Our poodle same age......
Posted By: sm on 2008-07-10
In Reply to: Question About Older Dogs - MaineMT
Our poodle started doing the same thing recently. Never piddled in the house and then started in the middle of the night. She sleeps in our room, so we put her in a big kennel, which she seems to like a lot, and she has to bark if she needs to go out now. At first, they found her to have a kidney infection (liver functions were fine) and put her on antibiotics. This cleared that up but ever since, once in a while, she needs to go in the wee hours anyway. We try to make sure she goes outside as late as possible for her last little mission but sometimes she still has to go. The other night she kept wanting out several times, went outisde and came right back in. The next morning I noticed her holding her head funny and found a bad ear infection. Our vet said sometimes if something else is bothering them, they may want to go outside just because they are in discomfort or whatever. Maybe just age?
She has lost some sight to cataracts, mostly nighttime, and most of her hearing as well.
My niece has a rat terrier about that age. He is full of energy.
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