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[quote=Anonymous]OP, have you tried the medication Proin?  It's an inexpensive daily medication for incontinence.  Hopefully your vet already suggested it, but just in case ...

Our 13 year old dog was briefly in diapers before she got on Proin.  Using diapers wasn't great but it was doable.  She does sometimes get up at night and bother us but if we give her a long walk and/or a CBD treat she usually will sleep through.  We have considered asking the vet for something stronger.

I think it is okay to euthanize animals before they are in extreme distress, and I often come on these threads to advise people to put the dog down.  But in your case, there seems to be so much else going on -- stress the in household, a move, likely less exercise for the dog -- that there's a good chance it's not the dog.  It seems right to explore more options. FWIW, I remember being in the baby/toddler stage with my kid and wishing the dog would die: that was stress talking, and I'm so glad she's still around 8 years later.

But if you really decide the dog cannot stay with you, I agree that euthanasia is better than giving her up to a stranger or rescue group. [/quote]

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