Geriatric peeing

[Sugareskie]

Poor Sugar. I think she's losing her ability to hold her pee. She's been peeing in the house a few times a day, despite the fact that we are taking her out way more often than we ever did. Sometimes we can't get dressed fast enough in the a.m. to get her outside!

I will take her to the vet to make sure it's not some other problem, but in the meantime, has anyone ever tried those indoor pee pads? Do they work? A problem for us would be that we have no real place in the house to put them.

Suggestions? Thanks.

Lisa

[eskilady]

I would suggest getting a pair of panties for her when you have her lose in the house.  At night or when you are gone, block her in a place that is easier to clean, like the kitchen or bathroom.  I use pee pee pads for my young dogs before they are housebroken - I just put them on the floor near the door and they are very good at peeing on them.

[casper_d_dog]

Sorry to about Sugar's pee problem. We use peepads for Casper. It helps if they can aim. Casper misses sometimes so still have to clean up but when he pees on the pad dead center, it is so easy, just fold up the pad and throw away. I also taught him to pee in the shower to save up on buying pads.

[Geno]

Sorry to hear about Sugar. I pray it's not kidney issues, but please have your Vet check that. It's done with a blood test.

Pee Pads work on younger dogs and once trained to them, mine always went there when necessary, even if there was no pad. I put mine in the bathroom (not carpeted) then later on when she had to go, she would go to the bathroom and pee on a throw rug that was in the same place as the pads used to be.

I don't know if you can train an older dog, but it's worth a try especially if She has a favorite spot in the house.

Geno

Poor Sugar. I think she's losing her ability to hold her pee. She's been peeing in the house a few times a day, despite the fact that we are taking her out way more often than we ever did. Sometimes we can't get dressed fast enough in the a.m. to get her outside!

I will take her to the vet to make sure it's not some other problem, but in the meantime, has anyone ever tried those indoor pee pads? Do they work? A problem for us would be that we have no real place in the house to put them.

Suggestions? Thanks.

Lisa

[Whytepine]

If this is a spayed female, alot of times the peeing can be controlled with hormone replacement.  We had a lab many years ago that when she got older, the pee just rained out of her uncontrollably.  After she was put on hormone replacement, the peeing went back to normal.  We kept lowering the dose until she was on the lowest dose that would maintain control.

I'd say a vet visit is in order either way.

[Steve]

Could a large litter pan, like a wide rubbermaid tub, work for her?  Dump in 3 inches of clumping litter and start bringing her there to pee and give big rewards.

[Yukon]

The disposable wee wee pads are great. Probably nothing beats the convenience of being able to throw it away when it is used.

But if you want something that you can reuse (or if Sugar tends to shred wee wee pads), there are also Pooch Pads:
http://www.poochpad.com/

They are wee wee pads made of cloth and treated with an antimicrobial agent.  You can wash and reuse them.  I have used the crate pads for travel and they are great (it's what we had in Kiska's crate and carrier when we traveled with her cross-country).

I guess now they make washable diapers too.

[Sugareskie]

Thanks, everyone, for these great suggestions. It's getting to the point where I think I'm smelling urine everywhere. Fortunately, we've gotten rid of all carpeting in the house...except in our now kinda ripe bedroom.

Caspar d--I'm so impressed that you got Caspar to pee in the shower!!!