Is this normal?

[2Rel]

Hi everyone

I'm new here, but I just purchased myself my first English Bulldog and don't know if this is normal behavior for the dog or not.

The English bulldog is a female and is 3 months will be 4 months Feb 8th.
Ok I had a problem with where the dog slept it would 40% of the time smell like urine. So I started to take a more careful eye on the dog's activities. I have caught the dog 5 times now peeing while it is asleep. 3 of the 5 times the dog (Zoe) did not have any water within a 2 hours of falling asleep and all 5 times she had just went outside to pee before she went to bed.


I find it very very weird. I have 3 pugs, 1 american bulldog, 1 doberman, and 2 rottweilers growing up in my lifetime and this is the first dog I have ever seen 100% asleep and peeing while she is laying flat and not moving out afterwards... to make things worst the last time she did it I had her in my lap petting her while she slept...

Is this a common issue with English Bulldogs or should I take her to see a Vet on the issue?

[Karen]

Definitely a vet issue. Hope she's okay!

Give her a smooch on that wrinkly, adorable face for me, okay?

[Mazie]

Yep, a trip to the vet is in order. She may be incontent (sp?). Some dogs can't hold their bladder when they are either REALLY excited or very relaxed (like when sleeping).

When you go to the vet, have a log of how often a night it happens and appoximately how much urine is in each accident - this will help the vet figure out if she is empting her whole bladder, or just "leaking" while she sleeps.