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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 102180" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>Spaying is a complete hysterectomy, so you are throwing the dog into sudden menopause.</p><p></p><p>Just as happens with humans, urinary incontinence can be part of that. It is due to lack of hormones causing laxness of bladder and pelvic floor muscles.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, there is no way to get a dog to do Kegel exercise to tone up that part of the body.</p><p></p><p>The problem seems to be more common in large dogs due to increased pressure on the abdominal contents.</p><p></p><p>DES (Stilbestrol) is perfectly safe for spayed b*tches and works very well for this problem.</p><p></p><p>You do want to have a complete workup done before choosing hormone therapy as a tx.</p><p></p><p>If you do decide to go with DES and your vet will write a rx, you can find it online in various forms. It is not an expensive medication and is not associated with the risks of HRT in humans.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 102180, member: 1963"] Spaying is a complete hysterectomy, so you are throwing the dog into sudden menopause. Just as happens with humans, urinary incontinence can be part of that. It is due to lack of hormones causing laxness of bladder and pelvic floor muscles. Unfortunately, there is no way to get a dog to do Kegel exercise to tone up that part of the body. The problem seems to be more common in large dogs due to increased pressure on the abdominal contents. DES (Stilbestrol) is perfectly safe for spayed b*tches and works very well for this problem. You do want to have a complete workup done before choosing hormone therapy as a tx. If you do decide to go with DES and your vet will write a rx, you can find it online in various forms. It is not an expensive medication and is not associated with the risks of HRT in humans. [/QUOTE]
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