My senior dog drinks, pees, licks, has accidents. What's wrong?

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I have a 10 year old Chihuahua that was healthy until moved into moms. She gave him chips, human snacks resulting in 7 pound weight gain. Mom passed so Elvis is normal meals, no snacks. He lost 8 pounds now. However I thought he missed mom. Elvis licks everything. Floors, couch, bedding, garbage (put a lock on that), he is hungry, drinks more and seems to pee every 10 to 20 min. He now gets boughts of loose stool and messes in the house. He did find a raisin and small grape stem but treated. Pet's info: Dog | Chihuahua | Male | neutered | 10 years and 6 months old | 8 lbs

Destini R. Holloway, DVM · Accepted Answer

Poor guy and sorry to hear about your mom passing. The weight loss was good for him and his health: however, his symptoms of increased drinking, urination and loose stool with accidents in the home are suggestive of possible diabetes or a urinary tract infection. His behavioral changes indicate he doesn’t feel well. I would highly recommend taking him to your vet for bloodwork and a urinalysis to check things over. Once we know what is going on internally then we know how we need to treat Elvis to get him wel again. I hope he feels better soon. Best wishes and take care.

My senior dog drinks, pees, licks, has accidents. What's wrong?

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