Need A Dog Expert ..** UPDATE **

I have a 4 year old beagle/basset mix who had a major accident a few years back that left her with 3 legs and bad hips....

Here is a quick story about that: it was 4th july me and DH were out of town, fireworks scared her ( friend who was dogsitting forgot to put her in the house ) she got out of the yard , some dumb people thought it would be fun to use her like a soccer ball and took to kicking her ( yes they were drinking) by the time she was found the damage was she has perment damage to her front leg can no longer walk with it, broken pelvis on both sides, minor head trama, and some cuts along her body. it took 6 months to a year for her to recover.

OK back to my problem with her - she has begun going potty in her sleep, she has always been good at telling us when she needs to pee but lately she has been going in her sleep - so now we have to make her a bed in the bathroom on cold nights just in case.. been to her vet everything checks out fine, no porblem with kidneys,bladder, blood work is fine, and she is only 4 not that old

anyone have any ideas?? there has been no major chages around her either, no change in dog food, it is getting colder but that has never made her do this. she does not do it all the time but has done it enough for us to know something is not right.

any advice will be great

Julie

 

I am not sure if bassetts have any bladder problems - but I will ask her vet when they open
thank you for giving me something to ask him - we are trying to think of any thing that would make her do this so we can hopefully help her fix the problem

oh and just in case anyone asks -- yes she has been spayed for almost a year now.

Julie

 

believe when I say this it was very hard thing to go through after we got Dixie home from the vet and was told about all the injuries she has from this beating - she was not able to walk at all because of the broken pelvis and bad front leg - so I had to carry her outside and put a towel under her lift up so she could " stand " and go potty I than would lay her under a shade tree for a few so she could get some fresh air making sure no ants or bugs were bothering her. Every morning I would have to wash her bedding because she would potty in the night. She was on some many meds it was crazy trying to stuff them in hotdogs to get her to take them.
More than once I cired myself to sleep thinking it would be easier to have her put to sleep - rather than us both going through this. It has been 2 1/2 years since this happen and there are times she will get to hobbling so fast that her front leg gives out and she falls I rush over to her like to check on her - but she gets up and keeps on going !! I still tear up when I see her fall and I am always asking my DH if we are doing the right thing, is she happy, healthy etc...
all he tells me is " Julie look at her wag her tail when she sees you - what does that tell you ? " and then I cry because the thought of putting my girl down kills me.

so I guess I can proudly say I am the momma to a very speacil dog.

here is a pic of her : if you notice her front leg that is curled - that is how she carrys it all the time she is going to have it removed as soon as the muscle shrinks away and there is nothing left but sagging skin over the bone


here she is last year on halloween after a C-section to have 10 puppies from an opps breeding with my boxer ( she was a wonderful mom all puppies found a loving home )




Julie