Feeding times for bowel incontinence
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 11:23 am
Hi everyone,
I'm new here and can't tell you how happy I am to have found this board. My older gentleman is a rescue Weimaraner. I've had him about 3 years and we think he is 11 or 12 years old. Prior to being rescued they think he was hit by a car and the bones healed in their own (incorrectly). Due to that he had to have FHO surgery. Due to all of this his back end is weak. Not sure if that is causing pet of his problems. We've been dealing with his bowel problems about 6 months now. At first it was occasionally during the night in his bed but now it's becoming and issue 5-6 nights a week and sometimes during the day while we are at work. He is already on a prescription low fat high fiber food but his stool is still pretty loose a lot of the time. I keep his feeding schedule consistent twice a day but was wondering if others have success with feeding just in the morning to prevent bedtime issues. I've tried adult diapers but he is really tall so they don't seem to come up high enough in his waist to make them stay in place. We do use the potty pads but he moves around at night so I'm up frequently trying to make sure he stays in top of them.
As you all know it can be so frustrating and discouraging dealing with this. I love this boy and he is proud so I try to not let him sense my frustrations. It's not his fault his body is failing him. . Thanks again and it just feels comforting to have a place to discuss these issues and know others understand. He is my first old man that had experienced this so this is a whole new world for me to understand. I'm definitely going to try helping him express his bowels before I leave for work and before bedtime.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!!
Laura
I'm new here and can't tell you how happy I am to have found this board. My older gentleman is a rescue Weimaraner. I've had him about 3 years and we think he is 11 or 12 years old. Prior to being rescued they think he was hit by a car and the bones healed in their own (incorrectly). Due to that he had to have FHO surgery. Due to all of this his back end is weak. Not sure if that is causing pet of his problems. We've been dealing with his bowel problems about 6 months now. At first it was occasionally during the night in his bed but now it's becoming and issue 5-6 nights a week and sometimes during the day while we are at work. He is already on a prescription low fat high fiber food but his stool is still pretty loose a lot of the time. I keep his feeding schedule consistent twice a day but was wondering if others have success with feeding just in the morning to prevent bedtime issues. I've tried adult diapers but he is really tall so they don't seem to come up high enough in his waist to make them stay in place. We do use the potty pads but he moves around at night so I'm up frequently trying to make sure he stays in top of them.
As you all know it can be so frustrating and discouraging dealing with this. I love this boy and he is proud so I try to not let him sense my frustrations. It's not his fault his body is failing him. . Thanks again and it just feels comforting to have a place to discuss these issues and know others understand. He is my first old man that had experienced this so this is a whole new world for me to understand. I'm definitely going to try helping him express his bowels before I leave for work and before bedtime.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!!
Laura