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Should I get my FLUTDed cat a urethrostomy?

Cogito — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:40:03 -0800

My male 5-year-old 20lbs cat has FLUTD. He's been hospitalized once and they thought he was doing better, but now that I have him home he's peeing somewhat, but still seems like he has Please forgive the gallows humor. I'm rather upset by this.

Originally, he was totally blocked (no clumps for 2 days). When I took him in, the vet flushed out his blockage and gave him a catheter. His blood work was normal (i.e., no toxins due to kidney failure) and he wasn't particularly dehydrated. They took the catheter out the next day and he seemed to be peeing OK. Even though it was a cat-only clinic, the environment was very stressful for him, so they sent him home with me the next evening.

On the night I brought him home, I saw him straining to pee and trying to go outside his box (he doesn't have accidents when healthy). In the morning, I found a few small clumps, but still well below his normal output. He is eating normally and drinking little, but that is normal for him.

As of now, he's on prescription Purina DM (weight loss) wet food (switched from his previous dry food), Amoxi tabs for infection, Methio-Form tablets for urine acidification, Acepromazine (muscle relaxant) to help with urethral constriction and Buprenex for pain.

I'm crossing my fingers that he's going to get better and gradually pee more, but if he gets totally blocked again I'm going to have to take him back. The vet says a urethrostomy would be the next step, but that it may not be worth putting him through that.

I'd like to hear from people who've had cats with serious FLUTD (I've seen the other AskMe threads) and what they did. Particularly if you've gotten a urethrostomy for your cat, how did it turn out? What was the healing time like? Were there major side-effects post-op?

Need advice on cat urination issue

MeetMegan — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:53:58 -0800

Cat behavior question: urinating outside (directly outside) the litterbox. Vet has ruled out any blood issues or urinary blockages. I have darling, dear, adorable Coal. He will be 2 at the end of this month. Over the last six weeks, he has taken to urinating directly outside of his litterbox. All. The. Time.

I took him to the vet four weeks ago, when I realized this was a problem that wasn't going to go away. She tested him for everything generally imaginable in a young cat, and he's come out with a clean bill of health. She has suggested a high-resolution ultrasound (an ultrasound she generally gives to elderly cats or those with known urinary issues, in addition to the ultrasound she took at her office) and I am considering that, as he may have very small crystals/blockages invisible on her ultrasound. Barring that, it seems as though this is a behavior problem.

He no longer urinates in his litterbox at all. He still defecates in his litterbox, as normal. He stands with his two front paws inside the litterbox, his two back paws outside, and urinating like that - directly outside the box. I have always fastidiously cleaned his litterbox, when I wake up, before I go to work, when I get home from work, and before I go to bed. "Stale box" should not be a problem. He has, luckily and thank my stars, not ever urinated anywhere aside from the master bathroom floor.

I have four litterboxes in my house. Three are in the master bath, which is where his original one litterbox always was. There are now two litterboxes near where he often urinates, and those boxes have his old litter (World's Best). There is also a third litter box, about three feet away, with a new litter (Arm & Hammer Naturals - it was the texture that seemed most different from World's Best). There is a fourth litterbox in a guest bathroom with the old litter brand in it - that remains untouched in the last four weeks (by urine or feces). The other three boxes in the master bath have all been blessed by his feces, but not by his urine (in the last four weeks, at least). Is there another litter I should try? Does Cat Attract really work?

About three weeks ago, I had the genius streak and got some of those puppy training pads, and placed them all around the bathroom. He now urinates on those, which has been handy in showing me exactly where he goes when I am gone at work. They are still a bear to clean up though (they drip and aren't always watertight!).

I have cleaned up any urine outside a box by first wiping up any excess with a paper towel, then using Lysol or Clorox to sanitize the area, and then spraying with Nature's Miracle Advanced for Cats and allowing that to dry. Is there another technique I should be using to clean up his little mistakes?

I have tried using aluminum foil where I don't want him to urinate - that doesn't work since he sees it as a game and tears off large pieces of foil to chase around my house. I've tried picking him up and putting him inside his litterbox when I see him urinating outside, and that doesn't work; he just stops mid-stream and walks away, only to come back later and finish the job - outside the box.

