My senior dog drinks too much water and has accidents. Vet said normal

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my 11 year old Boston Terrier has recently began drinking ridiculously large amounts of water, to the point where she is gorged. Then she has been having accidents in the house(has not done this since a puppy). I took her to the vet and they did a full panel of blood work, and said everything is normal....since then its gotten worse, something is very wrong, and this is extremely abnormal. She had major kidney issues 7 years ago, but has been fine since. should i go to another vet? Pet's info: Dog | Boston Terrier | Female | spayed | 11 years and 1 month old | 15 lbs

Sara Farmer, DVM · Accepted Answer

You might want to check back in with your vet and see if there are any other tests they would recommend. Increased urination and thirst (polyuria/polydipsia) can be caused by a number of diseases, and if screening lab work looks normal some of the other tests to consider include a urinalysis, test for leptospirosis, test for Cushing's disease, abdominal ultrasound, or even a modified water deprivation test or medication trial for central diabetes insipidus. If your veterinarian is not receptive to running more tests you may want to ask about referral to an internal medicine specialist.

My senior dog drinks too much water and has accidents. Vet said normal

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