Canine Cushings and Dog Bladder Problems

by Sarah
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My 11 year old terrier has recently been diagnosed with Cushings. She's been on treatment for 2 weeks now. Shes suddenly lost her bladder control. I'm not sure if this is the treatment that is causing this. She doesn't seem to know shes doing it.

The treatment has been amazing and she has improved so much. It would be such a shame if this is something else wrong with her.

Any ideas??

Canine Cushings Dog Bladder Problems Editor Comment

Dear Sarah,

Thank you for your question and glad to hear your dog is recovering from dog cushings disease.

Canine Cushing’s disease or Hyperadrinocorticism causes different symptoms. The primary symptoms related to the condition include excessive consumption of water and a patient that excretes fluids in the same volume.

The canine adrenal glands are affected by the condition, therefore it is certain that water balance in the body gets disturbed and in turn the urinary system might not function properly.

Remember that Cushing’s disease takes many years to develop in dogs before exhibiting any clinical features. Thus the urinary system gets weakened over the course of pathogenesis (as the disease develops).

During the clinical phase of the condition, excessive and frequent urination cannot be distinguished from urinary incontinence. The Urinary dog bladder surely gets weakened.

Your dog is probably experiencing a dog bladder control problem that is related to the Cushings.

There is also another reason why dog bladder problems may be an issue. As dog's age, bladder control becomes more of an issue as the urinary system is weakened. This should definitely be checked.

In fact, your dog needs more care now. Discuss the condition with your veterinarian in detail; it is possible that if your dog has recently developed the issue with Cushing’s disease, it can have some other health problem as well.

Since, your dog's body condition surely would have declined in recent time, your dog would be exposed to many primary and secondary health problems.

For the time being, to control canine incontinence and to support the adrenal glands, you can try using a natural remedy such as Bladder Control, which is safe and will help in improving the immune system too.

There are also natural remedies made to support dogs with Cushings such as Cushex Drops. These types of products are a supportive remedy. They can be used with conventional therapy to help your dog recover faster and to improve adrenal gland function, skin and urinary tract health.

Please keep us up to date on your dog's condition.

By Jeff Grill