Mum's Dog Is Old..

[knobbles]

I just had a question regarding my Mum's chihuahua x foxy. She's pretty old, had a good long healthy life. But now, she's having trouble in the peeing department. She goes in the house all the time and takes her 5 mins to do wee and it just drips out. She also drinks alot of water but brings it back up again.

It all sounds terrible and my Mum is scared that when she takes her to the vet she wont be bringing her home again so I know she's putting it off.

She will take her to the vet I just wanted to see if these symptoms sound like anything such as kidney problems or whatever. I always have to be in the know.

Also, would the little darling be in any pain?

[Poodle wrangler]

The fact that the dog's old, drinking lots of water, peeing alot could be a sign of illness e.g. diabetes.

She might be incontinent due to old age or due to a urinary tract infection.

Tablets prescribed by vet can help with some types of urinary incontinence.

Bringing up water after drinking too much isn't uncommon.

I'd encourage your Mum to take her to the vet asap.

She doesn't need to make any decisions then and there. It would be a shame for the dog to go on like this if these problems could be improved.

[cavNrott]

Perhaps if you tell your Mum that the dog could be in a lot of pain she might take her to the vet.

Really, Mum should be thinking of what is best for the dog rather than what may be not what she wants to hear.