
Incontenence
My dog Scotty is a 10 year old West Highland White Terrier. For the past couple of years he has been having problems with urinating in his bed. At first it only happened when there was a thunderstorm or when he didn't want to be put in his crate. We thought it was rebellion. Then it started happening all the time. Recently he has recovered from a bladder infection. He was urinating all over the place repeatedly. We thought the two problems were related. The infection cleared up with antibiotics, but the bed-wetting didn't. Do you have any idea what it could be? Thank you very much.
Incontinence in your Scotty may have many possible causes. Bladder infections are often recurrent, and he may have the problem again, even recently following a previous infection. The previous infection may have cause bladder sphincter or urethral damage which may take a long time to heal. He may have some residual urethral irritation. He may have become accustomed to urinating in his bed, and even though the infection may be gone, he doesn't realize it is wrong to urinate in bed. Many other possibilities exist, including hereditary problems common to Scottish Terriers, bladder stones, tumors, behavioral problems, etc. I recommend you go back to your veterinarian for further investigation.
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Incontenence

My dog Scotty is a 10 year old West Highland White Terrier. For the past couple of years he has been having problems with urinating in his bed. At first it only happened when there was a thunderstorm or when he didn't want to be put in his crate. We thought it was rebellion. Then it started happening all the time. Recently he has recovered from a bladder infection. He was urinating all over the place repeatedly. We thought the two problems were related. The infection cleared up with antibiotics, but the bed-wetting didn't. Do you have any idea what it could be? Thank you very much.

Incontinence in your Scotty may have many possible causes. Bladder infections are often recurrent, and he may have the problem again, even recently following a previous infection. The previous infection may have cause bladder sphincter or urethral damage which may take a long time to heal. He may have some residual urethral irritation. He may have become accustomed to urinating in his bed, and even though the infection may be gone, he doesn't realize it is wrong to urinate in bed. Many other possibilities exist, including hereditary problems common to Scottish Terriers, bladder stones, tumors, behavioral problems, etc. I recommend you go back to your veterinarian for further investigation.

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