Question by Becca: Help my 8 year old Pomeranian dog keeps peeing in the house!?
I just recently adopted a rescue dog from the pound about 3 months ago now. He is a real sweetheart and was already create trained and house trained. The previous owner was in a nursing home and died, which is the only reason the family gave him up.
With that said, when I got him everything was fine. He is fixed as well. Recently I keep having to take him to the vet. He started going in the house when he was on pain medicine for his ankle which he sprained from jumping (hes a pom…they do that). Then I found out that he was allergic to chicken/fish/corn. So now he is on a special diet. When I first switched him he would poop and pee in the apt. Now that the food allergies is taken care of he stopped and everything was fine.
However recently he started going again (just peeing). I don’t understand. I take him out about every 3-5 hours depending on my schedule and working full time I can’t during the day so he is in his crate. He is fine there, and I take him out as soon as I get home, but after that he keeps going randomly in the apt.
He is very scheduled when he can go. I let him out as soon as I wake up 6am, before I leave for work…around 730 as soon as I get back from work, 6ish, then at 9/10 and then before I go to sleep around 12. Lately he is barking in the middle of the night around 3 AM and wants out because I crate him at night. I have to crate him at night because if I don’t he pees and poops in the apt.
He was fine at first and now I don’t understand. I just would hate to have to take him to the vet again when he has been there 2 times in the last month!

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I just feel bad when I yell at him saying “Bad Dog” because he starts shaking, runs into his crate and won’t come out… :-/

Best answer:

Answer by Ryan
Since he is an older dog, there is a good chance he may be developing bladder problems. Take him to the vet for a check-up.

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Question by Eowyn: 5yr old Dog peeing in house?
We have a 5yr old potty trained dachshund, but lately for some reason when we are at work he tends to pee in the house. He is crate trained, and never has accidents when we are home. About 2 weeks ago we adopted an 8 month old kitten from the shelter. They seem to get along fine, even playing together. So I don’t think she (the kitten) would be the cause? I am not sure what the cause is of his recent accidents? Note that he is also on medicine from the vet for skin allergies, but has been for over a year and never had accidents before from that..

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Answer by wishnuwelltoo
It could be the stress of a new kitten, but it could also be something medical. It could be bladder, kidney, uriniary infection, or incontinence and a med like Proin could help build the bladder.

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Question by Michey: My dog is going potty in the house suddenly after…..(warning: a bit long)?
So about 2 months ago I adopted a 9 year old Min Pin. She was adjusting well and took to me and my boyfriend like glue. We never had any problems with her she has actually been the best dog. The previous owner told me she was crate trained and was used to sleeping in a crate from 7am – 3pm, well my hours are much less then that, but when I put her in the crate she fought like crazy and the entire 3 hours she was in there my neighbors told me she was shrieking none stop. So I tried leaving her out of the crate and she did fine no crying, no destruction, and no accidents.

The last week give or take a few days she has three accidents that I found one poop was all over my living rooms and yesterday she peed on my shirt. The other accident I do not think I can blame on her she got into my birds seeds and was not feeling well and her schedule was messed up but was after the first accident. I take her out at 8 am my boyfriend takes her out at 11am and 2pm I come home at 5pm and she gets about a 30-45 min walk and then depending on the weather we go out at 7pm and 9pm this is herschedule every day she eats at 10:15am and 8:15pm her food is homemade from a vet recipe reccomendation due to food allergies and takes prescibed vitamins. I also hae a 10 month old puppy who is crated but they are out together when some one is home both dogs play and get exercise.

It is not jealousy of having the other dog around because she came from a house with another dog and a baby and her and my dog hang around each other and play and sleep together. I just took her to the vet and they said everything was normal (this was after the bird seed chow down). Could it just be her old age? Or is it something else? I also do not think its terretorial because she keeps hiding the messes she is making. She is also confind with baby gate to the livingroom when and nothing is on the floor or in hear reach except dog toys, her crate, and her bed.

Best answer:

Answer by Cai
she might have a urine infection or week bladder control due to her age take her to the vet if it continues
its only an accident nothing to do with eexerciseor other dogs . perhaps she isn’t trained properly

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