Dog drinking and urination

[surveyor]

We have an ageing Dalmatian who has a significant heart murmur. He had fluid on the lungs as a result and is on furosemide

His demand for water is now insatiable, as his demand to go outside for a wee. He stayed with my parents last week, and it was quite tough for all involved with frequent accidents

It is becoming very difficult to manage,

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[Lotobear]

I'm not familiar with the medication he's on - it known to have a diuretic side effect ?

If not then an obvious conclusion might be diabetes.

We've had two dogs that did this (both aged) - one unfortunately had failing kidneys adnd after persisting for 6 months (and yes it is bloody hard to manage) we eventually made the final decision. Probably left it way too long with hindsight.

The other one is still with us and is 16 - removing his water at night seems to have broken the cycle. He's got dementia and seemed to have developed a habit of drinking huge amounts. Looking at diet may also help - we found that kibble seemed to make him drink loads.

There are many 'dog folk' who are of the opinion that as soon as a dog becomes incontinent (in either form) then it may be time to say goodbye but its certainly worth trying the above suggestions in the meantime

[Richard-390a0]

My JRT was on furosemide for fluid on the lungs for a couple of months prior to his passing late last year & he would be up for a pee at least four times a night. (He always had a giant thirst throughout his life, but would go through the night without the need for a pee prior)

Edited by Richard-390a0 on Tuesday 11th November 14:35