if she was allowed to empty her bladder before going in and not able to fill her bladder back up by the time you get home...Just my opinion!

04-23-2006, 12:12 PM	#4
mommyof2 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 158	When she has peed in her crate, did she have anything to drink right before? Yogi, who is 3 1/2 months now, has never peed in his crate but he has pooped it a few times during the night. I noticed that the times that he pooped in his crate was when he ate his dinner and didn't have a bowle movement during the time from dinner to bed... What I do, is I make sure that he is fed and watered at certain times. (Water is obviously offered to him more than the food) and that if he is going to be in his crate for a certain of period time, (the longest usually bed time) that he has done ALL his business before then. Like, I feed him dinner around 7:00..it can take him up to 5 hours to have a bowel movement. So I cut his foot off after 7:00, so since I stay up late...he has til 12:00 to have his bowel movement. Then he's in his crate until 7 the next morning. Now, he gets treats after 7:00 at night, so he is getting a little bit of his food off and on but not that much. I think that 8 hours is a long time for them to be in a crate, only because of the food/water thing. Do they have that in there with them?? She should be able to hold the pee for four hours but only if she was allowed to empty her bladder before going in and not able to fill her bladder back up by the time you get home...Just my opinion! __________________ Melanie, Yogi and Dixie (who's finally home!!)