tricks for handling night time need to go out

[Popcorn]

Hi All

Our sassy Momo has an increasing need to go out at night. Sometimes two times a night.

She barks and it wakes my husband, but it is killing his sleep.

If one of us is up late, (rare) it helps when we put her out right before we go to sleep. She'll usually make it til 4 am when he gets up and can let her out.

I guess there is nothing to help it. We don't mind really, and if we don't wake up she is kind of enough to pee on the kitchen floor which is probably the least worst place.

I can't see restricting her water intact, that would not be something we'd do.

 

[Angela]

Do you think she has a UTI? Just wondering as Gracie can wait to go out from 11pm till 7.30am.

 

[ajcooksey]

If Turner had it his way he would go out twice a night. Willow rarely makes a peep and when she does she means business so we let her out and that happens rarely. Unfortunately when it does Turner thinks he can do the same thing and will whine all night. We know he loves to cry wolf though so one night of us ignoring him and telling him to be quiet gets us back to the routine of them making it through the entire night. But your Momo doesn't seem to be able to make it through the night so a UTI might be a possibility.

 

[Popcorn]

I'm bring her in, but I've seen her with a UTI. It's very different and sudden onset. I think she is just like my 83 year old mom -- smaller bladder, needs to get up twice a night.

We did realize if I put her out at 12 (when I sometimes wake up in the middle of the night), force her to get up -- when she is super lazy --- then my husband can usually sleep through the night and she'll just go out with him at 4 or 6 am.

IT's a matter of being disciplined and remembering the last person awake a night forces her to get up and go out .... then she's good til early morning.

 

[BoundlessNewfs]

We have been doing this routine with our two, for a long time. Maggie and Brenna are both on meds for incontinence, and can go about 5 hours, maybe 6 (tops) before they have to go out again.

Does she dribble on herself or her bedding at all, or does she just need to go out again? If she dribbles, you might ask your vet about incontinence meds. Our girls take Proin, in a small dose, and do well on it.

Last one of us up at night takes the girls out for "last call". Brenna is usually sound asleep, and we have to make her get up to go. Then, first one of us up in the morning takes them out again.

 

[Popcorn]

Boundless Newfs,

No, no dribbling. And we just got back from our annual and her health is great.

We are finding a better system where I do the late night and my husband does early morning -- so we all can generally get enough sleep. She seems to be able to go 6 hours, which is enough with our system.

Thanks -- I've used Prion with another newfy gal who had spay incontinence, in fact I still have a giant bottle. But this is not that.

Our vet suggested it was "cognitive decline" of old age -- but honestly, I ain't seeing NO decline in this gal. She knows what she's doing. We just have to laugh about it.

 

[new_2_newf]

Is it possible to set her up a potty station? It's possible she's just old and needs to pee a lot. Hell, I'm not 30 yet and sometimes have to pee a lot.

I'm just wondering if setting out a human incontinence pad for her, or setting up a few disposable puppy pads might give her an ok place to pee if she needs to in the middle of the night, rather than having to wake you?

 

[Popcorn]

Is it possible to set her up a potty station? It's possible she's just old and needs to pee a lot. Hell, I'm not 30 yet and sometimes have to pee a lot.

I'm just wondering if setting out a human incontinence pad for her, or setting up a few disposable puppy pads might give her an ok place to pee if she needs to in the middle of the night, rather than having to wake you?

New,

I thought about that-- but I was worried it might send the wrong message. SHe goes in just one spot, so we could paper it. I think if it gets to be worse (i.e. she can't last longer than 6 hours) then we would try that.

She doesn't seem to be stressed about waiting, and my husband thinks she likes to see him in the middle of the night!

THanks for you help:new_smilie_colors1:

 

[new_2_newf]

It might, but really if setting out a pad for her let you guys sleep and her feel ok re-leaving herself at night, I think I'd do it. I might only set it up at night unless you thought she needed it during the day as well, that might help her remember she should try to pee outside as well.

 

[Popcorn]

I'll see what my hubby says. Daytime is not necessary because we are home or back frequently and she is out probably every two hours, even just to sniff the air. I may do the pads .... it may cause everyone less stress.