I would like to add to Jan's post....
I have spinal problems and when I am having a bad spell, I cannot tell that I
have to go to the bathroom more than 10 seconds before I will lose control.
My neighbor's dog had a huge bladder stone and she started peeing in the house.
If you take her to the vet, have him/her check her spine...she could have some
inherited problem with the nerves to her bladder and bowels.
--- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, "barefootjan" <barefootjan@...> wrote:
>
> Hello again,
>
> You've been getting a lot of great ideas! (I'm taking notes myself!!!)
>
> I would like to add one more point, not to disagree with you or anyone else,
> but just for you to keep in the back of your mind.
>
> Our senior Beagle needed to go out many times a day (12 to as many as 20
> times a day, I sh*t you not). Now, apparently his previous owners had given
> him a treat every time he came back inside. We believed this was the case
> because when he was done outside, he would joyfully run up to us and sit
> expectantly at our feet. We wanted to make him happy, so we gave him treats
> some of the time, but not every time. He would've been enormous if we had.
> The vet gave him a clean bill of health, so it seemed to us that his wanting
> to take frequent trips outside was his way of attempting to get extra treats.
> :)
>
> But he later developed some stomach problems, and we couldn't even treat him
> some of the time anymore. It wasn't unusual for him to beg to go out right
> after he came in, but when we cut out the treats entirely we still couldn't
> help thinking that he was trying to train us to give him the damn treat
> already! He actually did pee while he was out there, but we humored ourselves
> by thinking, "maybe he just has great bladder control." So that was one
> story we told ourselves about why he wanted to go outside so often. Another
> was that he liked to smell all the smells, since we also theorized that his
> previous owners, an elderly couple, seldom took him all the way outside but
> instead let him pee in their garage instead. We had been completely taken
> aback the time he serenely used the unfinished part of our basement floor to
> do his business!
>
> Fast forward several months: Spike was lifting his leg to pee but not passing
> much urine. I suspected a urinary tract infection & took him to the vet. The
> vet thought an infection was unlikely (much more common in females, he said),
> but since I already brought a urine sample he tested it. Spike did in fact
> have a slight infection. The vet was a little puzzled. He wondered if perhaps
> there was some sort of mechanical blockage, but when he palpated his abdomen,
> he couldn't feel anything obvious. Still not sure what was going on, he had
> the tech take an x ray (or ultrasound, i can't remember which). It revealed
> an enormous mass that basically took up Spike's entire belly. His other
> organs -including his bladder - were all being crowded out by this giant mass.
>
> Spike had surgery to remove the mass, which consisted of a very large benign
> growth and a little bit of spleen. The whole thing weighed three pounds. This
> was a 30# dog, so we're talking 10% of his weight. Exactly how long it had
> been there, we couldn't know, but it's doubtful it got that big overnight.
>
> This was not the only time Spike's behavior might have been at least *partly*
> medically related. He was also diagnosed with IVDD in both his lumbar &
> cervical spine. We feel that his IVDD, in combination with his separation
> anxiety and possibly the mass growing on his spleen, pretty much explains the
> time when we weren't home and he absolutely soaked one of our beds. (A lot
> of people think this is spiteful behavior, which to me says more about them
> than it does about the dog - but I digress). He'd never done anything like
> that before; he was very well house-trained. But after pacing & panting -
> which consequently led him to drink lots of water - and then anxiously
> jumping on & off the bed, he more likely than not had inadvertently hurt his
> back and was trapped on the bed when the urge to pee came. Even without the
> back problem, how could he possibly be expected to hold it after all that
> drinking, especially if he had this mass that no one even knew about pressing
> on his bladder?!
>
> The tough thing about dogs is that we can't ask them questions about where it
> hurts or what they're feeling; we have to try to read the clues. Somtimes the
> most obvious explantion is really all there is to it. But if things don't
> improve, I for one think it doesn't hurt to look into other possibilities.
> Sometimes a problem isn't our fault or the dog's fault or the previous
> owner's fault or even the vet's fault. Sometimes all the clues simply aren't
> in yet.
>
> Something to keep in mind when you're feeling frustrated. Which by the way I
> TOTALLY understand.
> good luck!
> Jan
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, "skyforme1970" <skyforme1970@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi Becky,
> > I don't think it is a medical issue. She pees/poops what I'd call a
> > "normal" amount. I would not say it is frequent, just in the wrong places.
