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Okay, I'm not sure if this is a health problem or what, or if I should worry or not. I'll need to make vet appts pretty soon anyway, but I am just looking for input.
October 2011: I got two 6 m.o. dachshund/bassett hound mix puppies from the shelter. I housetrained them and all seemed well for a month or so. They started going to the backdoor to tell me they needed to poop/pee. They did this a lot but I figured they're puppies and it's normal. Soon, they even started to sleep through the night in their crates.
Augie, the larger one (they're littermates) can go a good long time without needing a pee. He always sleeps through the night, and only asks to be let out every few hours. They usually bark to be let out, but sometimes they just sit by the door and wait.
Odin still wants to pee all the time. He's smaller and I wonder if it could just be a smaller bladder/smaller dog? A few days ago he peed near the door, probably my fault for not paying attention.
Then today Augie was on the couch and Odie was just barking at him to play for a few minutes. Suddenly. Odie peed right on the carpet, without going to the door or giving any sign.
I don't know if it could be a health problem, because he's always peed often. I've read that both dachshunds and bassets are hard to potty train, and I also wonder if that could be part of it, too? Or the fact that Odie is much more active, so that could make him need to go more.
Anyway, I will discuss it with the vet soon, but I wonder if I'm worrying for no reason or not. I should have a 6mo checkup in April, they haven't been there since they got their stitches out (neutering) in early November because there weren't any real problems and they were up to date on shots by then.
I don't think something like diabetes is likely, he's small and skinny and not even a year old. There's never been blood in it or anything like that. Maybe he just drinks a lot. The only health problems they've had is worms, they had whipworm when I got them, and then I noticed tapeworms, but that was in oct/nov and they've been treated for that back then. As for peeing in the house, I guess it could just be some regression?
Thanks for reading my long rambling post.
October 2011: I got two 6 m.o. dachshund/bassett hound mix puppies from the shelter. I housetrained them and all seemed well for a month or so. They started going to the backdoor to tell me they needed to poop/pee. They did this a lot but I figured they're puppies and it's normal. Soon, they even started to sleep through the night in their crates.
Augie, the larger one (they're littermates) can go a good long time without needing a pee. He always sleeps through the night, and only asks to be let out every few hours. They usually bark to be let out, but sometimes they just sit by the door and wait.
Odin still wants to pee all the time. He's smaller and I wonder if it could just be a smaller bladder/smaller dog? A few days ago he peed near the door, probably my fault for not paying attention.
Then today Augie was on the couch and Odie was just barking at him to play for a few minutes. Suddenly. Odie peed right on the carpet, without going to the door or giving any sign.
I don't know if it could be a health problem, because he's always peed often. I've read that both dachshunds and bassets are hard to potty train, and I also wonder if that could be part of it, too? Or the fact that Odie is much more active, so that could make him need to go more.
Anyway, I will discuss it with the vet soon, but I wonder if I'm worrying for no reason or not. I should have a 6mo checkup in April, they haven't been there since they got their stitches out (neutering) in early November because there weren't any real problems and they were up to date on shots by then.
I don't think something like diabetes is likely, he's small and skinny and not even a year old. There's never been blood in it or anything like that. Maybe he just drinks a lot. The only health problems they've had is worms, they had whipworm when I got them, and then I noticed tapeworms, but that was in oct/nov and they've been treated for that back then. As for peeing in the house, I guess it could just be some regression?
Thanks for reading my long rambling post.