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      Leah Stallard
      Student

        My seven-year-old black lab / border collie mix leaks urine if she does not take a doggie prescription of 25 mg of Phelylpropanolamine (called Proin for short) twice a day.  I have been told by my current veterinarian that this is because she was spayed too young by my former veterinarian, which messed with her estrogen level and now causes her to leak urine when not on the Proin.  What herbs could I possibly use to replace the daily doses of Proin that would help her to hold her urine?

      • #14050
        HGH I.T.
        Homestead Instructor

          Check out Doc Jones’ Old Dog Bladder Control Formula

          It Contains: Black Cohosh Root, Dong Quai Root, Red Clover, Marshmallow Root, Raspberry Leaf, Siberian Ginseng Root

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          Dr. Patrick Jones
          Homestead Instructor

            I talk about  this in the Urinary Tract Lesson. Urinary incontinence in adult female dogs is caused by an estrogen deficiency. I don’t think age at spay has much to do with it, it just happens sometimes (rarely).  As mentioned above I have a formula that often helps. It mostly contains estrogen-rich plants.

            Old Dog Bladder Control Formula

            Don't use herbs or combine herbs with medications or use them during lactation or pregnancy without talking with your healthcare provider.

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            Kelsey Cardenas
            Student

              Any advice with urinary incontinence in male dogs? Thanks!!

              • #19606
                Dr. Patrick Jones
                Homestead Instructor

                  If it’s nervous piddling in a young dog, they sometimes grow out of it.

                  If not, mullein root is sometimes good for various forms of incontinence (other than spayed, old girl dog incontinence).

                  Bladder Toner

                  Don't use herbs or combine herbs with medications or use them during lactation or pregnancy without talking with your healthcare provider.

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