Old dog leaving calling cards
Our 12 1/2 year old spayed, female Bichon mix, Pogo, has started occasionally leaving one little piece of poo around the house. They are about the size of a grape. This is new behavior that has been going on for about 4 months. It is becoming more frequent. Today we found two such offerings.
Pogo had a benign tumor removed from behind her right eye two years ago. It has returned along with what appears to be the same thing behind her left eye. Recently, she has had skin issues, including a current staph infection on her belly. She also has a bit of arthritis and a right patellar dislocation that comes and goes. She routinely takes Rimadyl and a Phycox supplement for those issues.
Pogo is a very nervous dog and shortly after we got another dog, Lulu, three years ago, our veterinarian put Pogo on Prozac. The Prozac has helped considerably with Pogo's ability to enjoy contact with other people and other dogs.
She seems to be happy and frisky, and our veterinarian says she is basically pretty healthy. Our question is this: has anyone had a similar experience with a long-house-trained dog beginning to have "accidents?" If so, how did you handle it?
BTW, that's Pogo in the foreground and Lulu behind her.
