Night weeing and Woofing - help please

[greysrus]

My 4 year old grey (had her for 4 mths) has started weeing at night and woofing. She can't last more than 5 hrs without weeing. She did when I first had her but has taken to weeing most nights. This started after she'd been in the bin) I've taken her to the vet and she had some tablets which cured it, but its now started again. She's fine in the day.

She has also taken to woofing at night. It starts at 4am (thats how I know she can't last for more than 5 hours). I presume that maybe to tell me she needs to wee (though she used to wee and not woof) but by the time I get down she's already done it. I let her out when I get down where she wees outside. I then tell her bed. She then woofs again after half an hour or so. I've tried ignoring the woofing but I end up going down as I've got kids.

I've tried feeding her thinking its hunger, that hasn't worked.

Last night I was so tired by 5.30 I let her sleep in the bedroom, where she settled for a few hours.

I don't really want her to sleep in my room. I have another grey so she's not on her own. They both sleep on the living room sofas although she has a bed in the kitchen. I've tried using a crate but she just woofed constantly and woke the kids.

Please help me get sleep!

[kamkay]

Is she cold?

[ragsysmum]

If the tablets from the vet cured it, then I would think it must be a medical issue. If it were behavioural/hunger/cold etc. the tablets wouldn't have worked. I'd take her back to the vet and see what they think.

[lurcherlot]

Jan 2, 2016 6:42:19 GMT -5 ragsysmum said:

If the tablets from the vet cured it, then I would think it must be a medical issue. If it were behavioural/hunger/cold etc. the tablets wouldn't have worked. I'd take her back to the vet and see what they think.

I would agree that there may be another infection and a vet visit is the answer ...
I would also imagine that she needs to know where you are at night, so having her in the bedroom will kill two birds with one stone. Firstly she's happier, and secondly you will hear her sooner when she needs to go out!

[sharonhigh45]

Liz totally agree with what you have said, when we had our first lurcher who we found dumped on the road we had her downstairs in the kitchen and she would howl, we then let her spend the nights upstairs in her own bed problem solved.
I hope that you get sorted and would definitely go back to the vets good luck and best wishes.x

[greysrus]

Unfortunately my partner doesn't want her in our room. I would give in just to get some sleep, although I'd be worried she'd wee

[sharonhigh45]

Sorry to hear that, I hope that someone else can come up with an answer for you and hopefully it might just be a phase that can be worked through.x