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<p class=MsoNormal>My basset, Petunia, has been struggling with crystals in her
urine and incontinence issues. Following two expensive rounds of prescription
dog food plus a prescription for the incontinence and moving her to a different
dry kibble, she is still peeing in her crate during the day. She was never in
the crate for more than four hours at a time and she will be two years old next
month. I have taken her back to the vet twice because I was convinced the
crystals were back or there was another underlying problem. All her tests came
back normal so the vet changed her prescription to something stronger. She
still pees in the crate so the vet suggested that perhaps the crate was too
large, so off to the store I went to purchase a smaller crate. Now she
still pees in the smaller crate and lays in it. I feel like I can’t
win. I am starting to think she is doing it as a protest because I now
have her in the crate for less than two hours in the afternoon and she does it
anyway. I know she went to the bathroom minutes before I put her in the
crate each time because I watch her to make sure. I also know that when we are
home she can hold it over six hours or more before asking to go outside and
does not have any accidents in the house. Does anyone have any suggestions? I’m
losing my marbles!!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><i>Tracey & Miss “I Pee My Pants” Petunia</i></b> <b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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