
Incontenent Samoyed
Our three year old female Samoyed is allowed to sleep on the foot of our bed, but has started to have semi-regular accidents during the night. She does not just dribble a little, rather she empties her entire bladder. Usually, she doesn't even wake up and the puddle goes undiscovered until morning. We have forced her to sleep on the floor lately, for obvious reasons, and she doesn't have any accidents. We want to be able to allow her on the bed again, so we have pursued medication. Our vet first recommended Estrogen supplements, but we were afraid of cancerous side effects. We have decided to try Phenylpropanolamine. We are not familiar with this drug and would like to know if there are harmful side effects and also if this is the most effective way to deal with our problem?
Incontinence is most common in older, spayed dogs. It is unusual for a three year old to be incontinent, so you may wish to pursue the problem diagnostically with you veterinarian, before trying sphincter control medications. Phenylpropanolamine is a common, over the counter medication, found in diet pills, and decongestant tablets. Prolonged or high dose usage can cause dry sinuses, leading to nose bleeds, and weight loss. Otherwise it is a very safe medicine, and much preferred over the Estrogen for urinary control problems
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Incontenent Samoyed

Our three year old female Samoyed is allowed to sleep on the foot of our bed, but has started to have semi-regular accidents during the night. She does not just dribble a little, rather she empties her entire bladder. Usually, she doesn't even wake up and the puddle goes undiscovered until morning. We have forced her to sleep on the floor lately, for obvious reasons, and she doesn't have any accidents. We want to be able to allow her on the bed again, so we have pursued medication. Our vet first recommended Estrogen supplements, but we were afraid of cancerous side effects. We have decided to try Phenylpropanolamine. We are not familiar with this drug and would like to know if there are harmful side effects and also if this is the most effective way to deal with our problem?

Incontinence is most common in older, spayed dogs. It is unusual for a three year old to be incontinent, so you may wish to pursue the problem diagnostically with you veterinarian, before trying sphincter control medications. Phenylpropanolamine is a common, over the counter medication, found in diet pills, and decongestant tablets. Prolonged or high dose usage can cause dry sinuses, leading to nose bleeds, and weight loss. Otherwise it is a very safe medicine, and much preferred over the Estrogen for urinary control problems

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