Adult dog pees/poops at night, licks vulva. Vet says she's fine. Why?

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My dog has been wanting to urinate and defecate in the night about 2 am most nights. She is an adult dog so she should be able to hold her toileting until morning. She has been to the vet and had her urine examined and all is ok. She licks her vulva a lot at night though its not red. Should I alter her feeding times? She gets 2 meals a day one at 12:00 midday and the other at 5 pm. Pet's info: Dog | Bolognese | Female | spayed | 20 lbs

Dr. Dayna, DVM, CVA · Accepted Answer

A few possibilities that may be going on. There may be something that is waking her up at that time that isn’t waking you up. A train horn? A neighbor coming home? You may want to wake yourself up around 1:30 and see if anything is happening around 2. She may also be drinking more than normal so she may be having to urinate more often. Also you describe her licking her vulva more. I am suspicious that she may be leaking a bit of urine ( not uncommon I’m spayed females as the lower Estrogen levels can lead to a weaker sphincter ). She may be dribbling which causes her to lick, and it may bother her enough to cause her to get up and want to go outdoors. I would recommend putting a white sheet under her at bedtime to see if you can gather any “evidence “ of leaking. Best of luck and I hope these ideas help you solve the mystery! Thank you for using Pet Coach.

Adult dog pees/poops at night, licks vulva. Vet says she's fine. Why?

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