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Urinary incontinence is the involuntary leaking of urine. The most common cause of urinary leaks in female dogs is spay incontinence. To me, however, the theory isn’t adding up. Cookie’s urinary leaks started when she was about two years old. There seemed to have been little rhyme and reason to them. We’ve gone through several theories and treatments–what we got…
Urinary incontinence is a common problem in spayed female dogs. The working theory was that Cookie’s intermittent leaks are estrogen-responsive incontinence because she was spayed extremely young. On the off chance, that there is a neurological component, we also keep up with chiropractic adjustments which Cookie would need anyway because of her old pelvic injury and having one hind leg…
Urinary incontinence is the involuntary voiding of urine. It is primarily a common problem in spayed female dogs as they age. It isn’t, however, always directly related by spay. Don’t fail to identify the actual cause. Other potential causes behind urinary incontinence in dogs include: an ectopic ureter urinary tract infections urinary stones neurological problems kidney disease other diseases that…
Urinary incontinence describes involuntary pee leakage. Common causes of urinary incontinence include: urinary tract infections (UTIs) excessive drinking weak bladder sphincter spinal cord disease The above issues are those your veterinarian should look at first. But what happens when they are ruled out and a solution is lacking? Then it is time to investigate less common causes, such as ectopic…