Pee without warning, Bay water cause infection?
I got information on submissive peeing, and he is a bit passive. He was playing that day with two other dogs, one Chessy Retriever (dominant personality), and one full grown Lab who was a big, strong, developed dog, so would the fact that they were "dominating" Quincy all day have maybe made him a bit afraid/submissive and brought this about? I plan to wait it out a bit and see if it passes as it wasn't here for months before and obviously would like to avoid unnecessary vet bills if feasible. |
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Call you vet, explain what's happening and ask if you should have him checked for lepto. I could be way off base, but if so, your vet will know 
More on this more generally later. Kristine |
| I would have the vet rule out infection or disease first too.
It could just be that he simply drank too much and couldn't hold it. He's still very young and they really can't hold it very long at that age. |
| He's had a lepto shot. |
GMQ wrote: He's had a lepto shot.
Lepto is bacterial, like Lyme. Those vaccines confer limited immunity. Roughly six months (maybe 8 for lepto) is thought to be the norm. Due to his age, providing he didn't receive the lepto vaccinations during a time period when his maternal immunity would have interferred with the shots, he may still be covered. But here's the kicker: there are over 200 identified strains of lepto, 8 that typically affect dogs, but the original vaccine only covered two strains. A newer Fort Dodge version covers 4, as I recall. That leaves four other strains unprotected for. The reason I suggested mentioning it to your vet is that it is contracted from coming into contact with the urine (most typically) of an infected animal. Water is usually implicated in transmisson. And many of the strains tend to affect the kidneys as that is where the little buggers migrate to and replicate. Like I said, I could be WAY off base. But some vets will treat on suspicion instead of waiting for the test results to come back as it is one of those diseases you want to catch early. It may not be a concern in your case, but trust me on this, it can't hurt to ask. I'm treating a dog who came back positive right now. It can kill. Please ask your vet. I've been wrong before. I can handle it Just better safe than sorry.
Kristine |
| Well I certainly appreciate your advice and concern. Take care. |
| If there is no medical reason, I was wondering if it might just have been drinking a lot of water and all the excitement. It takes a bit for the water to travel through the dog's system.
I won't mention any names but someone peed in the house twice within just a short period of time after playing in the kiddie pool the other day. http://oesusa.com I'll have to remember to send them out to potty a couple of times when we do this the next time. This may be a goofy question but if he was exhausted from playing in the water, could he have simply "wet the bed"? |
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