My dog holds pee 13 hours. Is it unhealthy or causing accidents?

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My Pomeranian/Chihuahua mix has had to stay in her pet taxi/ kennel for up to 13 hours a night. Due to night shift-job. She hasn't had any accidents in the kennel. However after I'm home for a little while she starts having accidents in the house. She's a year and a half old and weighs 7lbs. Is it unhealthy for her to hold her urine and stool that long ? Pet's info: Dog | Chihuahua | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 11 months old | 7 lbs

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

Look how cute Tandy is! Yes, 13 hours is too long to expect her to hold her bladder, she shouldn't be expected to hold it longer than eight hours at most. I'd see if there is someone you can hire to come over to let her out once during the night, or if you can swing home to do it. I hope this helps!

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