Urinary incontinence in dogs is an unconscious urination, which is a disorder of urine storage. This problem is most common in middle-aged and older dogs, medium and large dogs, female dogs, spayed and neutered dogs, and obese dogs, but incontinence can also occur in dogs that do not have risk factors. The following symptoms can be observed to determine whether a dog is incontinent. 1. to rule out territorial urination (mark). 2. to observe the amount of fluid discharged, if the amount is quite small, it may be vaginal secretions, uterine secretions and prostatic secretions, etc. 3. sometimes, the dog itself suffers from polyuria (such as diabetes and uremia), you can find that the dog urinates more often, but each time If the dog is incontinent at night or at bedtime, suspect a malfunction in the coordination of the urethra itself. Cause analysis of dog urinary incontinence, generally can be divided into five categories: 1. The other part is that the cerebral cortex inhibits the sacral reflex and causes contraction of the external sphincter and perineal muscles. If you have a slight urge to urinate, but you don’t urinate, the cortical action is stronger than the reflex of the sacral spine. When you urinate, the cerebral cortex can remove the inhibition of the spinal reflex at will and relax the external sphincter and perineal muscles so that urine can be discharged. 2. Loss of bladder storage function When the bladder loses its normal function of storing urine, or when the bladder contracts excessively, small amounts of urine will leak out frequently. Causes include urinary tract infections, pelvic infections, chronic inflammation, tumors, fecal obstruction, external pressure, and bladder dysplasia. It is not difficult to diagnose a problem with bladder storage function, as there are often many other symptoms to determine. Treatment is aimed at removing the cause of the abnormal bladder function and restoring normal bladder function.3. Urethral disordersThe closure of the urethra, which consists of smooth muscle, random muscle, and connective tissue around the urethra to prevent urine from leaking out. If the closure of the urethra is abnormal, it can cause leakage of urine. Causes include urethral dysplasia, or acquired urethral insufficiency (such as atrophy of the urethral mucosa due to decreased estrogen, which is more common in spayed bitches), urethral infection or inflammation, regenerative gland disease, or regenerative gland surgery. Urinary incontinence caused by urethral disorders and bladder storage abnormalities can occur intermittently and with less urine volume than incontinence caused by neurological causes! In neurogenic incontinence, a large amount of urine is passed at one time because the sacral reflex is triggered. Treatment includes surgery to correct the structure of the urethra, or medication. Structural problems can be caused by congenital structural abnormalities such as bladder ectasia, open umbilical ureter, or ectopic ureteral opening to the bladder neck, or by acquired damage (e.g., genitourinary surgery that injures the bladder and urethra). This type of problem is usually known from structural observation or medical history, and treatment is usually surgical.5. Retention of urine This type of problem is caused by the retention of large amounts of urine in the bladder, and is usually secondary to bladder neck obstruction, narrowing of the urethra, or neurological damage. In this type of incontinence, urination is very strenuous, the urine stream becomes thin and weak, and often dribbles in the middle and end of urination. Retention of urine can often be observed on palpation in a very distended bladder, such as in urinary calculus disease, which is common in male cats. Retention of urine can easily lead to other problems such as inflammation of the kidneys or even impaired kidney function. Therefore, it must be dealt with immediately. If you find that your dog has urinary incontinence, do not blindly give your dog medication or injections to avoid causing secondary damage to your dog. The best choice is to send to the doctor for treatment, timely detection, timely solution. The best option is to send your dog to the doctor for treatment. If the dog urinates in a place where it shouldn’t, then it must be reprimanded severely to make the dog realize that this is a wrong behavior. 4. Walk the dog, try to take a little more time to take the dog out for a walk, not only to get enough exercise, but also to help the dog urinate and defecate. Note that when you cannot confirm whether it is incontinence or not, you should treat it as a disease first and examine it in detail, because more acute problems like urine retention can lead to more serious diseases.
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