Causes of urinary incontinence in dogs

1. When dogs are young, their bladders are not very mature and their control ability is relatively weak. This will occur when they are emotionally excited. The phenomenon of urinary incontinence.

2. Urinary incontinence in dogs may be caused by abnormal lesions of the urinary system, such as cystitis, urethritis, stones, tumors and other urinary system diseases that cause urinary incontinence.

3. It may also be related to the dog’s nerves or muscles, such as damage to the bladder neck and urethral sphincter caused by trauma or surgery, neurogenic bladder caused by central nervous system disease, which in turn affects the ability to control urine. Loss may lead to abnormal urination in dogs.

4. If the dog is frightened or goes to a strange environment and shows nervousness and fear, urinary incontinence will occur.

5. Peripheral nerve damage caused by spinal cord injury, cerebrovascular disease, and diabetes causes the bladder to be paralyzed, resulting in the loss of bladder detrusor function and the inability to urinate normally.

6. After a female dog is sterilized, the estrogen level drops, causing the dog to suffer from urinary incontinence.

Diagnostic methods for dog urinary incontinence

1. Blood test: You can understand the changes in cells in the blood, whether there are abnormalities in enzymes in the organs, and whether there is acidity blood, etc.

2. Urine test: You can understand whether there are changes in hematuria, bacteriuria, proteinuria, etc. The ammonia content in the urine, cast patterns in the urine residue test, etc. can all assist in judgment.

3. X-ray examination: You can see whether there are stones in the bladder and urethra, and the size of the prostate. You can use intravesical radiography to assist in judgment.

4. Ultrasound examination: Various organs can be examined to evaluate the effectiveness of disease treatment.