Skelly6
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Apologies, had computer problems and couldn't get back onto the forum to update people - had foudn the advice etc. SO supportive I just felt as though I'd cut and run so here's a bit of an update ...
Vet's could find nothing physically wrong to work out why she still pooped and piddled in the night - after listening to our description of her behaviours she has drawn the conclusion, similar to us, that there is some sort of global developmental delay, probably brought on by birth trauma [she wasn't breathing at first, ressuscitated etc.] we've been watching her since the idea first popped into our heads and must agree there - not only the pee and poop, she can't swim [LOVES water] as a 'normal' dog would, she bounds through the water in total panic if she can't touch the floor [doesn't stop her for heading for every patch of water she sees!] so we're obviously having to be very careful where she's walked - anywhere with water we have to know the depth before she's allowed off the lead - so ticked that box! She has no ideaa that her rear end is attached to her! seriously, she climbs onto her mums bed and leaves the back end where it is ... just 2 examples .. but obviously the night time toileting was becoming a real problem. She was coming to tell us she's been - waking us up and looking upset so she knew that she shouldn't have gone in the house [which is half the battle] - rather than re-crating ehr and putting up with nights and nights of howing, so still broken sleep, we brought her into our room on a permenant basis shut our bedroom door [usually ajar] and hung a large string of bells on the door - over the last few weeks when she's tried to get out she's rung he bells so we've taken her outside where she's performed and then settled down again - its not been every night, some nights she goes right through. We've had the odd occasion where the door hasn't snecked shut fully and she's got downstairs herself and performed but that's become rarer and rarer ... we've now had a run of 5 consecutive dry nights so fingers crossed we're coming through the other side or at least her brain is cathcing up with her body!
Vet's could find nothing physically wrong to work out why she still pooped and piddled in the night - after listening to our description of her behaviours she has drawn the conclusion, similar to us, that there is some sort of global developmental delay, probably brought on by birth trauma [she wasn't breathing at first, ressuscitated etc.] we've been watching her since the idea first popped into our heads and must agree there - not only the pee and poop, she can't swim [LOVES water] as a 'normal' dog would, she bounds through the water in total panic if she can't touch the floor [doesn't stop her for heading for every patch of water she sees!] so we're obviously having to be very careful where she's walked - anywhere with water we have to know the depth before she's allowed off the lead - so ticked that box! She has no ideaa that her rear end is attached to her! seriously, she climbs onto her mums bed and leaves the back end where it is ... just 2 examples .. but obviously the night time toileting was becoming a real problem. She was coming to tell us she's been - waking us up and looking upset so she knew that she shouldn't have gone in the house [which is half the battle] - rather than re-crating ehr and putting up with nights and nights of howing, so still broken sleep, we brought her into our room on a permenant basis shut our bedroom door [usually ajar] and hung a large string of bells on the door - over the last few weeks when she's tried to get out she's rung he bells so we've taken her outside where she's performed and then settled down again - its not been every night, some nights she goes right through. We've had the odd occasion where the door hasn't snecked shut fully and she's got downstairs herself and performed but that's become rarer and rarer ... we've now had a run of 5 consecutive dry nights so fingers crossed we're coming through the other side or at least her brain is cathcing up with her body!
