Peeing in the house

bluesmumanddad · Master

Peeing in the house

greyflintstone · Master

oh dear, poor old you! Is Blue on any medication whilst he's got a broken toe? Could it be that that's affecting his toileting?

bluesmumanddad · Master

He's not on any meds at the moment.

Due for a dressing change tomorrow so will ask the vet to make sure no medical reason. If not, intensive training with hot dogs over the weekend see whether that makes a difference even if it just wares him out so much he's to knackered to get off his bed to pee up the sofa!

FAJ · Enlightened One

I'd guess that it's due to the trauma of hurting his toe, plus possibly the slight change in routine in that he's now allowed in the living-room whilst you're not there. I say this cos Pearly started doing a similar thing last year, after a 3-day spell in kennels (we had to visit Steve's 95-year old gran in a just-in-case kind of a way - glad to say that she's still very much with us. But I digress.......)

Anyhoo, once she came back home she started widdling in the house. Seems that the angst of being away (even though she'd been perfectly fine up there) had upset her a wee bit and she felt a bit insecure, and so was leaving her mark around the house.

She stopped quite spontaneously after a week or so. We just had to be extra-vigilant in watching for her cues that she needed to go outside for a wee.

Poor you, and poor Blue too!

CAROLE ROBINSON · Old Hand

It may be that the living room window is providing Blue with too much information. It sounds strange, but sometimes if a dog can see out of a window, or hear noises of people passing by, lorries etc., they react to this information by marking - they don't understand that they are completely separated from the potential threat to their security, it is enough that it has been seen and they automatically react by leaving their scent.

Calatria · Master

I hope Blue's wee (!) problem goes away quickly but if not maybe you should take a sample to the vet. When our lurcher started doing this for no apparent reason, it turned out he had a urine infection. It cleared up easily with tablets.

-- Edited by Calatria at 00:32, 2005-04-23

bluesmumanddad · Master

Carole this is very interesting. We have a large picture window in the living room which Blue likes to sleep infront of (usually on his back giving passers by a right giggle)

We are on a busy dog walking route so could well be this? Any ideas what we can do to stop him? He is fine when we are in the house but I guess he feels more secure when we are there?

Would drawing the curtains work?

He is going to the vets today for his foot so will get them to check a sample!

Amanda

CAROLE ROBINSON · Old Hand

It's worth a try tho' he may still be able to get his head under the curtain if he is really curious! Might need to revert to leaving him in the kitchen and closing the curtain to keep the sun out. Certainly, it's a good idea to have his urine checked, but I would expect him to be having lots of "accidents" if he has urinary problems.

bluesmumanddad · Master

Touch wood, we've had no more peeing insidents. Hope it was just a stress thing! Thanks for all the advice and help

A

iluska · GAL Treasurer

Hi

I have been off all last week and today with a chest infection, so my presence I suppose is "bothering" Fiddie. But anyway today, we were out this morning for 50 minutes (returned the back of 7 a.m.) and then he and I slept until after 11 a.m. I went to the loo and then took him out, and he did a couple of pees. Fifteen minutes after returning, he pees against the door. We then go back out and he does both number 1s and 2s.

Fiddie is then walked for 40 minutes (back in at 2.30 p.m.) and we are in the house for 3.5 hours, going out for one hour's walk, returning 6.45 p.m.

Still with me ... anyway, I have my tea and give him his (90 minutes after we have been out) and then 10 minutes later, pees again at the front door and looks rather smug (just now at 8.25 p.m.).

Could it be that he is fed up with my presence because he hasn't had run (well, variety of snoozing locations) of the flat over the working day; is he challenging me and showing territory?? The reason that I raise this in the latter is that he is Andy's dog and don't think he would do this in Andy's prolonged presence. What can I do and do you think that the problem could be me?? Vanish sales will be going through the roof, if this waterbaby situation continues.

FAJ · Enlightened One

Hi, Iluska - it could just be that his routine is a bit off at the moment. They do love their routine, and sometimes even the slightest thing can shake them. We had to put Pearly in kennels last year for 3 nights - she was perfectly fine and cared for, with people she knew and loved. But she was "off" for about a week or so when she got back home. She widdled once in Steve's mum and dad's house (they don't know this!!) and in our own house a few times. Once, she even did it in our full view, looking up at us. She's not particularly territorial, so it wasn't that.

Sorry to hear that you're having this bit of bother, and that you're poorly at the moment. Hope you feel better very soon.

Fiona

Dave · Enlightened One

Hi Iluska, I'd tend to agree with Fiona on this one, it's probably cos his routine has been upset by your presence and as you've not had him THAT long he'll probably wonder whats going on, when you've been out at work he'll have been used to kicking back his heels on the comfiest seat, watching a bit of sport on the telly, having a few tinnies and ordering pizza and now that mommy's home he's had to behave himself..

..sure he'll be fine when you go back to work!!

-- Edited by Dave at 19:06, 2005-06-01

iluska · GAL Treasurer

Hi

Thanks Fiona & Dave for your comments - I was very much hoping for that kind of answer. But like one of the other chit chats, because our little hounds are so huggable and squishable, I didn't want to upset unnecessarily annoy/ upset Fiddie. But hey, what he is really saying is get back to work and earn some pennies so that I can get more mackerel fillets and other fishy goodies for my tummy. Funny you should say about the use of the 'phone and the fridge - things have changed since his arrival - and all for the very best!!!

But, as you can tell, no one to speak to at the moment, I will just have another wee yap - believe it or not, I think that overnight I have gone up in the dog's estimations and he likes me more as we had a good muck about and clicker training. But, he is definetely Andy's dog and that is just grand. I totally believe that the dog is settling in quicker and quicker, day by day and it is an absolute joy! Tomorrow - Thursday - we are all off to Vivian's dog training - we thoroughly enjoyed last week's (first) session. As I said earlier, Vanish sales will be going up, but so will hotdog sales; but for 23 pence/ can of 8 hotdogs from Asda, he is more than worth it! Och, he is just an adorable dog. Can you tell that I am a smitten-kitten?!!

Lesley · Guru

There's only one thing for it Iluska - since Fiddie is Andy's dog - you will have to get one of your own!!!!!

Andy · Old Hand

Lesley wrote:

There's only one thing for it Iluska - since Fiddie is Andy's dog - you will have to get one of your own!!!!!

She's working on it