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We have a Rhodesian Ridgeback, female - 3 years old. At ~12months we had her fixed per our breeder recommendation that now Im wondering if it was wise. I probably should have let the dog go through a heat before having her fixed.
Ever since the surgery, she has a urine leaking issue. It's off and on. We put plastic backed pads down where she lays down on carpet. Everywhere else is her bed and we change out her bed liner frequently. But this is getting very annoying to do. She wants so badly to lay in bed with us at night when we turn in to watch tv in bed, or on the sofa with us. So we've been letting her to pet her. We thought her issue was all over as we hadnt noticed any droplets for a long time. In the bed we still put a pad down that we kinda sorta try to force her to be on, on the sofa as it is leather we just would clean anything up with clorox wipes but like I said, she really hasnt been leaking that much in the past few months.
Fast forward to a few days ago, I felt a wet spot near the window and assumed it was one of my kids spilling water. Then the next day my son yelled "LOOK" and there was a big wet spot on the sofa where the dog was laying for only a few moments. I took her outside thinking it was a fluke. If it's snowing, cold, raining, or the grass is too tall, the dog will just sniff around a bit and run back to come back inside and not go to the bathroom, so I made sure she went. Literally 1 min later she jumped back on the sofa, and peed again!
As I was cleaning that and she was running down the hallway, my wife said she was just leaking as she was walking on the wood floors!
This has been an ongoing cycle for a couple of years now.
I see blood in her urine, and there is usually a foul smell but not this time.
We've had her to two different vets. They do the same circle with us. 1. oh it's a UTI,...here take meds. 2. Not a UTI but hormone issue, here give her these meds (they do nothing but make her vomit).
Im kinda at my wits end. The second vet we went to, we point blank asked is it possible her surgery went poorly to cause this? They said NO almost way to passionately. The one vet tech said, she might have stones...mention stones. But the actual vets dismiss that idea and just try to pump her full of drugs to fix the problem, yet they never do.
It gets bad for awhile, then gets better for awhile - but usually never completely goes away.
Should I try a 3rd vet? Im already a couple thousand into this issue to be honest, I really am hesitant to keep going in the same insane circle.
We have a Rhodesian Ridgeback, female - 3 years old. At ~12months we had her fixed per our breeder recommendation that now Im wondering if it was wise. I probably should have let the dog go through a heat before having her fixed.
Ever since the surgery, she has a urine leaking issue. It's off and on. We put plastic backed pads down where she lays down on carpet. Everywhere else is her bed and we change out her bed liner frequently. But this is getting very annoying to do. She wants so badly to lay in bed with us at night when we turn in to watch tv in bed, or on the sofa with us. So we've been letting her to pet her. We thought her issue was all over as we hadnt noticed any droplets for a long time. In the bed we still put a pad down that we kinda sorta try to force her to be on, on the sofa as it is leather we just would clean anything up with clorox wipes but like I said, she really hasnt been leaking that much in the past few months.
Fast forward to a few days ago, I felt a wet spot near the window and assumed it was one of my kids spilling water. Then the next day my son yelled "LOOK" and there was a big wet spot on the sofa where the dog was laying for only a few moments. I took her outside thinking it was a fluke. If it's snowing, cold, raining, or the grass is too tall, the dog will just sniff around a bit and run back to come back inside and not go to the bathroom, so I made sure she went. Literally 1 min later she jumped back on the sofa, and peed again!
As I was cleaning that and she was running down the hallway, my wife said she was just leaking as she was walking on the wood floors!
This has been an ongoing cycle for a couple of years now.
I see blood in her urine, and there is usually a foul smell but not this time.
We've had her to two different vets. They do the same circle with us. 1. oh it's a UTI,...here take meds. 2. Not a UTI but hormone issue, here give her these meds (they do nothing but make her vomit).
Im kinda at my wits end. The second vet we went to, we point blank asked is it possible her surgery went poorly to cause this? They said NO almost way to passionately. The one vet tech said, she might have stones...mention stones. But the actual vets dismiss that idea and just try to pump her full of drugs to fix the problem, yet they never do.
It gets bad for awhile, then gets better for awhile - but usually never completely goes away.
Should I try a 3rd vet? Im already a couple thousand into this issue to be honest, I really am hesitant to keep going in the same insane circle.
