Small question
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Tyler's Mom
Small question
Within the last 2 months, Tyler has peed at night in his crate 3 times. He loves it in there and doesnt ever make a fuss. I'm thinking that he is just drinking too much water (although there is still lots left in the bowl), or that he isnt completely emptying his bladder before bed. Does anything think it would be okay to take away his water until morning? He eats most of his meal in the middle of the night, so I'm wondering whether it is a good idea to take away his water source. Would this be a good idea or not?
Re: Small question
Is there a way to switch over his mealtime, gradually, until he is eating during the daytime?
I freefeed our beagle all day, and he has water all day, but around 8:00pm, I remove both and he gets only gets a small amount of water before he goes out for his final time before I go to bed...then no food or water until morning...I know many people who take food and water away in the evening and the animal does not get anything to eat or drink...but I do like to at least give him a bit in case he is a tad thirsty before bed...I know I usually like a drink before bed!!
Have you had him to the vet to rule out urinary infections? Our Great Dane never had accidents in the house, until he got an infection, and the next day after starting on meds, he was not going in the house...I would rule this out first...
to catch a urine sample, I found the easiest thing to do was take one of those new glad disposable containers with the blue lids (in the food storage area of the gorcery store)...get a small or medium round one, like a bowl...and use a wire hanger to wrap around the edge of the dish to make a "ladle" then leave it by the door the dog goes outside to go potty...
The trick is to follow the dog around and be ready to catch some in the ladle without freaking him out!!! We managed the first time...then, you have the lid to put on the bowl and take it to the vet for analysis...
Be sure to thoroughly clean and rinse and dry the bowl before use, so it is a good sample...
I freefeed our beagle all day, and he has water all day, but around 8:00pm, I remove both and he gets only gets a small amount of water before he goes out for his final time before I go to bed...then no food or water until morning...I know many people who take food and water away in the evening and the animal does not get anything to eat or drink...but I do like to at least give him a bit in case he is a tad thirsty before bed...I know I usually like a drink before bed!!
Have you had him to the vet to rule out urinary infections? Our Great Dane never had accidents in the house, until he got an infection, and the next day after starting on meds, he was not going in the house...I would rule this out first...
to catch a urine sample, I found the easiest thing to do was take one of those new glad disposable containers with the blue lids (in the food storage area of the gorcery store)...get a small or medium round one, like a bowl...and use a wire hanger to wrap around the edge of the dish to make a "ladle" then leave it by the door the dog goes outside to go potty...
The trick is to follow the dog around and be ready to catch some in the ladle without freaking him out!!! We managed the first time...then, you have the lid to put on the bowl and take it to the vet for analysis...
Be sure to thoroughly clean and rinse and dry the bowl before use, so it is a good sample...
How old is your dog? Do not withhold water until you know the diagnosis.
Ruling out a urinary tract infection (UTI) is the first thing to do.
Other things that can cause excessive urination are: diabetes insipidus (a type of kidney disorder), diabetes mellitus (sp?) (sometimes called "sugar diabetes"), Cushings disease, and other kidney or other organ-system problems. Take a fresh sample of urine to your vet for examination. Try to get it there within one hour of collection if at all possible (refrigerate if there will be any delay). If that comes back normal, a comeplete physical exam with blood tests would probably be a good idea.
Ruling out a urinary tract infection (UTI) is the first thing to do.
Other things that can cause excessive urination are: diabetes insipidus (a type of kidney disorder), diabetes mellitus (sp?) (sometimes called "sugar diabetes"), Cushings disease, and other kidney or other organ-system problems. Take a fresh sample of urine to your vet for examination. Try to get it there within one hour of collection if at all possible (refrigerate if there will be any delay). If that comes back normal, a comeplete physical exam with blood tests would probably be a good idea.
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