I assumed it was just from old age, as she had been house trained her whole life. Just a little bit, and it happened whenever she would go from laying down to standing. When my yellow lab hit around 13-14 she started doing that. Aligning the vertebral bodies and stimulating the nerve fibers that communicate between the colon and the brain can help reduce incidences of fecal incontinence”. “Both chiropractic and acupuncture – I use electroacupuncture in my practice – can be very helpful in these cases. Sometimes, additional diagnostics such as X-rays may be required to check for spinal arthritis or a bone tumor”. Your vet will want to do a complete blood profile – including a chemistry profile, CBC, urinalysis, and a fecal analysis – to check for the presence of an infection or parasites. “It’s important to find the underlying cause of your pet’s fecal incontinence. Excessive gas and swelling of the abdomen are common in cases of fecal incontinence”. “Your dog or cat may also poop while walking without knowing she’s doing it. Or the pet could inadvertently pass feces when he uses his abdominal muscles to go from a lying position to a standing position, or when he jumps up on the couch, or in similar situations requiring use of the abdominal muscles”. “Owners of pets with fecal incontinence might find accidents around the house. “Other causes of fecal incontinence can include an abscess or infection of the anal glands, a dietary issue, medications, or a perianal fistula”. If you have a pet that has diarrhea for an extended period of time, there can be damage to the muscles of the rectum, which can lead to the problem as well”. “Parasites can also contribute to fecal incontinence. “In older pets, the anal sphincter can lose its ability to hold in feces efficiently”. If there’s a problem with the lower back – for example, degenerative myelopathy, peripheral myopathy, arthritis, muscle weakness, atrophy, a spinal tumor, or a condition such as myasthenia gravis – the communication pathway is compromised, and the animal isn’t aware nature is calling”.
The nerves that control the colon are supposed to send a message to the brain when it’s time to go outside. “Fecal incontinence is almost always due to the colon and brain not communicating effectively. This reply was modified 7 years, 2 months ago by Susan. Gee, I just looked at the Kangaroo & Red Lentils the FIBER is 6.5% there’s your problem, she needs a lower fiber kibble, the Lamb & Rice is about 3%-fiber & she will need the Metronidazole as the high fiber has imbalance the bacteria in her bowel, then when the 2 weeks metronidazole is finished give a good dog probiotic… or just change her kibble & see how she goes but if the poo accidents don’t stop after the kibble change after 1-2 weeks then see the vet for some Metronidazole. Hi Ryan, change her to the Lamb & Rice in the California Natural, it has only 4 ingredients see how she goes, the kibble you are feeding has Lentils & lentils are high in lectin, lectins can cause leaky gut in humans & dogs, her kibble may have just taken 6 months (food intolerance) for her to start having a reaction to the food, so I’d change diet to the rice & Lamb it is still an hypoallergenic kibble, the vet will probably put her on Metronidazole for 2 weeks to treat the bowel….
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