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Thanks for your reply macoduck. its a big pee, he’s not drinking more than usual and doesn’t pee in his sleep. They did a culture and they said it was all ok. Forgot to mention too in the original post that he also had an ultrasound on his bladder and that was clear too. I’m a little worried that it’s becoming a habit rather than an medical/ age related issue. Would you have any tips to break this? thanks again

Hi all, I'm after some advice. Our (nearly) 12 year old, Billy, has started having the odd accident indoors. we have had a visit to the vet and had a urine test and blood tests to see if there is any underlying cause but both tests came back clear, for all intents and purposes he is healthy which is a huge relief. He has started having the accidents, mainly, in the mornings. He doesn’t do stairs so he used to give me a quick bark and I would come down to feed him/ let him out for his bathroom routine. Now don’t get me wrong, I understand that he isn’t getting any younger and that accidents might happen with age but it kinda seems a bit too sudden and too frequent to be that? I don’t know. The past couple of nights I have slept downstairs with him and he has slept through without incident, then last night I thought I would see how he goes and slept upstairs again, and you guessed it, another accident. The frustrating part is that he had his accident at 4:45 and then barked for his breakfast at 5:00. I don’t understand why he isn’t barking to let me know he needs the bathroom. I don’t suppose anyone has any advice for me? I don’t really know what I’m asking, just at a bit of a loss that’s all. Thanks for reading my ramblings! Ryan

Hey thanks for replying! I’m starting to suspect that it could be down to a recipe change in his food. managed to get a small bag of something else today so we’re going to slowly wean him onto the new stuff and see how he goes but yeah definitely will be mentioning it at the vets!

Oh yeah don’t get me wrong, he loves to stink the place up, especially with visitors present, even more so if they are sat tail end! Hahaha! I don’t think it’s necessarily that he’s gulping food down too quick but as I said, we do have a scheduled vets visit so I’ll mention it and see what is said. thanks for your reply!

That’s a really good point! It hasn't even crossed my mind that they may have changed the recipe recently! Definitely nothing else going on, stools are normal, no diarrhoea or anything like that, just lots of stinky farts 😂 Will 100% be looking to see if I can find out if they have changed anything though, thanks!

Hi all, Our Billy has recently been getting more and more gassy! Now, he’s always had a bit of wind from time to time but recently it’s got a lot worse, and well, sorry to sound gross but he stinks! Haha! We’ve had him 4 years now, he was a dogs trust rescue and we got him he was on wainwrights turkey and rice. We’ve kept him on the same food since then without any issue until recently. His poops have been normal and without change so we’re not really sure what’s going on. We wondered if we should maybe think about switching foods or something? We are taking him to the vets soon for his annual vaccinations and we’re going to ask them about it but just wondered if anyone had any advice or suggestions in the mean time? thanks in advance!!

Just to finish the thread off, Billy has fully recovered from the edema in his paw, the swelling rapidly reduced after starting the antibiotics and he is completely back to his normal self now. Thank you all for your advice!

Thanks MaryJane, yeah that’s the next step if the swelling continues or goes (with the antibiotics) and comes back. We’re keeping a very close eye on it, I’m taking pictures daily to track it lol thanks again

Hi Merseygrey he has been on an anti-inflammatory too, sorry forgot to mention this in my original message. The vet did do a thorough exam and there’s no obvious sign of injury but we’re keeping an eye on it. Thanks

Thanks Cleptogray, great advice about the Epsom’s salts, we will get some and definitely do this to aid the recovery. We suspect at this point it was a puncture injury like what you have mentioned so yeah we will keep an eye on it and will definitely be back to the vet if there is any change

Hi, the vet didn’t take X-rays yet, she wanted to see if he would respond to the antibiotics first. She did a good investigation of his paw and leg and there are no obvious signs of injury or fracture (he doesn’t cry or pull away when the paw is touch and manipulated)

I don’t know if it was a spider bite, we can’t see any obvious puncture or wound to the paw and definitely no leakage of any sort. The vet didn’t mention putting ice on it but he’s been doing loads better for the last day or so, the swelling is almost completely gone and he’s back to his normal self!

Thank you for the advice! he still wants to go for his normal walks and once he’s up and about he does stop limping so much. I don’t think he’s in loads of pain based on how he is when he is up but yeah just wanted to see what would be best for him. Thanks again

Hi all, just after a little advice... Our 10 year old Billy has a swollen paw. We took him to the vet yesterday and he’s been prescribed a high dose of antibiotics to help. So far we’ve not seen much change but he’s only had 3 doses so I think it’s early days. I just wanted to ask, should we be resting him or is it ok for him to do some short walks? This is our first time with this condition so any info would be great. Thanks in advance Ryan

Thank you all for your replies, your advice has been honestly so helpful to us!