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My dog is fully house trained but recently she has started
weeing all over the house and on the furniture. She never even did
this when she was a pup. My dad's girlfriend has recently moved
in with her 2 kids. Could this be connected? Please help as they
wanna get rid of her.
Clare Carr - Merseyside, UK |
Answering questions:
Susie Samuel MA VetMB MRCVS from
Vet
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Hi
Clare,
Thanks
for your email. It can be very difficult to cope when dogs go to
the toilet around the house, especially when there are children
around. Sudden changes in behaviour like this can be caused by a
change in living circumstances as you have described. More commonly,
when dogs suddenly start weeing around the house it is caused by
bladder inflammation or ‘cystitis’. Other causes can
be kidney problems, diabetes, cushings disease or other problems
with the bladder.
It
is vital that you take your dog to the vets as soon as possible
to check that there are no health problems causing her to wee in
the house. Before you go to the vets you should do two things to
ensure that you get the most from the consultation: First measure
her water intake over 24 hours. To do this measure the amount of
water when you fill her bowl, and when you change her water measure
how much is left. Secondly collect a urine sample in a plastic water
bottle.
With
luck the problem will be caused by a straight forward case of cystitis
which will get better very quickly with treatment. If health problems
are ruled out ask your vet to put you in touch with a pet behaviour
therapist who should be able to help.
Good
luck with this.
Kind regards,
Susie Samuel MA VetMB MRCVS www.vethelpdirect.com
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