I'm new to here, apologies if a similar posting has already been made, I couldn't find anything though
My 15 month old Dobe, Tanner, was fully house trained at about the 5 month mark, what I good, good boy I thought! On 14th August he was castrated and since then he's been peeing in the house most nights and sometimes during the day (when I'm not home). By the amount of kitchen paper I'm using it certainly isn't marking, it's a full blown pee. I've checked with my vet and he says that the castration is not responsible for this, so why has he started to do this?
When he was a pup I crate trained him and if needed the toilet he'd always ask to go out - he doesn't ask during the night now - probably doesn't want to disturb me - what a considerate boy I have! he just goes.
I'm pretty sure it's not because he's scared or lonely as I have a second dog, a Staffie, Luna.
Any ideas greatly appreciated - my husband is threatening the glue factory lol!
First of all, take him to the vets to have him checked out to make sure that there is nothing medically wrong with him.
Are you completely sure he`s not being "bullied" by the other dog in the household?
Failing that, you`re going to have to get yourself up in the night, and let him out.
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Originally posted by benarbia: Putting it down would be the most sensible thing to do
Really?
Care to explain why?
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>>Sounds to me like it has a problem and putting it out of its misery would be the best solution<<
So what could turn out to be a simple bladder infection requires the death sentence?
So obvious YOU don`t own a pet.
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Well I suppose extra peeing is a sign of diabetes, which is probably why benarbia made the suggestion.
But, benarbia, don`t you think that tests should be done first to determine the cause, instead of having the dog put down straight away? Besides which, a vet won`t put a dog down just cause it`s owner "suspects" the dog has diabetes.
But the original post only said that the dog had only started peeing in the house, not that it was peeing all the time.
So, Demonweb, have you taken the dog back to the vets for tests? Blood tests normally only take a few days to come through.
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