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why ???? they dont even know whats wrong with him? How could they suggest such a thing? thats a bunch of BS Id get another opinion-seriously so the dog pees alot and has urinary problems-maybe his previous owners ( Not you Bob) didnt train him well and your just now seeing the affects??? Do you allow him to drink in PM?? I dont allow my cocker to drink beyond 7pm ish-he will pee everywhere through the night....
Nat, it's not a matter of training...he pees all the time...outside and inside. It isn't a matter of drinking too much, or when he drinks. I flippin' wish it was! He can't stop peeing once he starts, and can't hold it for more than a 1/2 hour it seems. The vet won't put him on drugs for something that doesn't show up on the tests. We have sunk over $500 in vet bills in the last week and a half...not including the extras that we've spent on him...specialty food, crate, doggy bed, buscuits, collars, halti, leash, etc. I will likely have to replace my kitchen and mudroom subfloors. He isn't gaining weight, though he eats like a pig. The veterinarians here are the best in a 75 mile radius. I trust them implicitly. I've been using them for my dogs for 4 years...plus 3 sets of puppies now. The vets wouldn't enter into this willy-nilly. I have been in contact with them before I even got Fausto, to give him a checkup and have him neutered (which they can't do till he puts on the weight).
There is something else I can do, and that would be to continue dealing with the pee nightmare. Either purchase doggie diapers or devote the next decade to following him around and cleaning up massive puddles of pee around the house, puddles that run into the walls and under the baseboards, and into all the furniture, and over our shoes, and boxes of apples, tennis bag w/ rackets and balls, our groceries, the area rugs, all over his doggie bed and blankets, on our laundry, seed potatoes and onions I set aside for planting next year, seeds saved from my flower and veggie gardens, pee splattered onto our open shelving that holds our cooking appliances (crockpots, roasting pan, electric skillet, mixers), bowls, cookware, pans, baking sheets, cupboards, under the washer and dryer, pee that has run under my refrigerator, ( exactly like I have been dealing with this last week and a half!). This is crazy! It isn't just a matter of picking up an "accident" here and there. IT IS CONSTANT! And EVERYWHERE! On EVERYTHING! It isn't "just a pee issue". It isn't when he drinks nor how much. There is something very serious underlying all of this. He is all bone. He eats 10 whopping cups of food a day! Plus 2 cans of wet food every day. Plus buscuits and fatty meats. He is not gaining weight. One pound in one week is a ridiculously miniscule amount to gain on a dog that needs a gain a good 40 plus pounds. I can't just put him outside because he has no meat on him and gets cold easily....shivers worse than me! Plus that is NO life for a dog.
They tested for UTI, they tested for diabetes, they tested for worms...they've tested all bodily fluids/excrement and it comes back negative/normal. Nothing shows up, nothing is wrong EXCEPT that this particular dog is showing incontinence. Why is he showing this behavior at my house, and not at Bob's? How the he** do I know? This is all I know of the dog. I have had all sorts of dogs my entire life...Doberman Pinschers, Labrador Retriever, Havanese, Bichon Frise, Yorkie mixes, Dachsund, Pug/Jack Russel mix...I know their behavior. I know how to train them. Fausto is an extremely sweet and loving dog. He's patient, and I've seen him frisky.
If anyone else wants to deal with this nightmare, I will gratefully hand him over to your care in hopes he makes a miraculous recovery/breakthrough. I will gladly hand over every bit of information our vet has given us. I will also give you the records prior to me having him...Bob sent them and I finally got them today. Again, if someone wants to step up to the plate and thinks Fausto has a better chance at life, call me ASAP. Please I implore you...prove my vet wrong! I will even meet you part way. This ordeal has made me physically and emotionally sick. My family is heartbroken. I never would have taken him if I didn't think I could have given him the best life possible.
ahh Meg I wasnt being mean-
Im so sorry your dealing with this:-( I was upset "with" you-this situation also reminds of my cat who was skin and bones and ate like a pig-she never grew and lacked the proteins that helped digest proteins-she passed at 10 mnths old depsite everything we tried-I hope someone can help you resolve this issue asap!!! I would so take him but with our 4 indoor animals Id be killed by all-Im so sorry