What Causes Dogs to Leak Urine, Wet Their Bed, or Urinate On The Floor?

There are many different causes for a dog that is leaking or urinating uncontrollably, it is often found in puppies or dog at an early age due to their bladders not developing yet, but it may also be due to bladder valves not working properly, inflamed bladder, bladder infections, or that the bladder has not formed properly since an early age. All these and more are great possibilities for leaking urine and uncontrollable urinating.

In most cases a course of antibiotics will help cure the problem but for many other of the conditions further testing and examinations will be needed to find the problem. Although to begin with your vet will probably ask you a series of questions to try and narrow down the possibilities and then the correct test will be chosen from your answers.

What Your Vet May Say or Do

As the vets first job in determining why your dog is urinating more or uncontrollably a series of questions similar to the one below will be asked and then the appropriate testing if needed will be chosen from noting down your answers.

. Is the dog urinating outside more than normal, less than normal, or about the same amount?

. Does urine leak out when your dog is active or only when they are resting?

. Does the pee look and smell the same as normal?

. When the dog urinates outdoors do they produce more than normal, less than normal, or about the same amount?

. Does your dog strain to urinate or is it like normal?

. Is the dog drinking more than normal, less than normal, or about the same amount?

. If your dog is female has it been spayed (sterilised) and if so when?

. How old is the dog?

. How long has the problem been visible?

. Is the dog eating more than normal, less than normal, or about the same amount?

From these questions a basic idea of what tests to do next will be presented and the urine will be tested to fully confirm the condition, and then proceed to fully check the other parts of the dog for any other abnormalities paying special attention to the urinary tract and how the bladder and kidneys feel.



Associated Conditions

Abnormal Bladder Development Causing Incontinence(ectopic ureters)
Incontinence Due to Excessive Urine Production
Dog Overflow Incontinence
Dog True Urinary Incontinence
Incontinence in Male Dogs
Dog Urge Incontinence