Have You Ever Experienced This With Your Dog?

Question

Last night I woke up to find a wet spot on my bed and I it came from my dog, I changed the sheets and then a few hours later there was another wet spot. When I woke up everything was ok but later on as my dog was laying on my bed again....i noticed another wet spot except there were two side by side. My dog is about to be 14 years old...she is in very good health other than a little arthritis. I don't think it is her urine, but I don't know. If anybody has had a similar experience please share it.

Answer 1

Sometimes as dogs get older, they lose control of their bladder muscles, this can happen especially when they are sleeping. I would take your dog to your vet to rule out a possible UTI. There are also medications that can help your dog strengthen their bladder muscles, like PPA or DES.

Answer 2

Being that your dog is a senior...she maybe losing bladder control. You can put a doggie diaper on her and if the wetting stops you got your answer. Also, another area of concern is her teeth. She maybe drooling alot from an infected tooth or a sore in her mouth. You need to check your dogs mouth and if her teeth are covered w/calculus or has really bad breath you need to make an appt. w/your vet to have her teeth cleaned and possible be put on antibiotics. She may even need some teeth extracted.

Answer 3

My 6yr old intact male will occassionaly lose control of his bladder and I too find wet spots on the bed. He's ok and the vet thinks it could be bladder overflow. I now personally take him out before bedtime and make sure he empties his bladder. So far so good (now watch me go find a wet spot)
Unfortunately, dogs as they age suffer the same ailments as humans: arthritis, urinary incontinence, heart disease and kidney disease, to name a few, and the remedies are the same: medical check up, doggie diapers (they make them for both male and female) and medication.
Good luck and enjoy her while she's with you, wet spots and all.

Answer 4

With my dog, it was urine.

I had rescued her from being destroyed. She was scared to death when I first got her, (I think an adult male must have beaten her.) I layed down on the floor, with my head below hers, to let her know that I wasn't about to "dominate" her. After talking softly to her for about 10 minutes, she started relaxing, and we bonded. Winnie became a member of the family.

She never misbehaved. Didn't damage anything ever. Then one day, as I was getting into bed, I sat in a pee spot. I noticed she looked guilty as heck, and easily figured out what happened. What I couldn't figure out was why? I hadn't upset her in any way.

The next day, she didn't want to eat. Then, she didn't want to drink. When I took her to the vet, he checked her out and couldn't figure out why. He suggested an x-ray, to see if she had maybe fractured her jaw or something. Since she was a small dog, (Boston Terrier), he did a full body x-ray. There was a huge mass that my vet later confirmed was cancer, and I had to put her down. I still tear up when I think about her. She was my special puppy that nobody else wanted. My only consolation is that she got to live in a house where she was loved for the last 4 years of her life.

Please take your dog to the vet and get him/her checked out. Maybe it's nothing, but in my case, I was glad I was able to stop her suffering.

Take Care, and Good Luck,

Answer 5

I foster canines and a thanks to regulate the habit relies upon on how undesirable the canines is. What I in a lot of circumstances do is make the canines mushy first and get the canines interested in something like a take care of or a toy and if neither works than what I do is save a leash on the canines to have administration over the canines interior and out side of the abode and when I see something i don't like the canines doing, I pull again on the leash gently and say a word like NO. once you've finished this lots of circumstances, the canines who has a difficulty learns finally what you want him to do and what it does is takes time and the right consistency. regardless of in the experience that they are the worst contained in the international I artwork with them to love both human beings and different animals with staying power and correction and under no circumstances hotel to hitting. If favor be , i exploit my tone of voice to assist the canines comprehend, happiness with praises is going for sturdy habit and petting. yet for undesirable habit it really is a tone of voice firmly with the word NO and under no circumstances petting or praises and they in some unspecified time sooner or later comprehend this if finished wisely.

Answer 6

Yes, dogs are just like all females as they get older they get weak bladders. It is called leaky bladder and is hormonal. Talk to your vet about ephedrine. I give my dog this 30mg 2x a day for the rest of her life, but its worth it. Its cheap from the vet and it works. The urine just falls out of them and they can't help it, so don't be mad. Talk to you vet. Hope this helps.

Answer 7

I haven't experienced it with my dog, but you should take it to the vet. It might be a urine infection. If it continues and you don't wanna drive to the vet, try calling their number and asking some questions.
Good Luck!

Answer 8

I thought maybe she peed the bed. SHe probably is getting too old and is not able to hold her bladder.... or maybe you should smell your sheet to see if its urine...If that's not the case... maybe she's licking her bed area. My dogs usually does that before they go to bed, they lick around the sheets with their tongue... I don't know why they do..

Answer 9

She may just be drooling but it could be urine you could take a white paper towel and press town on the spot it it is yellow than you know she is peeing...

Answer 10

Are you sure it isn't just sweat? My dog sweats alot sometimes and a part of the bed will be soaked from his sweat. I guess it could be drool.