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Does anyone know of any dog nappies that work for poo incontinence? Don't have a problem with wee, that is under control with medication but due to old age, arthritis etc the message doesn't always get to her brain that she is "going". This has started to happen at night whilst asleep in her bed or wandering around. As we are going away shortly (self catering) I thought I'd try these overnight. Through the day isn't a probelm as she is with us so we can pick up quickly. She is a lab and 15 in November so very much an age related problem. She doesn't get distressed as she doesn't realise she's "gone".
 
As I imagine they will distress her more than messing herself (would you like to haave a giant poo you had no idea of producing hanging under your tail?) it may be best if she goes in a cage.
As someone who used to have self catering cottages it is not really fair to let her poo on the floor during the day either, even if you clean it up quickly it is far from ideal.
 
Just because she is incontinent it doesn't mean that she is not still enjoying life. The OP was just asking for advice on nappies not for opinions on whether it was time to PTS.
 
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Our little cairn is wee incontinent, we tried nappies but bought the wrong size so went with pants instead. She hates them, backs up once they are on & generally looks miserable. so we have taken them off for the moment, let her out far more often than we used to before this started and put up with puddles on the floor. She is confined to the kitchen over night.
 
Personally I would never judge a dog who was faecaly incontintnet to have sufficient quality of life- they absolutely hate it in my experience, it isn’t fair to put them through it ☹️
 
skinnydipper said:
My Jack Russell was the same as he neared the end of his life. He was totally unconcerned as he was not aware he had opened his bowels.
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So you keep a dog doing that doesn’t even have enough consciousness to know if he/she has had a poo? Again, personally not something I would ever do - there is no dignity for the dog in those circumstances in my opinion
 
Lévrier;13842077 said:
So you keep a dog doing that doesn’t even have enough consciousness to know if he/she has had a poo? Again, personally not something I would ever do - there is no dignity for the dog in those circumstances in my opinion
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I agree with you, but more than anything, if OP wants to spend her holiday cleaning up poo, I hope they return the rental to its original state when they leave. The thought of dog poo patches all over the house...
 
I'm also a believer that a 'poo incontinent' dog won't have a quality of life. Partially because they are aware and are embarrassed, and partially because they are aware that we have to clean up after them. They are sensitive and do know their surroundings and what we do and how we act. Even a 'sigh, while picking up after them' is enough for them to feel ashamed.
I also wouldn't want to rent out a house KNOWING it will have doggy accidents. It may get cleaned up well, but it isn't pleasant for anyone.

My oldie did have a few 'oops i've poo'd' moments... memorable one was crossing the road! She just walked fine, then I noticed her tail was in a slightly different position... looked behind and a trail of poo.. so I had to clean it up while dodging the traffic!! I then went down the lines of 'puppy' training again, trying to avoid desperate moments. Nappies were never an option. She had a stroke a few weeks later, and I called time.
 
Lévrier;13842077 said:
So you keep a dog doing that doesn’t even have enough consciousness to know if he/she has had a poo? Again, personally not something I would ever do - there is no dignity for the dog in those circumstances in my opinion
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I remember now why I lost interest in posting on this forum.

Not that I should have to explain but Ben was a happy little dog. It was a problem with sensation not consciousness and he was in no pain.
 
I wasn’t asking you to explain or justify your decision - although the fact you feel you need to is telling - I was simply stating that it would never be a decision that I personally could or would make for any dog of mine.

Your dog, your decision - it doesn’t mean I will agree, and the nature of a forum means that I am able to say so. I think - hope - I have done so in a calm unemotive way, to state that there are other views and options out there
 
At the risk of being shot down when my JRT was ill and leaking a bit (for a few days only I stress - she's fine again now) I tried the pets at home nappies which were useless as all the wrong shape. However I used my granddaughters Pampers with a hole cute for the tail. She wasn't thrilled but it saved the furniture from smears! I wouldn't do it for more than a few days but it was helpful as a stop gap.
 
Double_choc_lab said:
Does anyone know of any dog nappies that work for poo incontinence? Don't have a problem with wee, that is under control with medication but due to old age, arthritis etc the message doesn't always get to her brain that she is "going". This has started to happen at night whilst asleep in her bed or wandering around. As we are going away shortly (self catering) I thought I'd try these overnight. Through the day isn't a probelm as she is with us so we can pick up quickly. She is a lab and 15 in November so very much an age related problem. She doesn't get distressed as she doesn't realise she's "gone".
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I am sorry but I don't think it's fair to use nappies in this situation as the incontinence is only going to get worse, as a temporary solution they have there uses if a dog is recovering from an operation or injury that's fine, I know it's hard but I couldn't keep an elderly dog that has lost the ability to know when they need to go it's not fair or dignified for the dog.
 
I’m going to totally go against the general PTS as soon as a dog becomes incontinent. Brig is 15 and currently dancing round the kitchen because mum is making toast. He’s faecally incontinent, on and off. He doesn’t give a crap about the mess he makes, he knows he’s going but can’t stop. Mostly it’s if we don’t get up early enough or leave him in the garden long enough.

He trots round the park, has a lovely time mooching through the woods, loves his cuddles, is a slave to food. I’ve done the life quality checker several times and it comes down as a definitive still loving life. Yes, he’s a bit doddery, but he’s still very active, very happy. Everyone who sees him is amazed at his age.

Every dog and every situation is different. My dog is happy, loved, his every need is catered for. I’m not going to PTS an otherwise active, happy dog. The vet is in complete agreement. He’s due another check in October and I will keep a close eye, but for now, he’s fine. I don’t know Doublechocolatelab’s situation, she might be exactly the same as me. Let’s not judge.
 
cinnamontoast said:
I’m going to totally go against the general PTS as soon as a dog becomes incontinent. Brig is 15 and currently dancing round the kitchen because mum is making toast. He’s faecally incontinent, on and off. He doesn’t give a crap about the mess he makes, he knows he’s going but can’t stop. Mostly it’s if we don’t get up early enough or leave him in the garden long enough.

He trots round the park, has a lovely time mooching through the woods, loves his cuddles, is a slave to food. I’ve done the life quality checker several times and it comes down as a definitive still loving life. Yes, he’s a bit doddery, but he’s still very active, very happy. Everyone who sees him is amazed at his age.

Every dog and every situation is different. My dog is happy, loved, his every need is catered for. I’m not going to PTS an otherwise active, happy dog. The vet is in complete agreement. He’s due another check in October and I will keep a close eye, but for now, he’s fine. I don’t know Doublechocolatelab’s situation, she might be exactly the same as me. Let’s not judge.
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My only problem is the pooing in someone else's house, if people want to have faecally incontinent dogs it is up to them but not on a strangers carpet.
 
We took Brig to Newcastle the other day. We had lots of rest stops for him and kept him in the kitchen, got up extra early to ensure he went into the garden. Mum kept reminding us that she didn’t mind if he made a mess, but she has a new gold carpet in one room!
 
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