Urinary Incontinence
Leaking urine without meaning to, most often a weak bladder-neck muscle (urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence) in spayed female dogs. Classically leaks while resting or asleep, and is usually very treatable with a once-daily medicine. Other causes (infection, stones, an ectopic ureter) are ruled out first.
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My Spayed Dog Is Leaking Urine: Urethral Sphincter Incontinence Explained
A damp patch on her bed, a faint smell of urine in the mornings even though she's just been out, the odd wet spot on your own duvet: these are the signs that bring a lot of owners in to us. It's natural to wonder...
Living With a Leaky Dog: Bedding, Skin Care and Night-Time Tips
A leaking dog leaves a tell-tale sign: a damp patch on her bed in the morning, or a cool wet ring on the sofa where she's been dozing. The leaking itself is one problem, and the day-to-day of it is another: the constant...
Is It Incontinence or Something Else? Ruling Out Infection, Stones and Behaviour
A damp patch on the bed, a leaking spayed dog, and a tidy explanation that it's a weak bladder-neck muscle. That fits most cases, and it's reassuring. But before you settle on it, it's worth being sure, because a...
Treating Incontinence: The Medicines That Work, and What to Try When They Don't
So the leaking now has a name (urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence, USMI, the weak bladder-neck muscle we explain in my spayed dog is leaking urine), and there's a tablet or a small bottle of syrup waiting on the...
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