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Pet's info: Dog | Miniature Schnauzer | Female | spayed | 8 years old
Changed my dogs food and she started peeing on herself, changed it back to the old dog food, she still peeing on herself. Will this correct itself.
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Published on February 26th, 2016
Peeing on herself (urinary incontinence) is likely not related to changing her food. She might have a urinary tract infection, so I suggest you take her to your veterinarian for an exam. If you can, bring a fresh urine sample with you .
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I have suspicions that her food is not related to her issue. I sounds like your pet may either have a UTI or have urinary incontinence. I would be suspicious of urinary incontinence in an older pet and if this is the case it can be treated medically with a medication called Proin (phenylproponalamine). I would recommend discussing this possibility with your vet and if your pets urine sample testing is clear of a current infection, then Proin can be prescribed for a diagnosis of urinary incontinence to help improve your pets leaky bladder.
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