So pi$$ed! *and YES Pun Intended!*

oh my gosh... I would be really upset too I hope they can get the smell out for you!!!

 

Better than if a cat did it. You'd definitely have to replace it then. I had to throw out a comforter when the cat accidentally got locked into my daughter's room. But that was better than the mattress!

 

We have to keep our dog contained to the "non carpeted" areas of the house because she JUST.WONT.STOP.PEEING on the carpet. She'll come in from outside, and pee on the floor. WTF? So we had all the carpets removed, sealed the subfloor, and new carpet in. And now she's not allowed in there. The 3 times she managed to sneak through? Peed on the floor. #$*(&#*$&

 

Oh no! And the carpet was just installed?!?!? Hope they can get the smell out.

 

Oh no... does the dog have a urinary tract infection? We had a cat who would go in the strangest places. It turns out, she had a UTI and was trying to "alert" us. I wish she could have held up a little sign instead.

I hope you get things straightened out without too much expense and heartache!

 

I completely feel for you. I have senior age dogs too and their potty training has had some ups and downs lately. I am re-training them as reinforcement. I use crate training and I feel terribly guilty but last night after the big storm we had, I woke up at 6 am to a whiney Wil (our 14 year old cocker spaniel) and when I stepped off the bed, well, you can guess...

I did take Wil in for a senior check up, they did bloodwork and he is in pretty good shape (knock on wood)... have you been to the vet with him? I know there are lots of things that cause that, sometimes it's just age related but often it's medical (especially with the wet butt issue).... I do believe that a strong odor in the urine can mean a bladder or kidney infection.

Either way, I am sorry. I hate hate hate carpet these days in my house mostly because of the ground in dog hair, but accidental potty troubles is another good reason. We are thinking of carpet in the bedrooms in our new house but the dogs/cats would not be allowed in. They'll be mad. I am sure they are mad enough that they are sitting in their crate at home as we speak.

 

Amen to that!

 

aww hope you manage to get the smell out

 

It really isn't your day is it? Sorry about that!

 

Might have wanted to mark it since it was new...vinegar works but also smells funny. lol

 

Sounds like you've got some good suggestions here already. Definitely would rule out a UTI, if the dog pee is that smelly, this likely isn't a single occurrence. And it could be either dog. Diesel might be showing disapproval because you "changed" her hangout place. Shane could be marking.

Or even the underpadding or carpet glue might be off-gassing something ammonia-based that the animals are picking up and mistaking for pee (so in dog language, peeing there is now acceptable).

 

Vinegar definitely works. I hope that it doesn't happen again. My old cat had a problem where she peed on everything, but she also bled as well. I had to throw out a lot of stuff. And it wasn't fixable. We had to make a terrible decision that I will always regret because we couldn't keep her like that.

 

um no. She was really old, the vet was willing to keep her in a cage with them for a few days and then give her to the cat shelter. But I know the cat shelter here is overloaded and putting cats down daily...especially if they have problems.

So rather than have her be scared in a cage and then be put down anyway, I made the decision to do it right then and at least be with her.
Damn I'm crying now! And this was a few years ago now!

 

Hugs, Eryn. I had to put down my two cats, 6 months apart, due to cancer and I just ached for it for years. They were 13 years old and from the same litter and we had them from 8 weeks of age. It is never an easy thing.