To raise a dog scientifically, you need to sterilize the dog in time. But shoveling officials should also understand that sterilization is not 100% beneficial to dogs, but also has some disadvantages. Healthy dogs are not blindly sterilized, nor are they blindly excluded from sterilization. Weighing the pros and cons of sterilization is a responsible owner's approach.
High incidence of urinary incontinence in neutered bitches
Urinary incontinence is the inability of dogs to control their urine normally, especially when they lie down to rest or are too excited, and urine flows out involuntarily, also known as leakage of urine. About 4% to 10% of neutered female dogs are prone to urinary incontinence, and the earlier the dogs are neutered, the higher the incidence.
Why does sterilization cause urine leakage?
At present, the causes of urinary incontinence caused by sterilization are not clear, and there are two possible causes.
Urination is affected by the uterus
The uterus is located near the bladder, when the bladder is full, the surrounding organs will produce pressure stimulation to the bladder, so that the brain perceives the consciousness of urination. After sterilization, because the disappearance of the uterus and ovaries changes the structure around the bladder, the bladder perceives the dysfunction of urine, and the dog can not empty the urine in time and flow out from time to time.
Urination is affected by estrogen.
Estrogen can maintain adequate blood supply to the urethral vascular network. After sterilization, the loss of ovaries, the decrease of estrogen secretion and the poor blood supply to the urethra lead to the relaxation of the urethral sphincter, which controls urination, and the inability to hold urine.
Urinary incontinence is so terrible, is it better to have no children?
Although sterilization is a minor operation, there are both advantages and disadvantages. Uterine diseases may occur in the later stage of sterilization, and mismatches may occur during estrus. The risk of urinary incontinence after sterilization is relatively low, and it can also be prepared for prevention and treatment in advance.
Leakage of urine is not only caused by sterilization, in fact, the phenomenon of urinary incontinence in dogs is very common, even if not sterilized, there is no guarantee that urinary incontinence will not occur, such as many dogs will leak urine when they are happy and excited, and when they are frightened, they will leak urine-scared to urinate! Older bitches are also prone to leak urine because of the decline in estrogen secretion.
How to prevent and treat urinary incontinence?
1 Avoid premature sterilization
Avoid neutering dogs before sexual maturity as far as possible, preferably after the age of 1, when the sexual organs and physique are mature.
Seek medical advice as soon as possible if urinary incontinence occurs.
If urethral inflammation or stones can also cause urinary incontinence, once urinary incontinence occurs, you can go to the hospital to check and rule out other causes.
Avoid getting your dog too excited.
Urinary incontinence after sterilization is more likely to occur when excited and frightened. Do not frighten the dog. Do not make the dog too excited to avoid urinary incontinence.
4 Application corticosteroid therapy.
Clinically, subcutaneous injection of diethylstilbestrol or phenylpropanolamine can effectively improve urinary incontinence. Because diethylstilbestrol can stimulate the proliferation of the reproductive tract of bitches, similar to estrus, dogs sometimes behave abnormally, and excessive estrogen can also cause bone cancer, so it must be treated under the control of hospital doctors.