One might think that I am somehow torturing him and he's acting out to get back at me. Alas, no. He lives an amazing life - he does not like other cats (he is very violent with them), so he does not have a kitty compatriot at home, and that is not plausible (the vet has recommended strongly against it). He gets plenty of cuddle time, and at least 45 minutes of one-on-one play time with me a day, either with a laser pointer, feather toy, ball chase, or other technique. He is indoor-only, and has been since he was rescued off the streets at six weeks of age by the Anti-Cruelty Society. I adopted him at twelve weeks. He's only ever known me as a companion. On the off chance I do have to travel out of town, my mom comes to my house and stays with him – the entire time I am gone. He’s never been left alone more than 12-14 hours at a time.

Other circumstances: We moved into this condo over a year ago. At the time, I was prepared for the worst, but he had no issues adapting and instead embraced his new, active life inside a bigger home and with terrific views outside. He spends much of his "alone" time looking out my windows and chasing after errant flowers, birds, and insects he sees outside. He has never had issues adapting to new people in my life, and I have had no new people in my life recently. He is the life of the party when I have them, but again, I haven't had one in the last three months.

I am sorry for the long post – I’m trying to provide as much information as possible! I love him more than anything, and if I have to keep cleaning up puppy training pads for the rest of my life, I will do so. I just think there has to be a better way. So, I turn to you for advice. Please help!

How to handle a costly, weak-bladdered dog?

lexfri — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:56:09 -0800

Our six-year-old diabetic maltese is getting progressively more difficult to care for. He has frequent accidents on our and our two young daughters' beds; he needs regular insulin injections every 12 hours; and the cost between insulin, allergy shots, and a host of pills is challenging. How can we make things easier on ourselves without making him suffer? (As in, not crate him 24/7.)

Pissing Puking Furball I Love So Very Much

Ambrosia Voyeur — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:00:05 -0800

My cat is being a neurotic asshole, spewing noxious fluids. Please help. Okay so I get home today from five days out of town and find that my cat (I have two, but I am confident it is just my Stripey Guy, 6 y/o) has pissed on ALL my living room furniture. Two easy chairs and a couch. Also some pretty copious vomit on the floor. No hairballs, just a bellyful of vomit.

This is clearly behavioral, and I need training tips.

He has peed inappropriately before, but usually only if his litter was left too dirty, and then in whatever soft pile of fabric he can find. Once he peed on my friend's feet as they slept in a sleeping bag.

I think presently he's freaking out because we have a housemate now, who, I take it, just took off to stay with his mom rather than clean up after this in our absence. I don't know how much their relationship is an issue, but suffice it to say, he keeps his bedroom door closed because his laundry is, historically, pee target #1, and he doesn't really like cats. I think the neurotic cat knows and is hurt by this. Hey, we all overanalyze our cats.

So, we take off, housemate stays, and Stripey Guy goes on a pissy party. He never freaked out pissing in our absence before, when we didn't have a housemate.

- How can we ensure this doesn't happen again?
- Is the vomiting also behavioral?
- Can/Should we shut him in our bedroom? Is that too little space for a 13 lb cat for several days? We might be able to blockade him in our bedroom suite which includes the laundry room where he usually eats and a small bathroom.
- Do we need to arrange a pet sitter to change his litter and/or give him attention while we're away? (He's very timid.) Would that be helpful for the whole-house scenario, or just for the restricted-range plan?
- Do we need to try to make my housemate and cat friendlier? That sounds embarrassing.
- Are there "fuck off, cat" sprays that work for furniture?
- What DO I DO?

Question that stumped my anatomy professor wife

up in the old hotel — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 14:17:26 -0800

My wife is an anatomy professor and needs help with this question: Most anatomy textbooks say that urination and defecation are controlled by the parasympathetic nervous system (aka "rest and digest system") Then why is it that some lose bladder and bowel control in frightening situations? Isn't the opposing sympathetic "fight or flight" system supposed to in charge?

Why am I urinating more frequently lately?

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:01:49 -0800

What's up with my frequent urination? Can't see a doctor for a few weeks. I seem to be going to the bathroom a lot more frequently for the past few months, maybe 4-8 months. Is this just something that happens with age or something to be concerned about? I'm currently between doctors and countries and won't be able to go to one for a few weeks unless it's an emergency.

