~Rumour~ Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 My Border Collie puppy is currently 18 weeks and hasn't had an accident inside for about 5-6 weeks. All of a sudden today she's gone to pee inside about 5 times. Every time I've managed to stop her and take her outside to he grass without making a big fuss. I then ask her to go the toilet and give her lots of praise and a reward for going in the right spot. I am also still taking her outside plenty of times during the day especially after eating and waking up. Is she just having a bad day or is there something else I should be doing. Could it be something health related? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonecutter Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 urinary tract infection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Rumour~ Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 urinary tract infection? Now that you've mentioned that it makes sense. We'll have a trip to the vets in the morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonecutter Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I wonder if you can give a dog cranberry capsules like you would do for humans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancinbcs Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I wonder if you can give a dog cranberry capsules like you would do for humans? They love cranberry juice and barley with the water it is cooked in is also excellent for relieving UTIs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I wonder if you can give a dog cranberry capsules like you would do for humans? Yes i have had a dog on them for 5 years ,brilliant product that even the vets don't think off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy82 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 The Canidae food contains cranberry. My puppy went through phases where he would start peeing inside, always in the same spot. I restricted his access to that spot and took him outside more often. I found that as he started being able to hold it and was mostly housetrained I got a bit slack with taking him out and rewarding him for going outside, so whenever he's relapsed I just make sure I take him out more and reward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 My little bugger just did this...on the loungeroom carpet He has been so good but doesn't really ask to go outside, just relies on me to put him out on the grass in time. This is only the second accident he has had inside & was probably my fault. I usually lock him up for half an hour then take him out on the grass before I let him run around inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo2011 Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 If the dog is doing it in the same spot constantly, make sure you remove all the scent from the area as well. I use water and floor cleaner plus a drop of this product called "nilodour" (purchased from Coles). Works great and eliminates all smells. Also I found that my pup kept making at least one mistake at the same spot everyday (on a towel/rug which we wash and change if he makes an accident on it) and we got sick of washing it everytime so we just removed it and it has woked out alot better. Apparently they also like peeing on absorbent surfaces so you might want to think about that too. Other than that, I hope your pup just had a bad day and its not a UTI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Rumour~ Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 Turns out it was a bladder infection and the vet ttold us it was understable that she was having a lot of accidents as asoon as she had anything in her bladder she felt like she had to let it out straight away. Which explains why she she was having so many accidents inside instead of going out like she normally does. She is on a course of antibiotics and we are already seeing an improvement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 She is on a course of antibiotics and we are already seeing an improvement She will be feeling MUCH more comfortable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonecutter Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Yay - good to hear she's improving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo2011 Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 That's great to hear that she's doing much better. Just out of curiosity, what causes bladder infections? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Rumour~ Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 (edited) I was just told it's an opportunistic bacterial infection. Bacteria travels up the dogs urethra and into the bladder.It is also more predominant in females The vet also said it can occur more often if the dogs are not going to the toilet regularly (as in they are holding it in for hours at a time). Edited July 14, 2011 by Diesel&Ryder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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