Non-Prescription Alternatives for Incontinence (3yr old beagle)

jak000 · 03-26-2008, 04:36 PM

I have a 3.5 year old beagle that was diagnosed with incontinence. She was spayed immediately following her first heat. The vet explained her condition to me and prescribed phenylpropanolamine. I am not against giving her this medicine, but I would prefer to explore alternative, non-prescription remedies first. Does anyone have any advice? Thanks. Jackie

BoxMeIn21 · 03-26-2008, 05:10 PM

Fresh chopped parsley can be effective at curtailing incontinence, you might want to google the amount to give though - I know for a 60lb boxer it's about 1 tsp. twice a day is the recommended amount.

ChrissyBz · 03-26-2008, 05:41 PM

I didn't know parsley would work, but I use alfalfa. Ask your vet about it before you give anything. Overdosing on green foods, can cause Heinz body anemia in dogs. Same as with onions. Small amounts of green stuff is ok, too much is bad.

jak000 · 03-31-2008, 11:01 AM

Thanks for the suggestions. I will check them out, as well as other ones that I have found through this site (ex., Leaks No More).

I have another question in hopes that others who have dogs with spay incontinence (SI) issues can help.

For the past few years, I have left Snoopy in a big exercise pen with her bed, water and toys during the day since I work full-time. She's always done fine in there. Recently, she started wetting her bed, so I took her to the vet and she was diagnosed with SI. I removed the bed since she wets it every day. I am keeping her in a big crate during the day and night, but I feel bad keeping her in there. I would prefer she'd be in her exercise pen again since it is roomier.

My question is what have you all tried when you have left your SI dog for extended periods of time while you waited for the treatment to work -- where do you keep him/her? do you place a towel or pads on the floor? etc...

Thank you. Jackie

sw_df27 · 04-01-2008, 12:38 PM

When Alexis Was Diagnosed with that I started giving her the pills that morning and by that night it was working at first I had to give her 4 pills aday then I cut it down to 2 then 1 and then I quit giving it to her all together and it took about a week for her to starting peeing again so now she get 1 pill a week My vet wanted me to cut her down like that till we got to the right dosage But for the first day I kept her in a crate when I wasn't home! good Luck