My female Pom, a 5 year old ex-puppy farm girl, just peed in my bed in the night. She has no health problems and is the only pet. I've had her 2 years and she has settled in very well, but when I got out of bed to get some water, she went to where I had been sleeping and peed. Why? She had been out prior to going to bed, what can I do so it won't happen again?
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I would make sure she doesnt have a urinary tract infection.
Every dog is different...some pee to mark, some pee when they are angry or upset about a change, and sometimes it is a health issue...like a urinary tract infection.
Safest to rule out the UTI first since left untreated, those are NASTY. Check with your vet for the protocols...ours lets us bring in a pee sample and the pup gets to stay home!
Our vet recommends taking a small plastic container (the low sided kind for our small dog, the higher sided ones for bigger fur kids). Be sure to wash the container is VERY CLEAN and DRY before using...no food or soap residue. Then you just slide it under the tush while they are going and collect the sample.
If there is no infection...here are two things to try..
1. Just try taking up the water bowl 2 hours before bed time, take her out immediately before bed time and see if that resolves the issue. If so, that becomes the new normal!
If not, suggestion 2 (and we have had to go this route) think about any recent changes in your household...it can be as small as using a new fabric softener on the sheets or a as big as a kid leaving for college.
If it is something simple like you changed fabric softener, go back original product and if that resolves it, all is good! When we had our beloved Carmel, she was always affected by little changes and when they went back to the way they were...she was good.
Our current boy, Clarence, is more affected by BIG changes and that is a little harder to manage, but when you love them, nothing is impossible!
If it is a big change like a kid leaving the house and the pup misses him/her, talk to your vet about rewards based system/activities to help the pup overcome the change and get used to the new normal.
Good luck!! Hope your pup stays well and happy!!
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