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Old 06-03-2006, 03:33 AM   #3
Erin
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A trip to the vet wouldn't hurt. Loki has nighttime incontinence, which is just like a kid wetting the bed. He pees in his sleep and doesn't wake up at all. He's on a very low dose pill that's taken care of it.

Now, if she's waking up, standing up, peeing, and then going back to sleep that could be a training issue. Is she in a crate at night? A tiny one?

Also, how much water is she drinking? Maybe stop giving her water around bedtime? Loki loves water and will drain an entire bowl if I'd let him. Slowly over the last year we've been working on that and he will now mostly drink when he's thirsty. But he's thirsty in the evening when he's active, so we just make sure he goes out 2-3 times between 9 and bedtime. If I know he drank too much I will wake him up to take him out in the middle of the night, but only once. If HE wakes up and need to go he will BOLT downstairs and ring his bell.

Truly it sounds like she is drinking too much and then can't hold it. She wakes up and is like "Uh oh" The vet said 1-1.5 oz per pound of body weight is what they should be drinking per day. Measure her water for a day and see if she is drinking a lot. If she is, then you need to find out why. (Don't limit it until you find out why.)
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