Reply #10: we 're-housebroke' or older dog [View All]

[indy_azcat]

We got the scented pads for puppy housebreaking and he knew enough/instinctivly learned to use them. For him, he's just getting older (15!) and can't hold it for more than 4 hours. We also use bellybands (http://www.shihtzuandfurbabyrescue.com/gifts/bellybandsnoorder.html) on him when his arthritis gets bad. It's just a cloth strip w/ velcro at the ends - you slide in an incontinence (Poise) pad and off he goes.

The only medical reason we've run into w/ poor bladder control is Cushing's disease. If your dog's blood work comes back w/ high alkaline phosphatase levels, this might be a cause. Cushing's can cause pups to drink a lot and pee really freuqently (ours would alternate every 2 hours at night for wanting drinks and wanting to go out). There are treatments thuogh.

Good luck! :hi: