Can medication cause peeing accidents???
Submitted by jamesjago on November 2, 2011 - 12:53pmHello All,
Tank hasn't had an accident in over 2 years, so when he peed in the house this morning twice (he was so ashamed, it was heartbreaking!), we knew something was up. He is on medication for a staph infection and we thought this might be contributing. Has anyone experienced this?
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I know prednisone makes dogs drink more water, and therefore they need to go out more frequently or they have accidents. I wouldn't be too worried, or hard on your guy...unless you've got a long round of treatment/meds. Then it'd probably be worth talking to your vet about to make sure nothing will cause long lasting problems, or this isn't a symptom of a bad reaction.
I hope the Staph problem isn't anything super serious and that you're able to get it under control quick!
Shannon and Winston :)
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thx, it also smelled really strong like urine
...I don't know if that means something?
hmm
that would concern me, usually a strong/potent urine smell would indicate that your dog isn't drinking enough water or that the kidneys might be stressed and not functioning at 100% (could be something due to the meds for fighting the staph). When Winston was on prednisone I don't remember anything particularly unusual about the accidents (beyond the fact that he was having them).
If I were you I'd call the vet just to make sure the smell isn't a symptom of something else.
Shannon and Winston :)
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thanks for your thoughts! I love the picture of winston in the lifevest!