Is She peein on herself?

[Shanz]

Ok let me set the scenario here.

Cinnamon cant be left alone in the house shes very destructive. Even with the baby gates up shell knock them down and destroy stuff. So shes crated. Now she HATES her crate. I cant leave food or water in it with her because she freaks out and knocks the food and water all over the place.

Shes only left home alone for a max of 2 hours at a time. Often when we come home shes soaked. But not her whole body, just her front feet muzzle and chest. At first i thought she was peeing and lying in it..but theres never puddles left in the crate and i doesnt smell. But Im looking at her right now and shes licking herself...she licks herself quite often.... and she lick the same spot for at least 3 minutes. BUT she cant lick her chest...so that dosnt explain why its wet...so Im thining maybe shes droolin all over herself? Theres some water spots on the bottom of the crate right now and I got home about a half hour ago.and let her out of the crate before I even took y shoes and coat off.

Any idea what it would be?? I dont see how she would be bored i left her wiht her kong filled with peanut butter shes always got toys in it with her.

 

[Jan]

I would suspect that it is drool. It sounds like she is suffering from separation anxiety.

 

[Shanz]

yeah thats what i though. Is there anyway to help with this?? We pull the crate out of the corner so she can see the other dog, and we leave the tv on so its not like its quiet. I feel so bad for her because as soon as i come home, she gets so happy and will not leave my side. right now shes sleepin beside me. But theres no way around not crating her. I just want her to be content.

 

[Marybeth18]

I've seen drool in Daisy's cage, too. Not everyday, but sometimes. You are doing the right thing with the kong and the toys.

 

[Letty]

I am going through the exact same thing with my Molly and am I ever glad to hear (sorry) that some else is experiencing the same thing. With Molly it is drool and she has separation anxiety. We have been working on getting her over it and it is slowly getting better. Yesterday was the first day I didn't have to catch her with a towel on her way out of the crate because she was not soaking wet. She was damp but was not soaked.

 

[Makena'sMom]

Makena used to be this way also. I work from home so she rarely has to go in the crate during the day. But when she did, she'd drool and go crazy. So, what I did was just go back to basic Crate Training 101 with her. I started incorporating the crate in her every day activities. If she fell asleep, I'd pick her up and put her in there without a fuss and leave the door open. (It helped because I moved the crate to whereever I was going to be and I just worked away and she could still see me.)

If I put her in there and she immediately got out, then I'd let her come out. I'd also give her treats in there and would throw the ball in there and have her retrieve it over and over again so she'd have to get used to going in there without fear and she'd think that it was a game. Whenever she'd go in, I'd praise her like crazy.

Eventually, she started going in there to sleep with the door open on her own without coercion. When she did that, then I'd close the door for a few seconds. She'd start to get panicky (but not bark - you could just see the saliva building up!) but I'd be sure to open it to assure her that she'd be let out.

She was crated at night also but her crate is right next to my bed so I'd just put my hands over and reassure her that I was still with her and she'd quiet down and go to sleep.

Now, she goes in fine and she's always sound asleep whenever I come back from going out. And she sleeps 8 hours at night with no fussing or needing reassurance. It took a lot of patience on my part but I'm glad that I took the time to reassure her that it was a safe place to be when I was home and when I was gone.

If you work during the day, maybe when you are home start giving your pup treats in the crate or throw a ball in there. That's what worked for me.

 

[Jacks Boxers]

I went threw the same thing with my two. I'd come home and let them out of their crate and they'd be soaked. My youngest just turned a year and she was the worse, but for some reason they are completely dry when I let them out. I think they realized that I am coming home and not abandoning them.

 

[daisyscrazy]

Ok mine doesnt drool.. She justs eats her blankets... I must be lucky...

 

[Stephj]

My rescue guy has some serious seperation issues and he would be covered in drool if I ever tried to crate him. Fortunately for him he is like houdini and can get out of anything. The first day I tried to crate him while I was at work he broke out and injured himself so badly in the process that I didn't have the heart to try it again. He roams free in the house now. The drooling has stopped, and we are working on the other issues.

 

[beausmommy]

When I first started crating Bailey, I had the same problem. I thought it was pee for a long time, so I'd give him a bath everyday. I finally realized that he was so upset about my being gone that he would bark, drool and sometimes vomit the whole time I was gone. He finally stopped when I got him a companion. You also said you leave food & water in the crate and you are gone a max. of 2 hours? I have NEVER left food or water in with my boys. I was told that this increases the chances of them using it in their crates. I don't think yours would be deprived if food and water weren't in front of them for 2 hours. I'm sure she'd be a lot drier when you got home, too.