Urinary incontinence in bitches as a late consequence of castration
Ruckstuhl, B.
Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde 120(3): 143-148
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0036-7281 PMID: 635515 Document Number: 128507
Intermittent urinary incontinence was found in 16 (13%) of 120 bitches after ovariectomy and in 7 (10%) of 69 bitches after ovariohysterectomy. Of 1147 uncastrated bitches examined in 1973, only three had urinary incontinence. Of the 189 spayed bitches, 98 were more than 15 kg in weight and 91 were less than 15 kg; the respective incidence of urinary incontinence was 17 and 6%, significantly different. Most of the cases occurred in the 24 months after the operation. Incontinence was intermittent in all animals. Long-term treatment with oestrogens or progestational hormones was generally successful.