My dog is suddenly paralyzed and can't pee or poop. What can I do?

This is an emergency situation as Cooper needs to urinate and empty the bladder as soon as possible, otherwise it will get over-distended and become flaccid permanently. An immediate check up at your local veterinarian is absolutely needed as soon as possible. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

Please contact your vets office to discuss her progress as without a full history of all of her injuries and wounds, how much she ate or drank when she was in the clinic and how well she had been toileting before she went home it is impossible to guess whether this is expected or if it is a set back from how well she had been doing. Tehy may need to adjust her pain medications, or assist her either with enemas or manual expression of the bladder which would require an extended hospital stay until she is more stable or they may be able to demnostrate some handling and exercises to help support her balance and encourage her to toilet normally

I’m so sorry this has happened to Judo. It’s concerning that Judo has not urinated, although I wouldn’t be too concerned at this point about a lack of defecation. You could try carrying Judo outside and propping him up with towels so he can posture to urinate. If he still doesn’t go you may need to see an emergency veterinarian to see if they can manually express his bladder or pass a catheter. He may even need to stay in the hospital for supportive care.

The problem with Camelia's back is likely affecting the nerves leading to his bladder and bowels, causing him to be incontinent. Depending on how bad this disc is, he may need surgery to fix this problem. I'd talk his vet about it.

That is a very broad question, so let me give you a few ideas and a few websites. First, you need to protect the skin on the rear legs from getting sores. Urine that is left on the skin can be very irritating and cause severe skin wounds. You will need to learn to express the urinary bladder if they are not able to do that themselves. Sometimes that is easy and sometimes it is not. Here is a website with a lot of good information for you. http://www.dodgerslist.com Here is their section about incontinence. http://www.dodgerslist.com/literature/IncontinentDown.htm This website has a number of good products to help you. You may want to purchase products from them or make your own based on their ideas. https://www.handicappedpets.com Good luck! I hope that gives you some ideas and was helpful. Please let us know if you have any other questions. Thanks for using PetCoach.

Hello again. As I mentioned before Hannu needs rest. This means in a cage where he cannot move around much. You will need to express his bladder about 4-6 times per day. I hope the vet gave you medicine, so continue to give that as prescribed. If he improves it will take weeks to months to get better. His best chance for quicker recovery is surgery. If you have more questions a consult with us would be best. Good luck and kisses to Hannu!

Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Tyty's symptoms sound rather serious and can be an indication of certain cancers, infections, or even foreign bodies. I recommend having him seen by a vet as soon as possible - especially because he is having trouble urinating, which can result in build up of toxins in the body normally filtered by the kidneys. I am happy to answer any other questions you may have and hope all is well with your dog!