Causes and how to deal with incontinence in dogs

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Urinary incontinence refers to a symptom that causes urination due to unconscious control of the bladder.

It is a symptom that dogs can also appear, just like symptoms that can occur when a person gets older.

Today, we will learn about the causes and coping methods of incontinence in dogs.

 

【What is incontinence?】

As mentioned above, urinary incontinence in dogs is a symptom of urination regardless of one's will.✍

It usually appears during sleep and urine leaks little by little during activity.

Urinary incontinence is different from rare urination when a dog is overly excited, and if your dog, who normally urinates well, urinates around the house or is sleeping, there are eye signs of urination, and these symptoms persist, it is suspected to be incontinence.😮

 

【The cause of incontinence】

Dog incontinence can have various causes, such as nervous system problems, hormonal problems, and aging.

“Weakening of muscle strength due to aging"

As the dog ages, the muscle strength weakens.

This reduces bladder muscle control ability, weakens urethral muscles, and can lead to incontinence due to changes in bladder position.

 

“A urological disease"

Problems such as inflammation, stones, and tumors in the urethra can decrease urethral function and weaken the ability to control urine, resulting in incontinence😔

Likewise, problems such as inflammation, infection, and stones in the bladder can reduce bladder capacity or cause abnormal urine discharge due to irritation.

 

 

“A neurological disease"

If you have a disease in your nervous system, it can affect your ability to control urine, which can lead to poor urination or urination.😨

It appears with symptoms such as muscle weakness and paralysis, and includes neurological incontinence.

 

“A hormonal disorder"

Urinary incontinence, caused by hormonal imbalances, usually occurs more frequently in females.

In females who have undergone neutering surgery, low estrogen levels cause urinary incontinence as muscles in the urethra cannot be controlled.

 

“An innate illness"

If a young dog shows incontinence, it can suspect an innate disease known as ectopic ureter.

A tube in which urine moves from the kidney to the bystander is called a "ureter," and a disease in which the ureter cannot be produced in the bladder and the ureter is produced elsewhere is called an "ectopic ureter."

It is a disease that is more common in females than males, and if left untreated, diseases such as urethritis and cystitis can occur.😱

 

“Stress"

If your dog is in a stressful or anxious situation, you may not urinate.😨

In this case, urine cannot be discharged and stays in the bladder, which can increase the pressure inside the bladder and lead to urinary incontinence leaking into the urethra.

 

【How to deal with incontinence】

As incontinence has various causes, the treatment method also depends on the cause.

Treatment of incontinence may require surgery depending on symptoms, but most of them can be treated with drugs.

As for how to deal with incontinence,
Allowing you to urinate outdoors through a walk or🐕‍🦺

Using diapers when indoors and waterproof pads for your dog's bed can reduce stress for your guardian living with your dog.🙂

Urinary incontinence makes the area around the genital dirty due to urine leakage, so infection can easily occur, so keep this area clean.

 

 

So far, we have learned about the symptoms, causes, and coping methods of incontinence in dogs.

I hope you could help you do healthy life with dogs with dogs, and I'll be done with dogs.

I'll come back with a helpful post next time.🥰

 

 

 

 

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