Toilet training problems

yaya*

Hi all

My 15 month old lurcher had been toilet trained until the last few weeks. It had taken a long time to get to that point but we were there. Anyway, recently, she has started pooing and peeing in the kitchen at night again. Her food was changed about 2 months ago but from one type of Acana to another-not a major change I felt?! Maybe I'm wrong.

I feel for such a high quality food, she poos an awful lot (maybe 6 or 7 poos a day, inc 2 at night!?) She has always peed a lot as well. Much more than my previous dog.

She seems to have problems holding wee for any amount of time and will often pee on the floor when I come home.

Anyway, my main questions really are

1) is this regression in toilet training common?
2) do I re toilet train as before?
3) does that sound like excessive peeing/ pooing for a dog her age?

She has a lot of behavioural/ socialisation issues (she's a rescue) and I thought we'd knocked toilet training off the list!!!!!

Thanks

Nody

yaya* wrote: »

She seems to have problems holding wee for any amount of time and will often pee on the floor when I come home.

Only a point of clarification; are you saying there's pee on the floor when you come home or that she pees when she sees/hears you coming in through the door? Because the second would not necessarily be toilet training related.

Secondly; what's the consistency of her poos? Solid or loose or liquidish and in what quantity?

yaya*

Nody wrote: »

Only a point of clarification; are you saying there's pee on the floor when you come home or that she pees when she sees/hears you coming in through the door? Because the second would not necessarily be toilet training related.

Secondly; what's the consistency of her poos? Solid or loose or liquidish and in what quantity?

Good questions nody-should have clarified them in my first post!!

She pees when she sees me/ my family coming in the door. I know that wouldn't necessarily be toilet training related but does it indicate an inability to hold her pee?!

The poos are solid. Even when toilet trained she had some incidents of very runny poos but I wouldn't include them as they were due to something she ate and she had the runs basically!!

Nody

yaya* wrote: »

She pees when she sees me/ my family coming in the door. I know that wouldn't necessarily be toilet training related but does it indicate an inability to hold her pee?!

That's not relating to her bladder control or toilet training most likely but excitement peeing which is most likely behaviour related; have a read through this thread.

The poos are solid. Even when toilet trained she had some incidents of very runny poos but I wouldn't include them as they were due to something she ate and she had the runs basically!!

Sounds good over all then; is the meat type the same in them (i.e. are they both Chicken based or is one pure fish and the other chicken, beef etc.?). It could be worth trying a small bag of Taste of the Wild and see if that makes a difference (similar quality level) but I'm the first to admit to not an expert on the topic

muddypaws

OP that is an awful lot of poo, but, when you say she goes 6 or 7 times a day, is it one small stool each time? I'm wondering if there's some kind of blockage. How often are you feeding her, whats her overall condition like?

yaya*

muddypaws wrote: »

OP that is an awful lot of poo, but, when you say she goes 6 or 7 times a day, is it one small stool each time? I'm wondering if there's some kind of blockage. How often are you feeding her, whats her overall condition like?

I agree-it's a lot!! No, it's a proper poo each time!!!

She's in great condition tbh- good muscle all over and a great coat. She also gets a tin of fish maybe 3/4 times a week.

She's fed morning and evening-although she never eats her breakfast straight away-just thought maybe I'm over feeding her?!! She usually eats that at 2/3 in the afternoon (I know-I should just remove it, shouldn't i?) and then savages into her dinner at about 6.

muddypaws

So really she's having two meals within 3/4 hours of each other, so could well just be overloading her digestive system. I'd try feeding in the morning, and yes, lifting it if she doesn't eat it, and see if that makes a difference.

yaya*

muddypaws wrote: »

So really she's having two meals within 3/4 hours of each other, so could well just be overloading her digestive system. I'd try feeding in the morning, and yes, lifting it if she doesn't eat it, and see if that makes a difference.

Thank you!! Think I needed to write it down to see the problems!!

Tranceypoo

Also check you're feeding her the right amount according to the details of the bag of dog food, if you are maybe even cut back a little bit just in case you are overloading her. What sort of fish are you giving her, like tinned tuna or sardines or something? I give mine fish but once a week tops, also what about trying some natural live yoghurt on her brekkie, might make her more inclined to eat it plus help with the old digestive system?

aonb

sounds like you and muddy paws have this sorted, but just wanted to add the comment that lurchers/greyhounds have a 'different' digestion viewpoint if you see what I mean? Im absolutely no expert, other than minding a lurcher now and then - he is a complete nutter, will BOLT food and will steal food, and will gorge on food, and then it all comes quickly out the other end!In between times, he is rail thin, and looks as if he has zero interest in food. Im sure there are grey/lurcher owners on here who will clarify on this

(Excitement peeing is a nuisance - specially when it splashes on your clothes/choes - one of our dogs grew out of this reaction, we got around it by opening the back door, and greeting him outside until the excitement peeing was done!)

yaya*

Tranceypoo wrote: »

Also check you're feeding her the right amount according to the details of the bag of dog food, if you are maybe even cut back a little bit just in case you are overloading her. What sort of fish are you giving her, like tinned tuna or sardines or something? I give mine fish but once a week tops, also what about trying some natural live yoghurt on her brekkie, might make her more inclined to eat it plus help with the old digestive system?

Yeah it's tinned sardines / mackerel. Trying to spice up her food a bit! She might get chicken added once a week.

I'll try the natural yoghurt -she loves it in her kong!

Thanks

yaya*

aonb wrote: »

sounds like you and muddy paws have this sorted, but just wanted to add the comment that lurchers/greyhounds have a 'different' digestion viewpoint if you see what I mean? Im absolutely no expert, other than minding a lurcher now and then - he is a complete nutter, will BOLT food and will steal food, and will gorge on food, and then it all comes quickly out the other end!In between times, he is rail thin, and looks as if he has zero interest in food. Im sure there are grey/lurcher owners on here who will clarify on this

(Excitement peeing is a nuisance - specially when it splashes on your clothes/choes - one of our dogs grew out of this reaction, we got around it by opening the back door, and greeting him outside until the excitement peeing was done!)

Yeah that's her to a T!! Gorges when she finds food-they're definitely food thieves!!

We've gotten around the excitement peeing to a certain extent-she's trained now to run straight to the back door and out so she keeps her head in the door for her pets and her bum out the door to pee-it's quite a sight!!! But better out than on my floor!!

Thanks