Did my dog just wet the bed?!?

Zulu

I've a 7 year old lab. She's house trained.

Just now I went in to let her out before going to bed, and she went out as usual. However, I noticed that her bed was wet. Normally there's a small wet patch where she'd drool, but this was big and had soaked through. I smelled it and there was no smell. I rubbed my fingers in it, and it was like water - clear (apparently) and not viscous. No smell. When she came back in her flank was soaked. I gave it a smell and no smell, same as above. If I didn't know better I'd think she'd spilled water.

Whats up with that!?! Did she wet the bed? She's been spayed, so I'm guessing it's nothing from her bits'n'bobs.

Whats going on?

bertsmom

I had noticed this happen a few times with my dog but afterA LOT of worry and changing this and that have found that some dog beds build up sort of condensation under the dog as he lies and gets warm and was creating the moisture. Try a dog bed with more natural type filling or what we used was an old pillow

Graces7

Zulu wrote: »

I've a 7 year old lab. She's house trained.

Just now I went in to let her out before going to bed, and she went out as usual. However, I noticed that her bed was wet. Normally there's a small wet patch where she'd drool, but this was big and had soaked through. I smelled it and there was no smell. I rubbed my fingers in it, and it was like water - clear (apparently) and not viscous. No smell. When she came back in her flank was soaked. I gave it a smell and no smell, same as above. If I didn't know better I'd think she'd spilled water.

Whats up with that!?! Did she wet the bed? She's been spayed, so I'm guessing it's nothing from her bits'n'bobs.

Whats going on?

I had that once and I think mine had drunk too much too fast and it just regurged?

Zulu

Deffo not condensation

RacoonQueen

Mine started wetting the bed at 14..and she wouldn't even notice. Started leaving wet patches when lying on floor, carpet as well. Just became incontinent. It stank though and was very yellow. Keep an eye on her and bring to vet. Medication sorted it out for her.

tk123

Get a sample a take her to the vet to be safe. Bailey wet himself one time and it was because he had crystals in his wee and it was too alkaline from changing foods. The Vet showed me them under the microscope and they looked mad! Like something from old skool superman lol changing the food back solved the problem.

Graces7

Zulu wrote: »

Deffo not condensation

Agree and not pee. I thought with mine I had accidentally spilled some water but no.

Is the water bowl near the bed?

It never happened again so my thought is the regurg idea.

jellybear

This happened to a friend of mine and it turns out there was a pipe that had burst and water was coming up through a gap in the tiles and wetting her dog's bed!! It was much to the relief of her mam but to the annoyance of her dad!!:D

Hope you figure out what it is soon!

Graces7

jellybear wrote: »

This happened to a friend of mine and it turns out there was a pipe that had burst and water was coming up through a gap in the tiles and wetting her dog's bed!! It was much to the relief of her mam but to the annoyance of her dad!!:D

Hope you figure out what it is soon!

There probably is a totally innocent explanation like that...

At one house before we realised the tiles were laid on bare earth and heavy rain meant water leaked through I thought my dogs were peeing inside. It was the fact that the liquid was clear not orange ...

Zulu my dog is on medication that can make her extra thirsty and acts like a diuretic. So on occassion she has an accident in her sleep. Exactly as you describe. It's clear, doesn't smell and her flank is soaked. So my guess is she did wet herself but maybe had drank a lot so it wasn't very concentrated. She may have a touch of spay incontinence.

Carry

Zulu, just to be on the safe side, get her checked for diabetes.
That's how it started with my recently departed doggie: she drank a lot and wet the bed at night. It was as if the water was just running through her, so no smell.
It wasn't the diabetes that killed her in the end, by the way.

Diabetes can be treated, so don't worry too much. It might be something completely different and harmless.

Toots

Best have her checked by the vet. My Mum's dog sometimes "leaks" a bit, and like you, we'd noticed a wet patch in her bed, or if she was lying on the floor there would sometimes be a wet patch. She is on a tablet now and it's cleared it all up.

Zulu

By way of update - it hasn't happened again or since.
She's 7, and it never happened before, so I'm not hugly concerned. Shes due vaccinations so I'll mention it to the vet.


It's deffo not a leaking pipe btw

Thanks folks.

tk123

Take a sample with you when she goes for the vaccinations and they can test it . Instead of sending you off and come back with one etc etc. And good luck with taking the sample

Zulu

tk123 wrote: »

And good luck with taking the sample

Well thats just it! hang on and I'll pop into my time machine for a sample.... ...or the Euromillions numbers!

tk123

Zulu wrote: »

Well thats just it! hang on and I'll pop into my time machine for a sample.... ...or the Euromillions numbers!

I meant when you take her next time!