My senior dog is having bowel accidents. What can I do to help?

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How to handle bowel incontinence in an older dog. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 15 years and 9 months old | 60 lbs

Oneal Bogan, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi there. Unfortunately there isn't much that can be done for that. In most dogs it's due to some sort of nerve compression from aging changes in the skeletal system. You can try acupuncture, in some dogs that has helped. You can also do a diaper to keep things clean and just make sure it's changed often. I hope that helps. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach!

My senior dog is having bowel accidents. What can I do to help?

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