Details:
- I am 28, female.
- I used to be one of those people who can hold it forever, a 4-6 hour car trip was no problem. This was the case until early this year. I noticed last night that I went to the bathroom twice in the course of a two-hour dinner at a restaurant. I seem to be peeing every hour or two during the day now.
- I am not waking up at night to urinate (if I get up to go to the bathroom it's because I was sleeping poorly in the first place.) I do get the urge to pee just before falling soundly asleep, and after sex.
- Urine is not cloudy or dark except in the morning.
- Do feel a slight tingling/burning in my urethra occasionally, and sometimes feel a need to urinate but little comes out.
- I did have a comprehensive panel of blood and urine tests to rule out diabetes and any metabolic issues when I was having health problems a few months ago. (Turned out to be mono and/or stress.)
- Also had urine tests with my annual gyno exam a few months ago, also normal.
- Had bladder reflux as a child but it went away sometime during adolescence.
- Not sure if I am drinking more - I used to drink a lot of diet soda and tea but have been trying to cut back on the caffeine and drink water instead. I have been a bit thirstier, possibly because allergies have my sinuses all screwed up so I breathe through my mouth when I am not paying attention. Haven't really changed diet either, maybe eating more fruit since it's summer but this has been going on more or less since winter.

Oh my god it burns -- but not in the right place...

Anonymous — Thu, 01 May 2008 07:54:31 -0800

My tongue tingles when I have the urge to urinate. Is this normal? Really folks, this is a serious question. I'm a relatively healthy woman in my early 20's and I've been experiencing this phenomenon for as long as I can remember. I asked a doctor about this once many years ago and my concerns were more or less blown off. I haven't really wanted to bring it up again for fear of seeming like a hypochondriac. Is there something horribly wrong with my nervous system or is this within the range of normal?

My cat is jealous of my wife and new daughter??

TwilightKid — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:46:11 -0800

How do we deal with a cat with behavioral problems? It seems the youngest (2 years old) of our three cats is jealous of our 4 month old baby and my wife. I brought this cat into our relationship with her two other cats. The cats after an initial power struggle get along for the most part..... Since we moved into our house back in August, my cat (Scarlett) has shown severe signs of jealousy, peeing on my wife's side of the bed, on her laundry.....and eventually in my suitcase, the night before we were to leave for the hospital to await our first child....

Our daughter was born in September, and all seemed fine except for a few smaller isolated incidents....Moments ago, my wife called me at work, to let me know that Scarlett had jumped into the babies new crib, and proceeded to pee all over the blanket and sheets....

I question the need for attention as we shower our cats with tons of love and toys daily. There cat box's are kept clean (every other day they are cleaned out thoroughly); their food and water are kept fresh as well.

After one of our first incidents, I brought Scarlett to the vet as a precaution. They didnt find anything physically wrong with her. They suggested a product called 'Felaway'. We have tried putting tin foil in the crib to keep the cats out...We have introduced Scarlett to the baby and Scarlett seems unaffected if not flatly ignores her.

We are running out of idea's at this point. We can't keep every door closed at all times. Eventually when the baby is using the crib full time (currently she is in a co-sleeper in our room), we will have to keep the door open.

I don't want to give Scarlett away, but outside of a cat therapist, I'm kind of at a loss....Any idea's?

I Hate The Yellow River

plinth — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:45:54 -0800

Inappropriate cat pee issue. I've read through this and other inappropriate peeing threads. I'm at my wit's end.

My 16 year old female cat has been peeing where she shouldn't. When her litter boxes were in the basement, it was not so much of an issue other than clean-up. She has a great deal of difficulty accessing the litter box there, so we moved one upstairs in a place that is more accessible, but it is a three season porch and we're on the fourth season.

She uses it, but it also pees on clothing, carrying bags, shoes, near where coats are hung up, and in the bathtub. Most likely the cause is a combination of age and jealousy as we have a 4 year old special needs child who just learned to walk and a 9 month old who is getting close to crawling.

We're really worried about the health issues of our kids and with two full-time working parents, it's getting really hard to keep up with cleaning up after her and trying to figure out where she's peed this time. In addition, the semi-isolated litter box on the three season porch is going to very soon burn a lot of fuel if we keep it accessible to her.

We've tried Feliway - did nothing but burn a hole in my monthly budget. We tried lavishing more praise on her. Upping the toy count. Introducing her to catnip (she was a catnip-free cat at that point). Vet checkup revealed no issues. If there were a better place for the litter boxes, believe me, they'd be there. I've only caught her once or twice and negative reinforcement clearly didn't help.

I feel like I have to choose between my kids health and the cat at this point, and the cost of failed solutions is mounting.

The vet as a final suggestion offered a behavioral consultation with Tufts and offered nothing else.

