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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!

Thanks for your reply Macoduck. she wasn’t leaning over him, she was at his level but not over him as such. He definitely hadn’t fallen asleep, he was wide awake when I said hi to him and had been in the garden before she greeted him. No he definitely doesn’t have any hearing loss either. It’s just a really strange situation. We’re in the UK so I don’t know if the rules reporting things are the same but thanks for the heads up in case they are.

Hi all, we've had our grey Billy for 2.5 years now, he’s 9 years old and has truly settled amazingly into our home and lives. We’ve had no issues or anything like that with him at all. However, on Saturday, he bit my partner on the nose. We had just come downstairs (he stays downstairs) in the morning, I had said good morning to him with no issues but when my partner said good morning to him, he suddenly bit her on the nose. We are very lucky that she is ok, she’ll have scars but nothing more serious than a few cuts and bruises. The bite wasn’t him latching on, it was a snappy type bite. We’re at a loss to work out what happened. To us there were no warnings that we saw, it was like a switch went off and he bit her. There have been no signs of behaviour changes in him at all before hand and we just want to understand what happened. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Ryan

Thanks for the reply KF. Yeah I have noticed a slight drip when he poops normally but this was just when we were relaxing indoors, he kinda jumped up and that’s when we noticed a tiny dribble but we weren’t sure if it was because he might have been a bit sore since having them expressed or something like that.

Hi everyone, I know this is not the nicest of topics but I have a question and would like some advice. Billy had his glands expressed at the vet yesterday after they were full and irritated and seems to be doing great since. However, this evening, he had a very small amount of leakage and he was quite distressed. My partner (used to be a dog groomer so had a little knowledge) cooled his butt down with some damp tissue and he seemed better. She then checked his glands to see if there was an issue but she found that they seemed fine. My question is, is it normal to have a small leak after having hem expressed or should we go back to the vet? Thanks in advance! Ryan

Thank you so much for all your help! You have been so helpful to us! The good news is that he is already on Wainwright’s as his standard food so that’s a relief that he won’t have to change. And thank you for the link for the DMB, will definitely bookmark that so I can keep an eye on things! Thanks again! We really do appreciate it!

Thank you for the reply Ozgirl, thanks for the information

Thanks for the recipe Cleptogrey! Really do appreciate all the information youve provided! Thank you cmc333! Thats really helpful info, I havent heard of those foods before but Im in the uk so they might not be available here but Ill be looking around to see what is available here. The figures you have are helpful but out of curiosity, where will it say on the packaging about the fat content and is it per portion or per packet? Sorry for the ignorance on my part, Ive never looked at the the nutritional make up before!

Thank you Hubcitypam. Im not sure of those foods you used (Im in the UK so that might be why) but thanks for the information, definitely going to be sorting some low fat food to get him on soon Thanks for the recipe cleptogrey! Thats great, might try that one later, just to change things up for him even if its just a little bit! We really appreciate the reply. Thank you Thank you cmc333. Thats helpful information, I will be reading the labels on everything he has from now and will definitely stick to a less than 10% rule! I dont think Ill ever get a vegetable in Billy though, he seems to absolutely hate them! Haha... I know exactly what youre saying with the puppy dog eyes, knowing how dangerous it can be now we definitely will stick to a proper diet for him! Thanks again!

Thank you Raineysmom, were grateful for the information! Yeah were looking into changing up his treats for low fat versions. Were always giving him little bits from our dinners (I know its not great but those puppy dog eyes! We do try not to give him any fatty bits) were not going to be doing that anymore with anything other than a little chicken. Glad to hear you didnt get any meds either, thats reassuring. Now weve just got to find a new vet in our area!

Thanks for the reply Greysmom. We werent given any meds for him to take when we went to the vets. Should I be concerned? Well carry on with the bland food in the mean time and see how he goes though. Hes so much more himself already but gotta make sure the insides match the outside I guess! 😂. Thanks again Thanks for the reply Greysmom. We werent given any meds for him to take when we went to the vets. Should I be concerned? Well carry on with the bland food in the mean time and see how he goes though. Hes so much more himself already but gotta make sure the insides match the outside I guess! 😂. Thanks again