can they?my labrador is 7, recently over last couple weeks my house has been stiking ofwee, gross i know, but at first i thought it was my son when he has his nappy off so ive been keeping it on, then i thought it could be the rabbit who is now in the kitchen, but my dog got up off the sette and there was a wet patch, i then followed her upstiars and thee is wet patches all over my bed should i be very worried?everything is happening these last few weeks vet bills out of my ears i wana cry, obviously if it could be an infection ect i will take her to vet but dont want to take her if it could be (just )incontienance or it something that could wait a few weeks please help:huh:

Takara is, she's 2. Her's was probably spay related though.

Propalin sorts it out - 3 times a day, doesn't work out that expensive either as she doesn't need loads of it :)

It could, however, be an underlying condition - infection or more sinister. My aunt's GSD recently developped incontinence and it turned out to be bladder cancer. :(

I doubt it is anything that serious but definitely needs checking out to ensure there's nothing serious going on.

Be prepared though, Takara's tests cost a fortune :(

[Be prepared though, Takara's tests cost a fortune :roll:bloody great lol

lol - when you wish you had insurance!

is it somethign that could wait for 4 weeks at the most lottie do u think, just this month got soooooooooooo many vet bills i litraly am skint by every penny i will have

lol - when you wish you had insurance!

insurance would be worth nothign to me, becouse it wont cover her hip dysplasia which is the major thing i needed covering lol

It is probably cystitis, sometimes they also scent mark their resting places :( it would definitely be worth checking out though I think, take her to the PDSA mummysaz21 you have had an awful lot of outlay lately.

Can't you get help from PDSA? I thought you were entitled to it? You don't ususally use their services so I'm sure once wouldn't hurt.

I wouldn't want to leave it 4 weeks... purely because if it's an infection, it'll be sore, if it's just general incontinence she could end up with urine burns (make sure you clean her off if she's been laid in it) but if it is serious, a tumour can grow a lot in 4 weeks...

I think we just binned a load of incontinence pads that I used to have for Takara :(

tia dosent scent mark love, ive had her 7 years and never once has she done this, also i can actualy say its 100percent tia as i have 2 dogs what lay togeather but im just going on at the time which dog was layed there, i think the pdsa is in order for once, i try not to go there to use up these resorces but i dont think i have much choice at minute

Fingers crossed it's just an infection - they will do a dipstick test first and if it is, get anti biotics and no need for further tests...

Good luck :)

Can't you get help from PDSA? I thought you were entitled to it? You don't ususally use their services so I'm sure once wouldn't hurt.

I wouldn't want to leave it 4 weeks... purely because if it's an infection, it'll be sore, if it's just general incontinence she could end up with urine burns (make sure you clean her off if she's been laid in it) but if it is serious, a tumour can grow a lot in 4 weeks...

I think we just binned a load of incontinence pads that I used to have for Takara :(

no your right, i just wasent thinking it could be anythign serious, but obviously it could be, i cant leave her that long, pdsa here i come

no your right, i just wasent thinking it could be anythign serious, but obviously it could be, i cant leave her that long, pdsa here i come

Even if it is cystitis it is a horrible thing as you will know if you ever had it, yes just bite the bullet and take her to PDSA money doesn't go on forever for any of us :)

no your right, i just wasent thinking it could be anythign serious, but obviously it could be, i cant leave her that long, pdsa here i come
dont forget you need to register if your not already

Mummysaz - the pdsa is there to be used for this sort of stuff. They are a wealthy (ish) charity and its there to help people like u - so use it.

I get really miffed that their slogan is

FOR PETS IN NEED OF VET

Well no it isn't - its for 'PEOPLE ON LOW INCOME - WHO HAVE PETS IN NEEDS OF VETS' and it disgusts me that their slogan is misleading to the donating public who give money to them.

They do not help pets in need - only pets who BELONG to people who are in need - so use them.

My belief is that a charity that begs money from people making them believe they help all pets in need is deceptive - and I don't know how they get away with it from the trading standards.

Lotti is right - it could be just a basic urine infection - but if its not that - try a course of propalin - or a herb for incontinence - you don't want that around when u have your house and young child.

Sorry the bills are so high - so many pets get dumped because people genuinely can't afford to pay them.
Good luck

I agree Rain.

I experienced their 'helpfullness' when I found a dog out of hours. Drove all the way over to the PDSA as I knew they'd be open and rang the bell at the door to ask if we could have a dog scanned for a chip (bearing in mind, I did this when I worked at Broomhill so we didn't need to disturb a vet) and the receptionist made a big hoohah about letting us in.

Finally she okayed it and opened the door and we took the little dog in. They scanned her and she was chipped but said they couldn't call because Petlog would be closed!!

I was pretty sure they were manned 24/7 but didn't know well enough to argue so we ended up leaving and taking her home.

Ridiculous, they just couldn't be bothered.

I was disgusted when we took out a dog from a pound that had been run over during Easter. The kennels had paid for it to have its leg removed - The PDSA had held it for 3 days on pain killers as nobody was there to 'own' it.

The other dog involved - we took out and paid for his leg to be removed.

I'm sure they help lots of owned pets, and help people too - but on the charity commission website - their own saying says that they help pets - well 'not exactly' but obviously thats not in their advertising blurb that its 'selective' is it.

Mummysaz - the pdsa is there to be used for this sort of stuff. They are a wealthy (ish) charity and its there to help people like u - so use it.

I get really miffed that their slogan is

FOR PETS IN NEED OF VET

Well no it isn't - its for 'PEOPLE ON LOW INCOME - WHO HAVE PETS IN NEEDS OF VETS' and it disgusts me that their slogan is misleading to the donating public who give money to them.

They do not help pets in need - only pets who BELONG to people who are in need - so use them.

My belief is that a charity that begs money from people making them believe they help all pets in need is deceptive - and I don't know how they get away with it from the trading standards.

Lotti is right - it could be just a basic urine infection - but if its not that - try a course of propalin - or a herb for incontinence - you don't want that around when u have your house and young child.

Sorry the bills are so high - so many pets get dumped because people genuinely can't afford to pay them.
Good luck

i would never abandon my animals even if i dident have pdsa, i just wouldent have got them in the first place lol, going to book her in tomoz think i need toxx