Best bed for incontinent dog?

Snowy Celandine

Snowy Celandine

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Sorry for slightly misleading title as my whippet isn't actually incontinent (as far as I know) but she has started weeing on her bed and the vet isn't sure why :( She needs a well padded bed as she's a boney breed but I am getting a bit fed up of throwing bed after bed away because I can't fit them into the washer. I like her to have a large bed as both dogs like to snuggle up together in the day time and it's good if she wants to stretch out her whippety legs too!

I'm not sure whether to go for a couple of smaller, washable beds that so that I can chuck one into the machine every day or if I should get a waterproof bed and see if that stops her wetting it? The vet thinks it could have become a habit after I once left her for a few hours longer than I intended when I couldn't get home due to OH's car breaking down but unless I test out this theory I'm not sure. Whilst I don't want to encourage her to wet her bed instead of going out for a wee I also don't want her to become uncomfortable overnight if she really needs to wee but can't get out. Oddly, she's never ever whimpered or stood by the door to let me know that she wants to go out so I just send her out regularly during the day but, obviously, I don't do that all night too.

Any advice please?
 
I had a similar problem, used one of those moulded plastic beds with layers of vet bed. You will need twice as much vet bed, one lot to wash and one to use but they wash and dry in a few hours max. Worked well for my old lady - the vet bed keeps the wet away from their skin too.
 
MotherOfChickens said:
get a waterprfof bed, lots of different pieces of vet bad that are easily washable to go on top?
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That's a jolly good idea, thanks!! Not sure why I'd not thought of it myself, embarrassingly :o She's currently sleeping on a piece of vet bed on top of a pile of towels but she digs them all up and ends up sleeping uncomfortably half on various bits and partly on the floor. What I could do though is to stitch some large pieces of vet bed together to form a cover for the waterproof bed so that she can't dislodge it.
 
JillA said:
I had a similar problem, used one of those moulded plastic beds with layers of vet bed. You will need twice as much vet bed, one lot to wash and one to use but they wash and dry in a few hours max. Worked well for my old lady - the vet bed keeps the wet away from their skin too.
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And that is another brilliant solution too, thanks :D I have got an old plastic bed kicking around somewhere that she used to sleep in years ago. I can't remember the reason why I ditched it but I'm going to go and look for it and get the dust and cobwebs cleaned off it. I love vet bed. How did we manage before it was invented? Ha ha.
 
Puppy pads/kennel liners, either under a piece of vetbed or slid under a zipped bed cover. At least then only the vetbed or bed cover has to go in the machine and dries more quickly than washing a whole padded bed.
 
Snowy love, has your vet prescribed Incurin for your dog to try? my girl went through a period of weeing on her bed and we tried this at the minimum dose and it worked, it's common in females to start leaking when they relax in sleep. xx
 
Shady said:
Snowy love, has your vet prescribed Incurin for your dog to try? my girl went through a period of weeing on her bed and we tried this at the minimum dose and it worked, it's common in females to start leaking when they relax in sleep. xx
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Thanks Shady :) No, she didn't offer to prescribe anything but I'm taking Tilly back to see her soon because I think she's starting to get arthritis as she's doing a few lame steps when she gets up :( I'll ask about Incurin and see if she will let us try it. Thank you x
 
My setter had a bladder problem, we used one of those tartan plastic backed picnic rugs over her bed/on the chairs so we could just bung it in the washing machine.
 
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