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Incontinence can occur because there is an increased urge to urinate that the dog can’t control for physiological or behavioral reasons.
If your house-trained dog starts having indoor accidents, it could have a medical condition that’s interfering with its normal elimination habits.
There are a number of possible underlying causes, the most common of which is probably an increase in what is called the 'residual volume'.
When the bladder empties there is some urine left behind. If the amount left behind increases, the normal cleansing wash-out process is compromised. This can result over time in irritation or inflammation within the bladder itself, or the urethra (the tube that lead from the bladder to the outside). Such irritation or inflammation will weaken the mucous lining of these structures and thereby the dog's defense against external infective agents entering via the urethra.
In a case where incontinence appears suddenly, urinary tract infection and/or stones is usually the first suspect. Dark colored urine, smelly urine, seeing your dog trying to pass water and managing only a little, are all early signs.
Elevated temperatures, restlessness, dull eye and blood in the urine are all signs that infection is more serious. Normally, by this stage, your Vet will have diagnosed the problem and recommended antibiotic therapy.
When the bladder empties there is some urine left behind. If the amount left behind increases, the normal cleansing wash-out process is compromised. This can result over time in irritation or inflammation within the bladder itself, or the urethra (the tube that lead from the bladder to the outside). Such irritation or inflammation will weaken the mucous lining of these structures and thereby the dog's defense against external infective agents entering via the urethra.
In a case where incontinence appears suddenly, urinary tract infection and/or stones is usually the first suspect. Dark colored urine, smelly urine, seeing your dog trying to pass water and managing only a little, are all early signs.
Elevated temperatures, restlessness, dull eye and blood in the urine are all signs that infection is more serious. Normally, by this stage, your Vet will have diagnosed the problem and recommended antibiotic therapy.
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