Not exact matches
Most adults can
hold over 2 cups (480 milliliters) of urine in their
bladder.
Usually urine is
held up in the
bladder until the dog wants to urinate; dogs under
most circumstance have pretty good control over their
bladder and over emptying the
bladder.
For instance, if your dog is over six months of age, he
most likely can
hold his
bladder and bowels for about 7 hours.
A good rule of thumb is that a puppy can, at
most hold their bowls and
bladder for as many hours as the puppy is months old.
Most incontinent dogs will first be tested for a
bladder infection, which if long - standing may have caused scarring of the
bladder tissue and an inability for it to stretch to
hold its contents.
The
most prevalent obesity - related conditions in dogs are arthritis,
holding the No. 1 spot, followed by
bladder and urinary disease, and low - thyroid hormone production, says Nationwide.