[NAGDU] dealing with incontinence in my retired guide, any advice welcome

Tue Feb 22 01:28:54 UTC 2022

Hi sherrill,
My mom has had issues with urine incontinence with two of her older dogs the vet prescribed estrogen and it worked beautifully maybe that's an option? I know it's another pill but it might be worth a try. In my mom's case, it worked 100% in both cases!

Big hugs and best wishes!!
Terri😎 & Julie 🦮

Monday, February 21, 2022, 12:17 PM -0800 from nagdu at nfbnet.org  <nagdu at nfbnet.org>:
>Hi Tracy,
>
>I have a couple questions about the relieving harness. I would have emailed
>you privately but don't have your email address.
>At night, did Echo try to chew that annoying plastic rustling thing off? 
>Is the harness best put on if you can monitor what the dog is doing rather
>than when they're alone?
>Of course if I introduce it and make a party over it with treats, she'll
>accept it more easily. But that doesn't mean she won't mess with it when I'm
>not there. Any tips and tricks would be appreciated.
>None of these antibiotics is working, but at over 14 years old, I hate to
>start giving her more pills. If I can just have a bit more control in where
>the urine ends up, all I want to do is make her comfortable. I know how
>miserable UTIs are, but I'm not really sure that's what she has. It can't
>hurt to try the cranberry pills.
>I don't like the idea of giving up  on solving the problem, but it seems to
>be a chronic issue that simply needs to be managed.
>When I get my new dog, it would be better not to be so consumed with this.
>Thanks all for letting me vent. At the end of the day, I'm just glad I can
>still give this beautiful girl lots of hugs.
>
>Sherrill
>
>
>
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>-----Original Message-----
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>Subject: Re: [NAGDU] dealing with incontinence in my retired guide, any
>advice welcome
>
>Hi Sherrill. 
>I feel your pain.  My gal Echo had relieving problems in her old age, too. 
>We tried the doggy diaper, but it didn't work real well.  But many of her
>issues were for poop accidents, not urine. 
>Finally, I put the relieving belt on her and left it on most of the time,
>and changed the bag as needed.  It wasn't ideal, but it was the best I could
>come up with.  I understand there's a powder one can put in the bag to turn
>urine into a kind of gel, so it's easy to deal with.  Haven't tried it,
>since now I have guys, who pee differently. 
>
>Have you tried cranberry pills?  I take 1 daily myself, and it seems to
>prevent UTI's from getting started.  Cranberry supplements for dogs are
>available on Amazon.
>Good luck.  My husband says that people always talk about the onconditional
>love dogs give, but it runs the other way, too.  Sometimes loves ain't easy.
>Tracy
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sherrill O'Brien
>via NAGDU
>Sent: Monday, February 14, 2022 6:22 PM
>To:  nagdu at nfbnet.org
>Cc: Sherrill O'Brien
>Subject: [NAGDU] dealing with incontinence in my retired guide, any advice
>welcome
>
>Happy Valentine's Day to all,
>
> 
>
>I'm reaching out because so many of us have had the experience I'm going
>through with my 14 year old retired guide Fallon. We've been challenged with
>her incontinence for over six months. It was caused originally by chronic
>UTI's, and my vet has tried several antibiotics, only to have the problem
>return in a couple weeks. The vet thinks vaginitis may be part of the
>culprit as well, so I've been using Panalog for  that issue. I've also tried
>Proin, a pill which is often effective in strengthening muscles of the
>bladder. It didn't seem to help.
>
>My current effort is with an antibiotic which the vet thinks we should just
>keep her on, decreasing the dosage as much as possible. But she's still
>leaking urine throughout the day. As you can imagine, this is impacting our
>lives daily. I was planning our trip over to visit our daughter in Orlando,
>but now I'm starting to have second thoughts, even though the family is very
>understanding. Our granddaughter loves Fallon and would be very sad if we
>don't bring her.
>
>I'm now considering the dreaded diaper approach, but have never heard that
>they can be used with any success.
>
>So, after reading this tale of woe, any and all suggestions are welcome.
>This thread would be okay on the list of course, but please feel free to
>email me privately at
>
>Sherrill.obrien at verizon.net <mailto:Sherrill.obrien at verizon.net> 
>
> 
>
>Thanks in advance for any help. We surely need it.
>
> 
>
>Sherrill
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