What do I do? From the other thread I'll try L-lysine and will investigate kitty prozac, but besides that?

Love/Hate relationship with my cat, the root of all evil

bolognius maximus — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:06:24 -0800

Does anyone have suggestions on how to deal with a cat that is evil? I have a cat, Eeyore, who is about 5 years old. She was found by the dorms of the university I attend by the university police. Someone had cut her tail off (the vet agrees with this, as the cut was very clean and not consistent with getting her tail caught in an engine or something). So, being the kind-hearted soul and animal lover that I am, I took her in. I got her wounds fixed, feed her, show her love, etc etc.

She is affectionate 50% of the time. The other 50%, she does things that make me want to rip her fur out (please note, I would NEVER do that, but I think that there are people out there who know what I mean). If I don't give her exactly what she wants, when she wants it, or if I make her mad in any capacity, she finds something of mine and destroys it. She usually will pee on it. Sometimes she will tear it into shreds. She is trying to destroy the wood floors and woodwork in my house.

I have other pets, they all behave. They know there is a feeding schedule. If she decides she wants canned food, and I tell her no, she goes on a path of destruction. People might think that I am giving the cat too much credit for being able to think things out. I am certain that the cat is the root of all evil. One of my friends even saw it, saying that the cat gave him the dirtiest look ever when he told her to get off of the kitchen counter. She throws things on the floor if she gets mad, shreds important papers, punches the blind dog in the face...you get the idea. The urination is the biggest issue for me. She has peed on the floor, the stove, the kitchen counter, homework, the futon, clothing in a laundry basket, my tennis shoes, my piano...anything is fair game to her.

I clean the cat boxes religiously. There are multiple locations. She has been to the vet to be checked for UTIs. I show her love. Nothing is good enough. I did have someone watch her for a month while I was out of the country, and she was an absolute angel. I have thought that if I could find her a home with no other pets that she would be happy. But I would feel very guilty about inflicting evil of this sort on anyone.

Does anyone have any suggestions/tips/tricks? I am trying to improve the value of my home, she is trying to turn it into a giant litterbox. Hivemind, please help! Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Anxiety induced urinary urge

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:07:03 -0800

When there is no bathroom available, my wife panics and gets a really strong urge to urinate. This is seriously impairing her ability to take part in a lot of activities. So far our doctor has not been able to help, so I'm asking for suggestions here. So far the GP has tried her on some kind of muscle relaxant (I think Detrol but I'm not sure) which had no effect, and a kind of hypnotherapy which was supposed to cure the problem by improving her general confidence, but this has also not really made much difference. We are going back to the doctor again but since this seems to be mainly a psychological problem I thought Metafilter users might have some helpful advice.

Sleep, Interrupted

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:17:41 -0800

Why am I waking up exactly one hour after I fall asleep... with a giant urge to urinate... almost every night? I am a male in his mid-30s, and apart from some depression, I'm in otherwise good health. This has been going on for well over a year, and it really does seem to happen almost exactly an hour after I've fallen asleep; or as near as I can tell.

Most (but not all) nights I'll wake with the desperate urge to urinate... and I do mean desperate... to the point where I feel like I'm going to lose control of my bladder. There is no burning, nor any other symptoms, that go along with the urge. What's strange is that, roughly 25% of the time, I won't be able to "go" at all once I'm up. On those occasions, I'll just go back to sleep and be fine until morning. And about half the time when I am able to go, it's nothing significant. I don't generally drink copious amounts of liquids before bed.

I do not have any related or similar problems during the waking hours, so it does not seem like prostatitis based on what I've read. (Although, now that I think about it, I can't stand to sit in the middle of a row in a crowded theater. If I do, I'll usually be convinced that I have to get up and go before the show starts, and then usually not be able to produce anything. I guess I've got "issues".)

I recently asked my doctor about this, and he responded with a more-or-less blank stare. Any ideas?

Is Ballooning of the Foreskin Unusual in a 6-month old?

anastasia — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 09:54:49 -0800

Urine gets trapped between my son's foreskin and his penis (he is not circumcised, obviously). He's six months old. Over the weekend we noticed this every single time we changed his diaper, but it is not something we'd noticed before Friday of last week. My question is: is this unusual enough that I should contact his Ped ASAP, or is this basically normal and I can wait and talk with his Ped about it during his regular 6 month check up in two weeks? A bit of googling turned up that this is called "Ballooning", that its found most often in children ages 3 - 8, and that its a normal part of the foreskin separating from the glans. What worries me is that everything I've read indicates that this separation doesn't normally start until the child is about two or three years of age. I can't find any references on the web to ballooning taking place in a child this young.

