Inconsistencies: Urinary incontinence caused by urinary infection,
urinary sphincter muscle, bladder problems or diabetes.
In either case, male or female, if the incontinence is as a result of an anatomical problem, such as a loosening of
the urinary sphincter muscle, there are now dog - only drugs available that have been known to effectively treat such a condition.
Not exact matches
Searching for a way to help people regain control over their unreliable bladders, Anthony Atala, a urologist at Children's Hospital Boston, injected stem cells from the limb
muscles of rats into their deliberately damaged
urinary sphincters, which control flow.
Furness's surgical technique, tested successfully in rats, rabbits, and dogs, involves removing
muscle tissue from various parts of the body to create a replacement
urinary sphincter, then implanting the
sphincter along with a small electrical stimulator similar to a pacemaker.
Adult males can also suffer from
Urinary Tract Infections and poor tone of the
sphincter muscle, although these are far less common in dogs.
For long - term management of
urinary incontinence (urine leakage) in dogs by tightening the bladder
sphincter muscle May be used in combination with diethylstilbesterol (an estrogen) What dogs / cats should not take this medication?
Canine
urinary incontinence is sometimes treated with hormones or drugs that tighten the
muscles in the urethral
sphincter.
The
urinary system consists of two kidneys, two ureters, a bladder, two
sphincter muscles and a urethra.