> > I also take her out for potty breaks every morning early, mid day, late
> > after noon and at night before bed. It's about a 50/50 chance she will go
> > when asked.
> >
> > --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, Becky Stewart <stewartgang@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Have you had your dog checked by a vet? Many times when a dog is
> > > suffering from bladder infections or stones, they will urinate frequently
> > > and where ever they can.
> > >
> > > Becky & the girls
> > >
> > > Sent from Becky's IPad
> > >
> > > On Nov 27, 2012, at 6:08 PM, "skyforme1970" <skyforme1970@> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I have a nearly 2 year old spayed female chihuahua mix. She is only
> > > > about 5 lbs and very sweet. She came toddling up our driveway one rainy
> > > > afternoon when she was only about 3 months old. No one claimed her so
> > > > we took her in knowing nothing about chihuahuas. From what I heard from
> > > > the neighbors, she was a litter mate escapee and the people who had her
> > > > never let her or the other pups in the house, so they all stayed
> > > > outside in the backyard.
> > > >
> > > > No matter what I do, I cannot seem to house train her. We had to lock
> > > > her in her kennel at night so she would not tear the house up as we
> > > > slept. As a result, she had gotten used to peeing and sometimes pooping
> > > > in her bed since (I assume) she could not hold it all night. This is
> > > > without fail every single day. She will pee anywhere she sleeps (her
> > > > round cloth bed, her kennel bed and the kid's beanbags). She also has
> > > > no issue with peeing on tile or rugs or carpet RIGHT in front of us all
> > > > while innocently looking us in the eye. It's like she has NO concept
> > > > whatsoever that this displeases us greatly even tho she has been
> > > > scolded for it more times than I can count.
> > > >
> > > > It does not matter if we take her outside for potty right before bed or
> > > > withhold food and water after 3 pm. She has no problem letting us know
> > > > when her water or food bowl has gone dry or to alert us for her other
> > > > wants and needs. Just the potty thing. I kept thinking she'd grow out
> > > > of it, but she has not at nearly 2 years old. (born in Feb 2011)
> > > >
> > > > As a result, since she is so tiny (and smart, I think) I got the bright
> > > > idea to try and litter box train her. I've tried using kitty litter,
> > > > then a pee pad, then even cutting iceplant from outside and putting it
> > > > into the box for her to pee on since that is what she usually does on
> > > > it when we take her out for a potty break.
> > > >
> > > > I call the litter box her "pottybox" thinking it was best to give it a
> > > > name she might identify it with. She has used it a grand total of twice
> > > > in the last 6 weeks of trying to train her. When she has an accident, I
> > > > take the soiled towels and put them in her pottybox so she
> > > > knows/smells/sees what it is there for. I also tell her "go potty" like
> > > > I do when she is outside.
> > > >
> > > > Recently we moved her to the laundry room at night and use a baby gate
> > > > so she can still see out into the house. I now leave her kennel bed
> > > > open so she has free access to the pottybox, but she still prefers to
> > > > sleep in her own waste.
> > > >
> > > > She has no issue with jumping into the potty box, and will do so just
> > > > by us telling her to, but she will just sit down and look at me like
> > > > "what do you want me to do?"
> > > >
> > > > She is ruining our house and I've never been closer to giving up after
> > > > two years of this constant messing with no end in sight. I cannot keep
> > > > her outside as we live in rural area and she would not last an hour out
> > > > there so a house dog she must be.
> > > >
> > > > I am not a quitter, especially when it comes to animals, but this (and
> > > > her constant "glee peeing" even when seeing the SAME people over and
> > > > over but that is another story) is turning in to a real deal breaker. I
> > > > have never had such a high maintenance, and frankly such a PITA dog in
> > > > my life, but we love her very much.
> > > >
> > > > I'm sure this has come up a million times, but if anyone has some
> > > > suggestions that might help, I'd appreciate it. We are very low on
> > > > money so buying yet more "training aids" is not possible right now.
> > > > Plus, I feel that I have spent enough on all this and she has what she
> > > > needs, except the message I am trying to get across to her. Breaks my
> > > > heart to think of giving her up, but if we can't resolve this, I will
> > > > have to re-home her to someone who understands the breed better than I
> > > > do. Thanks for any help you can give us for this sweet little girl.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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