Surprise, Surprise..

[Kfamr]

If it really hurts YOU that much ( ) then you can always try Carmen's idea of panties and pads, in the bathroom before inside the whole house.

You could also try it and keep her on a leash with the panties/pad contraption so she will be by your side at all times. I know when Nala had her HotSpot and she was itching at it, I kept her on a leash a large part of the time to keep her from scratching at it. It may be miserable to see, but atleast she's safe, your carpets/furniture is safe, and she can atleast be with you.

At night I think i'd keep her in the bathroom. You could always put everything (shower curtain, rug, etc) out of her reach. Do you have a kong or any sort of food ball... you could leave her with something to keep her occupied until she falls asleep.


Just think how relieved you'll be when she's spayed!

[areias]

I have used Depends for my dogs incontinence. Works great

[areias]

Oh and if it dosen't stay on-duct tape fixes everything.

[Vette]

Do you have any tile floors or linoleium(SP?) floors?
when Muffin came into heat,, we tyed her up in the kitchen which has a linoleum floor. and most of the walls and cabnits were coverd with wallpaper. so it was fairly easy to wipe any messies.

then we'd mop with hot soapy water on any of the walls and the floor in there and sprinkle that stuff that makes your carpets smell good thast supposed to get rid of pet oders in any of the carpted ares after she was out of heat.

[Jessika]

Nope, the only linoleum we have is the bathroom. When I say my place is small, I mean small. EVERYTHING is in one room lol. But its not a studio lol. Its soooo tiny in here. And the bathroom is maybe 4 x 5, including the shower and toilet. So not much room to lock her up in, and I feel horrible for doing so.

[.sarah]

Nope, the only linoleum we have is the bathroom. When I say my place is small, I mean [i]small[/b]. EVERYTHING is in one room lol. But its not a studio lol. Its soooo tiny in here. And the bathroom is maybe 4 x 5, including the shower and toilet. So not much room to lock her up in, and I feel horrible for doing so.

But it's probably about the size of a crate where there is flooring, right? And putting a dog in a crate isn't cruel. I mean, you could put her bed in the bath tub at night time and she could sleep in there, and then put a water bowl out on the linoleum.

[Jessika]

Hey, yeah, that's an awfully good point. I just suppose I'd thought that locking a dog in a room versus a crate where they can actually see what's going on, etc, was a tad bit more 'cruel' in my book in a sense. Then again since I've never had a crate I wouldn't have known to compare lol anyway thanks, I don't feel AS horrible about it now, maybe we'll set camp up there for her overnight

[Vette]

When I say my place is small, I mean small

I know the feeling. we dont have a very big 'house' either.
we dont really have a house that normal people have.

our house is actually made up of two trailors,, and RV. and we just enclosed them to make a 'house'. LOL

we moved up here in the RV.. and the trailors we later on.

[lute]

defianatly keep an eye on her! neighborhood dogs seemed to pop out of nowhere when Gracie got her first heat.

when she was in the house i used a pair of little boys underwear. they have the little slit for her tail.