[NAGDU] Overactive bladder is back

[Danielle Sykora]

I've never experienced this problem, so I can't really offer advice. I do hope the problem can be resolved though.

Out of curiosity, how many times a day do you offer Krokus water? Three cups at a time sounds like a lot assuming he gets water three or four times a day. I usually offer two cups three or four times a day. Thai will drink whatever is in the bowl regardless of how thirsty he is (unless he refuses to drink altogether), while the other dogs will drink only as much as they need.  
Just for comparisons sake, I do have a dog who will stop mid-pee if I yell at him, because he really needs to go but also knows its wrong and wants to be good. 
Danielle, Thai, and Jackie 

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> On Jan 27, 2019, at 12:09 PM, Amanda Jones via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello Tracy. My girl also has problems with overactive bladder and has for several years. My vet has her on 50 mg of proin twice a day and a hormone pill once a week. This combination has been a life saver and as long as i don’t forget to giver her pills we don’t have any problems. I hope your vet can come up with another solution that works.
> Amanda and retired guide Gilda
> 
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>> On Jan 27, 2019, at 11:44 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> A year or so ago, Krokus was diagnosed with overactive bladder, based on
>> symptoms, because the tests the vet ran didn't show any problems.  The vet
>> gave us a prescription for pills, which seemed to work for quite a while.
>> But now the problem is back.  When Krokus gets a drink, he drinks most of
>> the roughly 3 cups of water I give him, then he has to go out in about 90
>> minutes, and then again in another 90 minutes.  Then he's good for a while,
>> until he drinks some more.  
>> 
>> I'd gotten used to going out the first time, but now we've added a second
>> time.  Yesterday, I thought he could wait a bit, so I didn't drop what I was
>> doing when he came downstairs, and he started to pee on the wall.  I yelled
>> at him, and he stopped, so I don't know if he was just trying it out as an
>> option, or if he really couldn't wait.
>> 
>> I'll call tomorrow and make another appointment with the urologist.  Oh boy,
>> another day at the vet.
>> 
>> I could cut back on his water, but I don't want to short him and make him
>> dehydrated.  I'm putting a bit less, around 2.5 cups or so.
>> 
>> I've even thought of returning him to the school as more trouble than I can
>> deal with, but he's a good worker, mostly, and I'm quite attached to him,
>> too.  And I can't think anyone else wants to deal with constant outings,
>> either.  
>> 
>> And I imagine the problem will get worse as he gets older, as these things
>> do for all of us.
>> 
>> Hopefully the vet will have a solution that will work again.  
>> 
>> Tracy
>> 
>> 
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