How To STOP Your Dog From Leaking Urine | Vet Explains

Finding puddles of urine around the house is no fun, especially if it stained that new carpet you just bought. And although we can easily get very upset and sometimes even angry with our dogs, we first need to try and understand why it is that our dog is urinating inappropriately.

So in this video, I will explain exactly what the clinical signs, causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention methods for urinary incontinence in dogs are so that you can have a better idea of why it is that your dog is leaking all the time.

Dealing with a dog that has urinary incontinence can become quite frustrating when you need to continuously clean up the dog pee in the house and this can often result in misplaced anger towards your pet.

But in general, many dogs do respond really well to therapy and often enjoy a good quality of life. Some of the meds may need to be given lifelong to your dog and because of this, it is important to take your dog back to the vet for follow-ups to see if the dose remains effective.

Let me know if your dog ever suffered from urinary incontinence and what you and your vet did to help him?

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[lizziemarwick]

19:04 in Scotland. Baie bly ek't jou video raakgeloop! Amper 9 jaar meisie hond was nooit gewillog Om Soos haar broer op training pads te pipe nie, maar nou ruk sy heeltemal hand uit. Dit gebeur oral en alle ure op grond vloer of bo. Sien netnou sy eet en toe kom dit uit. Urine sample geneem en geen infeksie nie. Ek skat dis die artritis en seer rug. Al dié toetse wat jy noem sal mens bankrot maak. Sal seker nie skade doen om natuurlike tablette wat cranberry ens. bevat die hond in tengee nie (urinary health tablets). Mense sê dit werk goed maar neem 'n ruk.

Welgedaan Vir so 'n volledige video 🎉🏆

[angelastockmoe]

Thank you so much.This video was very helpful and informative.

[bojones]

Thank you! Working with my vet right now to figure out incontinence with a 3 year old neutered Brittany spaniel. So far we have not been able to find the cause, frustrating for sure

[galbenlol]

Our puppy went in for a neuter, he had a cryptorchid testicle, and could not control his urinary or bowl movements for a little over two weeks. Our vet said this was pain related and over time has shown very little improvement, it's been almost a month now and he still isn't normal. He can control most of his urinary movements and pee outside although he doesn't posture and is constantly constipated resulting in even more pain trying to pass bowl movements. Can we expect this to improve over the long term or did our vet seriously mess up our puppy? He is a 1 year old shetland sheepdog.

[julieo]

My 14 year old female dog has been leaking and has been mainly when she’s sleeping or relaxed. So recently it’s been really strong smelling and had her urine checked- no infection but very diluted and high protein. Diluted wasn’t a surprise because she is drinking a lot more water. Normal for initial Cushing’s test but she’s been getting into the trash for food and she’s never done that until the past couple months. She recently went totally blind too. Zero response to light or anything right up to her eyes. I feel bad because I’m always stopping her to wipe her fur on her backside and the smell is just so strong like when she’s had uti in the past so I think she has uti but u/a shows not uti. I’m just super frustrated.

[catwalkdoctor]

Great and informative video!! Fellow Vet over here 🙋🏼‍♀️. Just discovered your channel from a comment on Nate''s channel. South Africa is also on my Wishlist to visit soon! Would love to see some videos showing your country too if you wanted to share :) Looking forward to watching your channel grow.

[Felicity]

My 9 yr old spaniel is doing this she has just been diagnosed with arthritis as well. Could it be connected? She was spayed as a pup so obviously had no babies.
She still has good movement with medication but she was doing this before as well.

[Ner-vod]

Thank you so much for this video!!! So much good information!

[ashavenkateshasha]

I have pug male dog he dropping urine every second and it getting bad smell we don't know what to do he was 7 year old has we consult doctor also they told us he getting old and bladder infection no solution he was suffering 😭

[tradingsmc]

Hi Doctor, My dog (Bruno) met with an accident 2 years back when he was just 6 months old. He was limping and lost his control on bladder and excretion process due to nerve damage. today he is able to walk but still lost his control over his excretion process (Incontinence), can he ever recover ? We took Bruno to several vet's but couldn't get a proper answer from any vet. Can you please guide ?

[SajaniShrestha-jm]

My male dog had a swollen face, doctor gave him an allergy vaccine, his swelling has reduced but he is dripping urine, has less control in urinating!! Is this dangerous?

[hemamakeupclass]

My male dobber man dripping urine and no control over urine and urine is mixed with blood any remady plz

[danielaavalos]

My puppy is 4 months old and started having accidents a week ago. He doesn’t realize he starts leaking urine and when he realizes he tries to run to the pad but almost always doesn’t get there on time and all you see is a path of urine he leaves. He also started with excessive thirst. His vet said his urine analysis came back clean and he does not know what it could be. He was not doing this before, he was good with urinating on the pad and drinking water just when he needed to. 😔

[jms]

Man my dog got messed up after being spayed now we are dependent on proin. We are trying a natural alt but found shes leaking again and vet cant get us in so she can be "seen" so we can buy her meds again.

[bhavishyasharma]

My dog leaking toilet give medicine name

[lanzgonzales]

What should i do with my 4months old female husky? Her Vulva is always leaking urine so that her near tail is always wet

[alexg]

When my dog sleeps she leaks urine and the urine smells I don’t know what to do

[irenedobbins]

my female 2 year old pees on herself while sleeping and cannot find an answer.

[leysta]

My little Yorkie is sitting right next to me...dying. She has been leaking urine on our bed. Waterproof pads and cloth velcro diapers helped a lot but when we went to the vet for flea meds, I brought up the leaking problem...I was prescribed Proin. The smallest mg tablet was 18 mg. That is for 10 - 20 lb dogs. I was told to cut the pills (even though the package said not to cut the pills). The pills are all single dosage for whatever the weight class. The vet tech said to cut it in half and give my Yorkie half in the morning and a half at night. Uh Hellooo, that means I am giving my 7 lb Yorkie a full 18 mg a day. I wish I had not mentioned the leaking. I would much rather change sheets and waterproof pads and cloth diapers every day instead of having to constantly check her breathing and heartbeat while waiting for her to pass.
My heart is broken, and I will forever blame myself for instigating a medication for my baby...just so I did not have to change linens constantly.

[ajdrums]

My dog is not spayed and she is just 4 months was perectly ok....But the day before yesterday a guest came and touch her and she was afraid of that guest touching her and suddenly she droped out the urine....after that her urination is appropriate....she is just 4 months....please tell me why is it