Hoping Koko's 3 bad things are over for now

Sorry to see what you and Koko are going through Margi. I hope things start to get better quickly, little Monty and I will be keeping you both in our thoughts ❤

 

I second the belly band idea. I had to use it on Logan near his end of life. His was more like dribbling though. Maybe restricting water intake during the evening kinda like we do with puppies might help too?
Just a thought

Hopefully, you can resolve soon. Can you see a specialist?

 

Everyone has given you some great ideas. I think puppy pads are do bomb -- just put them on his bed or wherever he sleeps. It can really save you a mess.

 

Poor Koko and poor you for all the worrying you've had to do! I'm glad the mass was just a lipoma (Piper has a few of these and I worried too while waiting for vet appointment).
Hopefully you can figure out why the sudden bladder problems. I agree limiting water might help but can be hard to do when you have multiple dogs. Perhaps just more potty breaks would help?

 

Margi - Maybe you know these things - google translated.
The prognosis of a dog with incontinence is highly dependent on the cause.

If the problems are due to a urinary tract infection, the prognosis is good.

In the case of reduced hormone production, the prognosis is usually good,
but it may take some time before an appropriate treatment program is found.

Unfortunately, it is far worse if the problems are caused by damage
to the nerves controlling the bladder control.
There are various options for treatment, but generally the prognosis is poor.

 

Who knows Margi...if the abscessed tooth was that bad perhaps it was disrupting his normal potty routine. Hopefully the sudden urination is gone along with his tooth.

 

Did you ever find the cause? I was stunned to read your post with such a similar story to mine. I have a 4 year old female sheltie named Wynnie. She experienced an abcessed tooth in January. Due to a shortage of vets in the area, I had to wait two weeks to get her in for dental surgery. The emergency clinic gave her antibiotics in the meantime. Her poor snoot was swollen. Within the past 24 hours, she has intermittently lost all bladder control. Previously, she has become quite aggressive in the months after this abcessed tooth episode and attacking the other dogs in the family. She is superbly housetrained and obedient but her behavior has changed for the worse even after the surgery took place. I can't help but feel the delayed surgery, even with antibiotics in the interim, are the root of this bladder and strange aggression problem. I may be extraplolating too much here, but my great grandmother in her 90s had been hallucinating recently. She is the most intelligent and reality based person I'd ever met in my life. It turns out, in senior citizens, a UTI can cause hallucinations. I am stuck on the idea that in spite of surgery and antibiotics, this new bladder problem for my sheltie is related somehow to the delayed treatment of her abcessed molar. I slept/waited with my dog all night in the parking lot of the emergency ER vet in January just to get a diagnosis and antibiotics for her tooth and had to wait two weeks for surgery. I was lucky because I've been with the vet for 20 years as he was booked out for any kind of surgery 3 months out. Reading your post helped to confirm my suspicions. I'd be very grateful to hear how it went or from any other similar stories from anyone. Thank you

 

I'm glad Koko is feeling better and hope you're on the mend with all the issues. It's great hearing that you see Kokos activity level is returning to normal. Give him a treat for me.