How to handle chronic pet incontinence and constant messes at home
Caring for an aging pet with constant liquid diarrhea, dribbling, and urine leaks requires round-the-clock cleaning, manual bladder expression, and frequent diaper and bedding changes. This relentless daily physical and emotional strain leaves owners overwhelmed, constantly exhausted, and unable to take their pets anywhere.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1trying different litters, litter boxes, and locations
- 2confining the cat to a smaller room
- 3using puppy pads or diapers
- 4trying various medications, antibiotics, and alternative diets
- 5Using doggy diapers and reusable liner pads
- 6Taking the dog outside every 1.5 to 2 hours
- 7Giving the dog a backyard bidet clean after every outing
- 8Manually expressing the dog's bladder
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Here is my dilemma. We are so tired of cleaning up liquid diarrhea and urine from our floors. We have tried every litter, different litter boxes, different locations, confining her to a smaller room, different meds. We have tried everything.”source ↗
“Am I an asshole for even lightly considering that it may be her time to go?”source ↗
“I just want my girl to stop shitting on my floor 🫠”source ↗
“We've already got about 14 doggy diapers and a set of reusable diaper liner pads to help as she is almost always dribbling a little bit--especially if something gets her excited.”source ↗
“For the most part she is more like a large cat than an active dog.”source ↗
“its SO MUCH to keep up with.”source ↗
“Because of her incontinence issues, we haven't felt like we can take her many places”source ↗
“We express her bladder ourselves every time we take her outside to do her business and even with the incredibly regular changes and expressing, she's had repeated UTI's that have drastically impacted her appetite.”source ↗
“The mental strain of waking up to a stinky dog that has a bed that needs to be cleaned, a diaper that needs to be changed, and a mini half bath on her behind, every single day, all day. It's too much for us to emotionally keep up with.”source ↗
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