Dogs Incontinence Causes – What Are The Common Causes and What Are My Options?

Dogs Incontinence Causes What Are The Common Causes and What Are My Options

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When you first start to notice that irritating urine smell and it dawns on you that your dog is wetting in the house chances are you will feel a mix of emotions ranging from anger to concern. After getting over the initial shock the next logical step will be to determine the cause and implement a solution.

Your dogs incontinence causes will likely be one of these six potential candidates: aging, birth defects, urethral blockage, bacterial bladder infection, brain or spinal cord disease, or hormone induced incontinence. Among the long list of secondary causes are diabetes, Cushing's, and medications.

I know when my dog first started to lose bladder control this list was daunting, simply due to its broadness. But don't despair at this long list of dogs incontinence causes because you can become your own detective and rule out most of these clearing the way for an effective treatment plan.

As yourself these questions:

*Is your dog too young to have age related incontinence (under 7)?

*Has your dog dripped urine since he was puppy?

*Has the condition come on suddenly along with fever, smelly urine, and an abrupt change in urination habits (bladder infection)?

*Has the condition come on suddenly with no fever but your dog struggles to urinate (stones)?

These are just a few of the question to ask yourself when you are trying to unravel the mystery of your dogs incontinence causes.

But chances are that once you start to be your own best detective age related bladder weakening that may eventually lead to a chronic bladder infection will be what you come up with.

The truth of the matter is that most pets lose bladder control with age, their bladders simply don't contract and expand as well as they did at one time. This in turn leads to urine being held in the bladder even after voiding. People (I know dogs are people too) experience the same thing. I am sure you have seen the commercials on television about going and going.

But dogs often times are expected to hold their urine longer than what might be considered healthy. This makes a burgeoning problem even worse by continually putting stress on a bladder that may be thickening and losing flexibility. It also puts pressure on what is called the bladder sphincter, which is basically the shut off valve that leads to the urethra. A third problem that lack of sufficient bathroom breaks for those dogs showing the early signs of incontinence often creates a fertile environment for bacterial to enter through the urethra and multiply in the pooling urine left in the bladder.

Dogs incontinence causes Finding solutions

If your dog has become, or is rapidly becoming incontinent due to age there is a lot you can do to slow and possibly reverse the condition. The first is to make sure extra bathroom breaks are added; the second is to make sure your dog has plenty of fresh clean water to drink; third add either cranberry or blueberry juice to their water to discourage bacterial infection; fourth make sure they get enough exercise to keep their immune systems strong and encourage water consumption; fifth consider implementing a natural homeopathic urinary tract supplement to support urine flow and revitalize the urinary tract; sixth feed them foods appropriate for their age and condition; and lastly if the situation continues to worsen talk to your veterinarian about drugs such as phenylpropanolamine, estrogen, or ephedrine which are used to help increase muscle tone in the bladder.

Additionally, while trying to determine your dogs incontinence causes a doggy diaper should be considered since that pungent urine smell propagating your house will be difficult to eliminate.

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