[Thunders Mom]

UPDATE - Went to the vet and Thunder has an UTI.
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Thunder will be 6 yrs old in a couple of weeks and has started marking in the house and won't leave the other dogs "private parts" alone! Has to be sniffing ALL THE TIME!!! Started marking about a month ago and at nite he wants to go out every 2 hrs!!!. Yes, every 2 hrs! Makes for bad sleeping for mom. He goes out and pees and then comes right back in. I think he's holding it all day, except for the occasional marking he's been doing. He is not neutered, DH says absolutely not! (it's that male thing) I've tried and tried til I was blue in the face trying to get to him to concede on the neutering.

Any suggestions, short of neutering and/or locking him up at nite?

(Bud is neutered and Simba is spayed)

 

[MidwestGirl]

Maybe UTI ?

 

[amazongold]

I concur, have him checked for a UTI. If that is clear, then crating or neutering.

 

[Rushpuppy]

I concur, have him checked for a UTI. If that is clear, then crating or neutering.

Yep I agree. I don't know why men have such a hard time with neutering their dogs. I don't have a problem with spaying...

 

[kaznalf]

UTI if not id def neuter..my mums dog was neutered late and she still sometimes has problems with him marking in the house he is 10 though so maybe a bit incontinent

 

[Baloo317]

I'd wonder about prostate problems in a 6 year old, un-neutered dog. BPH, more specifically.

Definitely requires a vet trip.

 

[Thunders Mom]

BPH??

 

[Baloo317]

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Linky:
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/112402.htm

Basically an enlarged prostate, very very common in un-neutered male dogs over the age of 4-6

 

[Thunders Mom]

Thanks! Thunder has a vet appt. for Thurs. afternoon. I mentioned neutering to DH on phone today and he hung up on me! LOL Oh well, will wait and see what vet says.

 

[Thunders Mom]

UPDATE - Went to the vet and Thunder has an UTI.

 

[Rushpuppy]

UPDATE - Went to the vet and Thunder has an UTI.

You could kind of stretch the truth and say it could be because he's still intact? Happens more in intact males???

 

[Thunders Mom]

Guess I didn't know that and the vet didn't say that...

Other than that he got a clean bill of health!

 

[CJs Mom]

CJ has had a couple of UTIs. As soon as we get his meds started he is feeling and behaving much better.

 

[justine]

Glad you found out what it was. Hopefully it clears up soon and he'll be back to normal!

 

[Clanceycanuck]

Glad you got to the source of the problem. Fast healing thoughts for Thunder.

 

[Baloo317]

Good to hear it's nothing serious. Anytime a behavioural change like that happens, always best to rule out physical problems first.

 

[MidwestGirl]

Hope Thunder is back to normal asap!!