Guest Neurobio7 Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Hello all, I have a 7 year old grey that previously had 1 accident in 5 years. In the last month he has had urinated 3 times and defecated once in the house. He hasn't had any real big changes to his life in the last few months. He has to stay in a big gated room in the house during the day because we nanny a few toddlers for teachers. The room has no doors and he has open views to all rooms. He has gone in a few different places in the room, but I came to the conclusion that this may be a bigger problem when he first defecated and then urinated right next to his bed. He used to go 8-10 hours without going outside, no problem. Now 4 hours seems to be a stretch. He doesn't drink a lot of water and his urine has started to kill the grass (dead circle spots). I made a vet appointment but I was wondering if anyone has encountered this with their older greyhound? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KF_in_Georgia Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Vet check for a urinary tract infection. Quote Kathy and Q (CRT Qadeer from Fuzzy's Cannon and CRT Bonnie) and Jane (WW's Aunt Jane from Trent Lee and Aunt M); photos to come. Missing Silver (5.19.2005-10.27.2016), Tigger (4.5.2007-3.18.2016), darling Sam (5.10.2000-8.8.2013), Jacey-Kasey (5.19.2003-8.22.2011), and Oreo (1997-3.30.2006) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsieg Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 "He hasn't had any real big changes to his life in the last few months. He has to stay in a big gated room in the house during the day because we nanny a few toddlers for teachers." Is the nanny gig new, or something he was already used to long before his accidents began? If it is new, and if there is no medical issue, I would guess he is stressed by the toddlers being in the house and that may be triggering his accidents. Quote Rob Logan (April 7, 2010 - July 9, 2023) - - Max (August 4, 2004 - January 11, 2018) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeofNE Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 7 really isn't old. My dog would lose his mind if there were toddlers in the house. I agree, vet visit first. Worry about everything else later. You actually want it to be medical--way easier to fix! Quote Susan, Hamish, Mister Bigglesworth and Nikita Stanislav. Missing Ming, George, and Buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Neurobio7 Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 (edited) Thanks for the replies. We have a 2 year old and he has been around toddlers for some time, so the noise shouldn't be new. He usually sleeps all day but occasionally gets up and whines. We just returned from the vet and they are performing a full blood panel for senior dogs and a urine test. They did remark that the urine was green, not sure what this means. He's also lost a fair bit of weight. Edited June 16, 2017 by Neurobio7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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