Dog weeing very infrequently
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Hi all,
We are currently fostering a lovely older chocolate labrador. Since we have had her, she wees very infrequently. On some occasions 12-18 hours between wees.
Aside from some arthritis on her back legs, she doesn't have any other health issues, and there is no struggling when she does go for either a wee or a poo.
Aside from a couple of times where she's clearly been desperate after being dropped back by the adoption agency, she will also *never* go in our garden. Try as we might, she just won't. We have to take her out on her lead to a grassy area outside our house and walk her back and forth for a few minutes. But even then, it's not a given.
She doesn't appear to be dehydrated - she knows where the water can be found and otherwise appears completely happy and content and as energetic as she can be.
Just curious really - Cause for concern, or are some dogs just like that?
We are currently fostering a lovely older chocolate labrador. Since we have had her, she wees very infrequently. On some occasions 12-18 hours between wees.
Aside from some arthritis on her back legs, she doesn't have any other health issues, and there is no struggling when she does go for either a wee or a poo.
Aside from a couple of times where she's clearly been desperate after being dropped back by the adoption agency, she will also *never* go in our garden. Try as we might, she just won't. We have to take her out on her lead to a grassy area outside our house and walk her back and forth for a few minutes. But even then, it's not a given.
She doesn't appear to be dehydrated - she knows where the water can be found and otherwise appears completely happy and content and as energetic as she can be.
Just curious really - Cause for concern, or are some dogs just like that?
h probably 8hrs max (overnight) sociopath said:
If the dog isn't suffering, it could be just choice, and control. My dog can hold on for a whole day of its raining and he doesn't want to go outside.
This is true for one of mine, absolutely will not go out in the rain into the garden, and will amazingly hold it for hours at a time.The other is not bothered, and just trots out to do his thing.
We feed our dog raw, which is high in moisture.
He hardly drinks at all, much less than friends dogs
our friends Vizla will not toilet in their garden, the have to take her out for a walk, same as you.
I htink as long as the dog is going, and you know it prefers to go away from the house, you can keep an eye on it.
If they are healthy, then don't panic
He hardly drinks at all, much less than friends dogs
our friends Vizla will not toilet in their garden, the have to take her out for a walk, same as you.
I htink as long as the dog is going, and you know it prefers to go away from the house, you can keep an eye on it.
If they are healthy, then don't panic
I don't want to bring unnecessary doom and gloom but we had a similar issue with our old dog, also a chocolate lab, so I just wanted to tell our story in case it may be of any relevance.
She used to do the toilet frequently and then over a period of about a week, I noticed that when she was out in the garden she just wouldn't do it, and then one day, completely out of the blue, she did on the couch while laying down, like she couldn't really control it.
A cause for some concern, we took her to the vet, who diagnosed a UTI, gave her some antibiotics and steroids. She was now doing the toilet more frequently but mostly in the house. The vet assured us it was normal with steroids.
A week passes, she's finished the medication and I'm still not convinced of any improvement; I take her back to the vets and they have a look at her, do some blood work, tell us that she's looking well for her age and put her on another round of antibiotics.
Another week passes, still no improvement. Back to the vets and I could see from the vet's face as soon as she looked at her that it was not good. She felt around her abdomen, told me that her bladder felt swollen, took her in for some scans. Phoned us back later that day to tell us that a significant mass was compressing her bladder and that surgery was unlikely to be successful. So we got her back for a day to say our goodbyes and that was that.
So if your dog has always been like this, hopefully no cause for concern but if you've noticed a change, I'd definitely seek some vet advice.
She used to do the toilet frequently and then over a period of about a week, I noticed that when she was out in the garden she just wouldn't do it, and then one day, completely out of the blue, she did on the couch while laying down, like she couldn't really control it.
A cause for some concern, we took her to the vet, who diagnosed a UTI, gave her some antibiotics and steroids. She was now doing the toilet more frequently but mostly in the house. The vet assured us it was normal with steroids.
A week passes, she's finished the medication and I'm still not convinced of any improvement; I take her back to the vets and they have a look at her, do some blood work, tell us that she's looking well for her age and put her on another round of antibiotics.
Another week passes, still no improvement. Back to the vets and I could see from the vet's face as soon as she looked at her that it was not good. She felt around her abdomen, told me that her bladder felt swollen, took her in for some scans. Phoned us back later that day to tell us that a significant mass was compressing her bladder and that surgery was unlikely to be successful. So we got her back for a day to say our goodbyes and that was that.
So if your dog has always been like this, hopefully no cause for concern but if you've noticed a change, I'd definitely seek some vet advice.
JXN1990 said:
I don't want to bring unnecessary doom and gloom but we had a similar issue with our old dog, also a chocolate lab, so I just wanted to tell our story in case it may be of any relevance.
She used to do the toilet frequently and then over a period of about a week, I noticed that when she was out in the garden she just wouldn't do it, and then one day, completely out of the blue, she did on the couch while laying down, like she couldn't really control it.
A cause for some concern, we took her to the vet, who diagnosed a UTI, gave her some antibiotics and steroids. She was now doing the toilet more frequently but mostly in the house. The vet assured us it was normal with steroids.
A week passes, she's finished the medication and I'm still not convinced of any improvement; I take her back to the vets and they have a look at her, do some blood work, tell us that she's looking well for her age and put her on another round of antibiotics.
Another week passes, still no improvement. Back to the vets and I could see from the vet's face as soon as she looked at her that it was not good. She felt around her abdomen, told me that her bladder felt swollen, took her in for some scans. Phoned us back later that day to tell us that a significant mass was compressing her bladder and that surgery was unlikely to be successful. So we got her back for a day to say our goodbyes and that was that.
So if your dog has always been like this, hopefully no cause for concern but if you've noticed a change, I'd definitely seek some vet advice.
Thank you for this info, and sorry to hear of your loss She used to do the toilet frequently and then over a period of about a week, I noticed that when she was out in the garden she just wouldn't do it, and then one day, completely out of the blue, she did on the couch while laying down, like she couldn't really control it.
A cause for some concern, we took her to the vet, who diagnosed a UTI, gave her some antibiotics and steroids. She was now doing the toilet more frequently but mostly in the house. The vet assured us it was normal with steroids.
A week passes, she's finished the medication and I'm still not convinced of any improvement; I take her back to the vets and they have a look at her, do some blood work, tell us that she's looking well for her age and put her on another round of antibiotics.
Another week passes, still no improvement. Back to the vets and I could see from the vet's face as soon as she looked at her that it was not good. She felt around her abdomen, told me that her bladder felt swollen, took her in for some scans. Phoned us back later that day to tell us that a significant mass was compressing her bladder and that surgery was unlikely to be successful. So we got her back for a day to say our goodbyes and that was that.
So if your dog has always been like this, hopefully no cause for concern but if you've noticed a change, I'd definitely seek some vet advice.
Luckily since we're fostering our dog she has been thoroughly checked over by vets at numerous points since the adoption agency got her recently, and I assume given a clean bill of health in this regard. I think it's just the way she is - she's certainly full of character
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