We are in great need of advice. Sasha was diagnosed with Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia (IMHA) in the middle of December. She's a fighter: her labs have improved; indeed, there have been two reductions in Prednisone, given the improvements. She's also on some other high-powered immunosuppresants: Azathioprine and Cyclosporine. She continues to have other issues related to IMHA: extreme weakness in her rear legs and a couple of other issues--all of which are being addressed by the vet(s). We are still very scared, but are working to pull her through this.
Re, this thread: she has developed an incontinence problem over the last 36 hours: Peeing in the bed or peeing on the floor on the way to the back door, which is only 6 feet from the door. We have run the washing machine many times lately.
Does anyone know of a sleep environment that addresses/controls this issue? Some kind of system, or procedure, that was designed for this problem? We will probably have a neurological consult to rule out nerve issues for this and other problems. But thus far, everyone believes that the Prednisone is the source of the wetting problem. And she must remain on Prednisone for a while. Therefore it is very likely that the problem will persist.
For weeks I've been getting up every few hours at night to take her outside, but now these pee breaks are very long and very messy. Poor Sasha's legs are so weak that she cannot assist in either the pee breaks or in walking away from the mess. I feel very bad for her.
Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated.
Re, this thread: she has developed an incontinence problem over the last 36 hours: Peeing in the bed or peeing on the floor on the way to the back door, which is only 6 feet from the door. We have run the washing machine many times lately.
Does anyone know of a sleep environment that addresses/controls this issue? Some kind of system, or procedure, that was designed for this problem? We will probably have a neurological consult to rule out nerve issues for this and other problems. But thus far, everyone believes that the Prednisone is the source of the wetting problem. And she must remain on Prednisone for a while. Therefore it is very likely that the problem will persist.
For weeks I've been getting up every few hours at night to take her outside, but now these pee breaks are very long and very messy. Poor Sasha's legs are so weak that she cannot assist in either the pee breaks or in walking away from the mess. I feel very bad for her.
Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated.