
My Dozer who will be 8yrs old in September- I no a long way away- he was the one born with a rectal prolapse....
My problem is that he is losing poo around the house alot more then before- like it just comes out- you can put him outside and he is good to do his business, asks to go out and stuff, but its like he doesn't feel it and some just slides out. The odd time poo would stick to him and you wipe his bum up- being a boston not much fur to begin with and what he does have on his tail I keep shaved down to nothing. It seems now Iam just finding alot more presents around the house. Before it was maybe the odd time we would find poo but now you have to really look down when you are walking.
Do you think he could be losing control of his bum muscles what lil he prob did have due to this condition? His lil bum sticks out not alot but is noticable like a lil red cherry....
I don't want to pts but I also don't want poo all over my house either-
I feel bad even thinking the idea. Rather then that he is a lovely lil dog, would be nice to cuddle but you no he is not all that clean. Like this morning when I got up poo smudged into the carpet where they like to lay by the heat register (carpet in my hallway only) and he even has some on his back end and his front leg- how I really don't no :-( I just bathed him last weekend and I no I have to bath him again and prob throw out all dog bedding again. My dogs are not kenneled they all have free roam, kennel is just their incase and they also like to lay in there.
I am considering pts and trying to explain to the kids but I don't no, they get upset which I totally understand, its hard on me as well to even consider. I was thinking on trying diapers but thats gonna be a huge expense in the long run cause I no I would have to change alot- hubby and I talked about that one to.
Not sure what to do, guess Iam looking to see what you would do in my place :-( vet said I was lucky if he made it a couple months or maybe he could live a long time- just never no and now he is coming 8yrs old. Then I think maybe I should have pts at birth but he is a lovely dog and I felt he deserved a chance, it wasn't his fault. Just torn, I love him- we all do but I also don't want poo dropping around the house.... I am at a total loss- rather then that he is fine and a great dog- hubby leaves it all up to me because they are more my dogs and this way I can't blame him-but he is getting tired of having to watch where you step- yup we do clean up poo here and there and that is gross, don't get me wrong its not like I have poo all over my house for the last 7yrs just he seems to be losing more- my house is clean....