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About to give up for adoption need help

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#1 ·
We have a now 8 month old German Shepherd female who pees every two hours. Can never hold it more.

We have spent more 3 thousand dollars and been to two vets. No infection, not diabeties. Had multiple blood tests. No parasites/worms. We've done x rays and 3 days ago we did an ultrasound to check for a ureter issue which there wasn't one.

She has the most routine feeding and drinking time. She goes for 3 walks a day. She's on trazadone in case she has anxiety. The vets aren't sure and our new behavior specialist doesn't think so. Granted there's only been 3 sessions.

At about two hours she runs to the door and cries. She knows she's suppose to go outside. If we try and make her hold it past that she will void on the floor and stand there cowering ears down. It's not a matter of not being potty trained. She literally can't, or won't hold it. It hasn't gotten any better or any worse with age it's always two hours. Maybe a smig less.

I don't know what to do. I can be home every two hours and if we let her out of her crate she will use the house like a toilet. If I keep her in the crate when we need to leave she sits in her own urine. We even tried diapers but she's far to clever and removes them.

Please please please tell me some one else has encountered this.
 
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#3 ·
Barring any health issues. I would think this dog would be best suited maybe even more comfortable as an outside dog. If you can't accommodate then maybe adoption somewhere that could wouldn't be a bad thing. Where Do you live.
 
#4 ·
Try this?
https://www.porchpotty.ca/products/...YqOXJz8KLBGOMx2SqDrzZJe0h3XHEZyWFsaArm18P8HAQ

I have one and it works pretty well, though I don't use the hose. You can use the hose to directly let the urine flow outside through your backdoor or something.

Or build the dog a dog house in the backyard when you are gone or asleep and just take her out every two hours when you are home?

Whatever your final decision is, all the best!
 
#5 ·
Dog door? That's what I would do. Have a secure area outside that she can access through the dog door. I had a Dobe, who needed to pee frequently, though not every 2 hours. I put in the dog door, and she used it.
 
#7 ·
THIS!

It does not have to be expensive. You can get a door that will go through the wall or a door. If possible, through a door to a small fenced in area on concrete, like a patio-- for $300 you can get a 6' high dog kennel with 6 5-foot-wide panels. One of them is a gate panel. You can use the wall of your house as one side and turn the 5'x10' kennel into a 5'x20' or 10'x10', depending on how big your patio area is if you have one.

If you do not have a concrete area outside of your garage or home, you can lay patio blocks of some sort, just to prevent her from digging under when you are not home, and getting filthy, and then back in. I prefer to use an x-pen inside or baby gate, so that when I am not home, the dog is in the in/out area, but doesn't have the run of the house. When I am home, I can open the gate, and the dog can take themselves out to their secure kennel area.
 
#6 ·
Did she learn as a young puppy to soil her space? Did she come from a puppy mill or pet shop?

Was she fixed at a young age? If that is the case, sometimes they become incontinent. However, these dogs will usually pee in their sleep (at least in my friends case). I think its more like leaking out...your dog seems to have the urge to pee and she is letting you know...

What would happen if she was crated?
 
#9 ·
I had a dog with an extremely small bladder(vet was amazed), he physically couldn't hold it in so he had to go outside a LOT and was kenneled in the night and that was cleaned out daily. It was a lot of managing but it was worth it since he was a great dog. A dog door in this situation could definitely help if the dog asks to go outside. He ended up being outside a lot since he preferred it because he felt so bad for going in the house. If you don't feel like you can mentally/emotionally handle this is may be better to find this dog another home since it can be frustrating to deal with. Just make sure the person knows what they are getting into and they aren't just taking the dog to have an outside guard GSD that they won't do anything with. ~Best of luck no matter what you choose, I know this can be tough.
 
#10 ·
I knew a lady who had a weim who just could NOT hold it...ends up she had a "tipped" bladder and that caused her problems....Have you done an ultrasound???


Lee
 
#11 ·
She is not spayed yet. We have been trying to figure out medically what's wrong it's cost a lot. After the ultra sound not showing anything we are out of ideas.

She was not a mill dog. She's a pure bred akc from Chez. Comes from a good line no issues like this with any of her litter mates I'm in touch with all the owners.
 
#13 ·
Have you thought about treatment with a Certified Chiropractor/Acupuncturist? Even better if the person is also versed in AK (Applied Kinesiology).

A Chiropractic Adjustment could help a possible Subluxation (a slight misalignment of the vertebrae) that could be restricting nerve messages stemming thru the spinal cord, resulting in the impairment of a particular part of the body.........in your dogs case, the bladder area.

Acupuncture (placing very special, small needles into specific points of the body) can stimulate the nervous system and enhance blood circulation in the affected part of the body. When our male gets acupuncture, they apply a TENS machine to enhance the treatment.

It usually takes several treatments in a row, then maintenance once the ailment is corrected.


Moms :)
 
#14 · (Edited)
You have ruled out "early spay" incontinence.


So lets go to the next obvious - the drug she is on. This has a laundry list of side effects and she cannot tell you if she is experiencing any, like blurred vision or anxiety. The drug for anxiety is an anti-depressant actually. Anxiety will cause a metabolic change and increase the need to urinate. I know, I suffer from anxiety.


Back to the drug.


https://www.drugs.com/sfx/trazodone-side-effects.html


Genitourinary
Common (1% to 10%): Decreased libido, delayed urine flow, early menses
Frequency not reported: Hematuria, impotence, increased libido, increased urinary frequency, missed periods, retrograde ejaculation
Postmarketing reports: Breast enlargement or engorgement, clitorism, lactation, priapism, urinary incontinence, urinary retention
 
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