He doesn't seem bothered by it, and if I press gently on the balloon a stream of urine comes right out (rather than a fine mist). How unusual is this in a child this age?

His father and I both know that "leave it alone" is the proper care for an uncircumsized infant, but I'm starting to wonder if his daycare provider has been retracting his foreskin when she cleans him up. (She's been caring for children for 30+ years so it really had not occured to me that I needed to talk with her about this.) I haven't tried to retract or manipulate his foreskin in any way other than gentle pressure above the penis to release the urine.

Is this unusual enough that I need to call his doctor ASAP, or is this something that the MetaParentingHiveMind has seen before?

Everyone's Pissed

scrump — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 12:35:58 -0800

Our cats are urinating inappropriately, and seem to be targeting our kid. Can the situation be salvaged? We have two indoor-only cats that predate our kid by about a year. Until this point, kid and cats have coexisted peacefully: he doesn't torture them, and they seem to actually enjoy his presence.

However, for the past several months, one or both cats have been increasingly urinating inappropriately on his changing pad, the laundry in his room, and the twin bed in his room. If his clothes are in a load of our laundry, they've occasionally targeted the entire load of our stuff.

We have no idea which cat is the problem.

Both cats have been examined by a veterinarian, and there is no health-related reason for this. It certainly seems like they're targeting him. We're changing the litterboxes twice a day. We're giving the cats plenty of attention.

We're at our wits' end. We very much do not want to have to choose between the cats and the kid, because that's not a choice at all, but we can't live like this, washing every load three times and basically reconfiguring our entire lives around unpredictable feline behavior.

Has anyone successfully solved this problem? If you have, how?

How can I survive being in a crowd of 90,000?

wackybrit — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 11:31:15 -0800

How can I, and my bladder, survive at my first mega-concert? Tomorrow I'm being ~~dragged~~ taken to a concert with 90,000 attendees in a relatively small park. I usually only go to proper gigs, so this is my first outdoor / world tour type 'large' concert. Getting there is going to be stressful enough, but do any MeFiers have any tips for me in surviving 9 hours of standing around in a crush?

One thing that bothers me is needing to take a leak every couple hours. Are there any good strategies for avoiding needing to take a leak other than simply not drinking?

Basically, I've never been to such an event before, so any help, tips, or stories that might help me out will be much appreciated.

How do I make my bladder not piss me off so much?

aussicht — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 11:34:22 -0800

When I drink comparable amounts of liquid as my friends (smaller or larger) I have to urinate much more frequently. It is annoying on car trips, in big cities, or other places where I have to hold out and others don't seem to have as much problems. Are there ways to strengthen my bladder or fix this?

Can nightmares be caused by the need to urinate?

jojopizza — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 09:35:08 -0800

Can nightmares be caused by having to use the bathroom? When I'd have nightmares as a child, my mother would tell me that it was caused by having to use the bathroom. This helped me be less afraid in the middle of the night, because I would often notice that yes, I often did have to use the bathroom after I woke up from a nightmare. I was also encouraged to avoid drinking too much water before bedtime.

Now as an adult, I have some pretty freaky nightmares from time to time, and when I wake up I often notice that I have to go to the bathroom. Is there anything to this, or am I just looking for a connection where there is none? Has anyone else experienced this phenomenon?

Why, God, WHYYYY? Also, How, God, HOOOOW?

evariste — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 13:28:07 -0800

Help me understand the mechanics of peeing. So, what's going on in there when we pee? I imagine the bladder is emptying of urine, but that air probably isn't replacing the volume of liquid being expelled, so my bladder is simply deflating/crumpling up inside me? And what's with the squeezing? (I assume that's my prostate I'm squeezing when I cut off the flow, right? So what do girls squeeze with, since they don't even have a prostate?) How come we squeeze multiple times during a "session" to cut off the flow? Is there some physiological cue? I really can't explain why I stop-and-start multiple times instead of letting it out in one long stream, so I was wondering if there was a scientific explanation (or well-informed speculation) on why people do this. And one seems to increase the frequency of the squeezing the closer to being done one is. What's up? Please clear up my anatomical/mechanical befuddlement.

