[enchanted37]

About a month ago my husband and I adopted a dog. He is neutered and housebroken. We had a cat already and took time to slowly introduce the cat and dog. However we are noticing that the dog is urine marking on things that the cat has scent on. For example, the couch that the cat sleeps on has been marked. The dog is NOT allowed on the couch but he is apparently getting on it while we are out and is marking. He also marks blankets that the cat sleeps on. Last night we put a freshly washed blanket down and the cat and dog both slept on it (at the same time) for about an hour. We then went to the grocery store and came back and the blanket had been peed on. I don't understand why he would pee where he sleeps, but that is what he is doing. I don't think it is seperation anxiety since he only does it on things that can be associated with the cat. But we can't catch him in the act since it doesn't happen when we are home. What can we do to stop this? The cat and dog seem to interact quite well except for this problem. Please help!

[angiesample]

when was the last time ur dog went to the vet? My sister in law had a dog that was doing this exact same thing and it was determined the dog had a bladder infection along with kidney stones. So the first thing i would do was take him to the vet just to be sure.

[enchanted37]

He went to the vet about 3 weeks ago for his post-adoption exam. Are there any other signs I should look for if he does have a bladder infection? I would like to know more about it if you have any more info. He is new to us so we could easily be overlooking signs since we don't have a lot of knowledge about what is typical for him.

[angiesample]

the only sign we saw with this dog was the excess urination... the dog acted healthy in all other aspects. Personally i would take my dog to the vet just to be extra careful. If u have a petsmart near u with a banfield inside they have wellness hours and if u go during that time they waive the initial vet fee so it wouldnt be to expensive.

If its determined that ur dog is perfectly healthy i would basically just start over with potty training. Is ur dog crate trained? I would crate train him while u potty train. Take him out every two hours and monitor his water in take. Meaning dont let him drink about 2 hours before u go to bed. When u arent able to watch him keep in his crate OR leashed up and with u. U have to be able to watch him. If u see him have an accident u dont need to rub his nose in it or anything. Focus on when he does go outside.. Make a HUGE deal out of it and give him a cookie or something.

Also make sure u are getting that urine smell out of the places ur dog is marking. Dont use ammonia, i usually use vineager and water and that seems to work nicely. Good luck!

[CorkyMax]

I have not checked this out but you may want to:http://www.i-love-dogs.com/forums/la...dogs-utis.html

[enchanted37]

So does everyone think it is a UTI? My feeling is that it is more of a behavioral thing since he does it only on the cat-related spots. I will keep the UTI thing in mind but I am not convinced that's what it is.

[Lunareclipse]

It could be possible he has a UTI. Get him vet checked. If he doesn't, crate train him since he only pees on things when you aren't there.

[angiesample]

Originally Posted by enchanted37

So does everyone think it is a UTI? My feeling is that it is more of a behavioral thing since he does it only on the cat-related spots. I will keep the UTI thing in mind but I am not convinced that's what it is.

I dont think any of us know that it is a UTI, we are not vets.. what we do know is that the first step in any situation like this is to get ur dog to the vet to make sure it isnt anything healthy wise and then u would move to the next step which would most likely be crate training and potty training.

Personally i would want the piece of mind. If i was in ur situation i would NOT necessarily think it was a UTI but i would be so worried i would need to take my dog to the vet just for the piece of mind.