Is anyone familiar or their dog had collage injections to help prevent urinary incontinence?
My dog has urinary incontinence due to weakened urinary meatus at the ureter. We were told she could have the collagen injection into this area to plump it up but would only last 12 -15 months. and it doesn’t always work.
Just because of the cost, I would try the PPA or hormones first (they show a higher success rate). Here’s is a link to the complications associated with the injections.
Also, it must be pretty expensive, here is another link to a study which will pay up to $650.00 for the procedure and an additional $100.00 for filling out a questionaire after completion.
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October 9th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
I am not sure about the collagen injections, but my dog just got diagnosed with incontinence and was put on Proin, twice a day. I have heard people have had good results with it.
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October 9th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
I have never heard of having an injection done to correct this probelm.
I know several people who treat their dogs with meds for it.
There are two types of meds. One Proion which is phenylpropalamine and the other is DES which is a hormone.
Never heard about a collagen injection. Would be nice if it worked and depending on the cost versus the time it works for not sure what i would do.
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I am a dog trainer
October 9th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
As already mentioned there is basically a doggie "ditropan" available and not that expensive. We found a young female to have that problem, more common in older females(as in humans). I have not heard of use of injections. But it is treatable.
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St. Francis Animal Rescue
October 9th, 2009 at 8:04 pm
I have only read about it, and saw the same information you have been given. It would be a cool trick if it worked for your dog – depending upon the cost. I’d be interested to know what that was, and whether it worked for your dog. I think the procedure is fairly new.
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October 9th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
Just because of the cost, I would try the PPA or hormones first (they show a higher success rate). Here’s is a link to the complications associated with the injections.
Also, it must be pretty expensive, here is another link to a study which will pay up to $650.00 for the procedure and an additional $100.00 for filling out a questionaire after completion.
http://cache.search.yahoo-ht2.akadns.net/search/cache?ei=UTF-8&p=collagen+injection+urinary+incontinence+dog&fr=ieas-tb&u=www.vet.purdue.edu/urinaryincontinencestudy/ownerinfo.pdf&w=collagen+injection+injections+urinary+incontinence+dog+dogging+dogs&d=FSKUdC72RDka&icp=1&.intl=us
http://cache.search.yahoo-ht2.akadns.net/search/cache?ei=UTF-8&p=collagen+injection+urinary+incontinence+dog&fr=slv8-fp&u=www.vet.purdue.edu/urinaryincontinencestudy/informedconsentfinal.pdf&w=collagen+injection+injections+urinary+incontinence+dog+dogging+dogs&d=Wrc4-i72Q9fX&icp=1&.intl=us
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