Any insight on the mysterious "delicious shivers" would also be welcome.

bedwetting cat

dlugoczaj — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 10:55:55 -0800

Has anyone had experience with a "bedwetting" cat? My dear cat, who is at least ten years old, has started "leaking" during the night--usually just a small puddle; I'd estimate about a tablespoonful at most. She sleeps on my bed so it's kind of obvious. If she's awake, she pees in her litter box quite cheerfully, so I don't believe it's a voluntary act. We'll be going to the vet about it soon, but I just hoped for a little input from other cat owners first.

A little background: she was diagnosed FELV+ when she came to me as a stray eight and a half years ago. She has remained quite healthy since then; almost four years ago she had what the vet thought was a triggering episode for the leukemia and got very weak, but she went on interferon, we did a lot of hand-feeding, and she recovered completely. Right now, she isn't showing any other symptoms, is eating fine, and seems happy and perky. I asked the vet about her kidneys in July when she went for treatment for an abscess (unrelated--she was bitten on the flank by another cat), just because I thought she drank a lot, and she said they were a decent size and seemed OK; she also tested negative for diabetes.

Any ideas about what might be happening? Is there anything I can do other than teaching her not to sleep on my husband's pillow and stocking up on Nature's Miracle?

Morning Wood

If I Had An Anus — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 08:52:56 -0800

GuyFilter: How do you handle peeing with morning wood? No, seriously... When you go to the bathroom in the morning and have an erection, what do you guys do?

I generally sit down to piss in the morning. As I walk to the bathroom and then after sitting, I push down against my boner which serves two purposes: 1) helps me go partially limp; and 2) helps me aim.

But after reading this comment on a men's health forum, I'm worried I'm actaully doing damage by using this technique.

So what other options are there, and does pushing down really stretch muscles that shouldn't be stretched?

How do I trick my cat into peeing?

bcwinters — Tue, 03 May 2005 18:20:26 -0800

How do I trick my cat into peeing? One of my (three) cats has a urinary tract infection or some related problem. The vet wants us to get a urine sample from her so they can test it. The problem is that she is a VERY willful little beast and has refused to give us a drop for the last 14 hours or so. We have basically locked her in the bathroom with food, water, & a clean litter pan with the "little black plastic pellets" the vet gives out that I guess are supposed to trick cats into thinking they're litter.

Of course, the vet always gives out about a quarter cup of pellets, which sit forlornly in the empty litter pan and do nothing to fool the cat.

Anyone have any tips or tricks for (gently!) forcing a cat to urinate? Something we could make her eat? Some way of making the litter pan seem more realistic--like something more bulky we could put in it that would make it seem like a full pan, yet wouldn't contaminate the sample?

Normally she would have used her regular litter box two or three times in this time period.

We're trying to avoid the last ditch effort of leaving her at the vet overnight or for an entire day as it seems cruel and she tends to hyperventilate and go nutty when around doctors. (Plus, it's expensive)

TiredUrinatioin

srboisvert — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 18:59:47 -0800

Is there a reason why I pee more when I stay up all night working?

How can you overcome pee shyness in public urinals?

Anonymous — Fri, 29 Oct 2004 09:03:05 -0800

How can you overcome pee shyness in public urnials? As in, stepping to the plate, but being unable to pee until the bathroom is empty?

Peeing Dog

billybunny — Mon, 07 Jun 2004 18:51:10 -0800

My roommate and I adopted a dog about two weeks ago. He's a submissive/excited urinator. When I get home from school, if I so much as look at him, there's pee everywhere. Same thing with scolding--he does something bad, I'm all "no, that was bad," and he's all "okay, have some of my urine!"

I've been told that the best way to deal with this is just to wait, but if there's something to expedite the process, I'm all ears. (More about our training methods inside.) We're crate training him. He goes into his little cage/house/thing at night, whines a bit (that's tapering off, though--we only started create training about a week ago), and then he's good. We had to do that because of the urination thing, our carpets couldn't take his excitement when we wake up in the morning.

We're leash training him, as well. He's also being trained to sit/roll over/etc., as a confidence booster.

He has a problem with in-home pooping, as well, but I can't really do anything about it, because a negative change in voice will cause him to cower and pee.

Anyone's experiences with a super-submissive dog who likes to show that submission through watersports would be greatly appreciated.

Do you pee in the ocean? In lakes? Is that better or worse than peeing in the shower?

dame — Fri, 07 May 2004 18:28:08 -0800

Another pee question: Do you pee in the ocean? In lakes? Is that better or worse than peeing in the shower? [empty]