<p>teriwtt, Looks like it’s been a couple of weeks since your last post on this thread. How is it going? Hoping you’ve had lot’s of dry nights and leak free days!</p>
<p>I’ve been wondering about your dog, too. Any update?</p>
<p>It’s been a week and a half since I did the follow up urine test, where he was deemed clear of his UTI. It’s been about two weeks since any accidents, the last one being on my favorite blanket that was sitting on the couch next to me when he peed on it. Luckily since I caught him in the act (as opposed to after the fact), I was able to use a very stern voice and say no, then take him directly outside. Thankfully the blanket is washable and nothing got on the couch.</p>
<p>About five nights ago, I put the full bedding back into his crate and it’s been bone dry (no pun intended) every morning. I’ve also adjusted the crate so that he now has full use of the entire area now - no area is cordoned off to make it smaller. He actually will occasionally go sit in the crate for no apparent reason for a few moments, then come back out again. He knows when we’re putting on shoes, though, or turning off lights at night, that it’s that time, and we’re going to take him out on leash and then he will voluntarily go in his crate as soon as we come back inside.</p>
<p>Earlier this week, I ran some errands for about 45 minutes and tested him outside of the crate while I was gone - he did fine - no damage to anything and no accidents.</p>
<p>Hopefully this ALL was just about the UTI. I did end up getting a second opinion from another dog behavior specialist, who, too, was certain it was all about the UTI. Both she and our dog trainer said separation anxiety is an overused diagnosis for dogs, and when they have it, they literally will pee and poop all over the house, to the point of spraying it, they’re in so much distress. So I’m not worried about any separation anxiety anymore.</p>
<p>BUT… a new concern has come up - the first time I took him for his UTI diagnosis, his anal glands were full; when I took him back for his follow up, they were full again, and since they have been expressed a second time, it only took a few days before he started scooting across the carpet again, so I suspect there’s an issue with that. I need to take him back to the vet and find out why this is happening so much and what we can do to alleviate it. The second time, the vet tech couldn’t even express it; the vet had to come in and do it because it was so thick and almost hard (sorry, TMI).</p>
<p>My goldendoodle has gland issues and we have to take her to have them expressed every 4 weeks. We have this done at the vet’s office as they have to be expressed from the inside, not from the outside like most groomers and others do them. The vet offered a surgical procedure, but there is a chance of an undesirable outcome. The anal glands could be removed, but there might be a chance of anal leakage! Not a side effect I was interested in dealing with 
I will stick with a monthly visit to the vet!</p>
<p>Maybe a food that allows a firmer stool would work for your pup; we went though so many to get the desired outcome, but none worked for us. Also the vet said her glands are so deep it is hard for them to express naturally.</p>
<p>Glad to hear that the peeing situation is resolved.</p>
<p>I would be interested to see if the anal glands were full again after only a couple of days. That doesn’t sound right, even for a dog that may need to get expressed often. There are a number of dogs that have to go in for expression every 4-6 weeks. It’s a pain, but if the dog is scooting after only a couple of days, there could be a greater problem, or maybe he’s just wiping his butt on your carpet (mine sometimes do that).</p>
<p>One of my dogs has to be expressed every six weeks, and the other started having her anal sacs rupture. After four ruptures, antibiotics, the whole drill…we got them removed. I wouldn’t do it with my other dog, as we can handle just getting her expressed, she has never ruptured. But once they start rupturing, that is a problem. We had a choice of paying 1K for the vet to do it, or 2.5K for the surgeon to do it. We opted for the surgeon, and she has not had any leakage. At that point, there really wasn’t any choice. The poor little girl also has anal fissures, but that is unrelated, and caused by food allergies. If we can just stay strong and not give her scraps, it is so much better. But they stare you down with those big eyes.</p>
<p>Glad the UTI is all better. That is most likely the culprit. Dogs do NOT like to pee where they sleep.</p>
<p>You will also have to have his anal glands expressed, as surely you know. There are 2 sets. The groomer usually does one of the 2. The vet usually does the more difficult ones. If he starts to “booty scoot” (scoot around onhis tush) its time to get the glands expressed.</p>