Why is my senior dog leaking urine and peeing small amounts?

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! The urinary tract symptoms you describe could be due to a urinary tract infection, urinary stones, a tumor, among other possibilities. I recommend that you have him evaluated by your veterinarian for further assessment and treatment. Further diagnostics would include abdominal imaging and lab work. Treatment would be based on findings. Good luck and have a good night!

He could have a urinary tract infection so he should be examined by a vet. Your vet can run a urinalysis to look for infection and other potential causes. He could also have urinary stones, prostate problem, tumor, etc. If he has an infection then he will need an antibiotic to treat.

This could actually be due to a medical illness. It may be that Spike has a UTI or bladder stones causing his incontinence. I would have him seen by a vet for this problem. The vet can diagnose what is causing it and can treat him. Best of luck.

It sounds like Blacky had a urinary tract infection, which sometimes can become recurrent or resistant and difficult to treat. His urine may need to be cultured again to see if the infection has resolved. Sometimes bladder stones or polyps, or diseases like Cushing's or kidney disease could also cause urine leakage. Finally, he may have urinary incontinence due to a neurologic issue and require medication to help stop the leakage. I would recommend talking to your veterinarian to see if there are any additional tests they would recommend.

With Tigger's age and being intact he could have an enlarged prostate causing these signs, infection of his prostate gland or even a simple urinary tract infection. I recommend he get evaluated by his veterinarian as sometimes this will clear up with antibiotics but other times it does require neutering to decrease the size of the prostate gland if it's enlarged.

She may be getting incontinent. This is usually caused by a weakness of the muscle and connective tissue holding in the urine and a lack of female hormone. You will need to take Jessie to your veterinarian for a urinalysis to rule out a urinary tract infection. If there is a UTI it will need to be treated with antibiotics and pain medicine. If she does not have a UTI and your vet diagnoses incontinence there are medications that can help with retaining the urine until she intentionally wants to urinate. Please schedule an appointment with your veterinarian soon.

Buster is one handsome guy! It sounds as though you and Buster have had a frustrating few months! In most cases, I would also expect cancerous masses in the bladder to grow more rapidly and cause a worsening of his incontinence issues, but some masses grow slowly or do not metastasize (spread) quickly. Some possible causes of Buster's urine leakage include infection, cancer (transitional cell carcinoma is the most common bladder cancer), hormonal imbalances, or neurologic deficits. At this point, it may be worth considering a urine culture to definitively determine if infection is present. A urinalysis will occasionally miss bacteria or white blood cells, particularly if the urine is dilute. This is a non-invasive test that could allow for a relatively simple fix with a course of antibiotics. If a urine culture is negative, it may be worth discussing trials with other medications with Buster's vet. Some dogs can benefit from phenylpropanolamine or testosterone if this is a true incontinence issue. If there is a suspicion that cancer may be present, it may be worth a trial with piroxicam (an NSAID that can be quite beneficial for bladder cancer) to see if his signs improve. All of these medications are prescription based and need to be prescribed by his vet, if they are indicated in his given case. I hope that all goes well for Buster!