Dog people—help

[Mrs Tiggywinkle]

We just moved this week. Every day, my 8 year old golden retriever is pooping or peeing in her crate. She has been crate trained since 10 weeks and has never had an accident.  We are making sure she has hours of outside time.

Could it be behavioral/stress due to the move? What can I do?

our vet never returns anything but emergency calls, so I haven’t contacted them yet. She’s due for vaccine boosters and a physical next month.

[Selkie]

Maybe stress, but I would have her checked over by a vet, especially since she’s getting older and goldens are prone to so many health problems.

[itsheresomewhere]

Unfortunately, she is at the right age for health problems in Goldens.  I would take her to the vet and her checked out. 

[Pawz4me]

Is it normal poop or like diarrhea?

Is she eating and drinking normally?

Does she pee/poop in the crate at night or during the day, too?

Do you know for sure she's peeing (and maybe pooping) outside during the day?

Edited September 8, 2021 by Pawz4me

[Katy]

I’ve had dogs who wouldn’t go unless another dog had gone there recently.  I’d try taking her out to the area you want her to go and wiping her bottom with a warm to hot wet washcloth.  Mother dogs teach babies to go by licking their bottoms.  If she doesn’t quickly start going outside I’d make her a vet appointment immediately. 

[Mrs Tiggywinkle]

She is still going to the bathroom outside.  
It is regular poop.

She is also eating and drinking normally and acting like herself.  She is actually crated less than she was before the move because we now have acreage for the dogs to run around on. 
 

We have a vet appointment in two weeks for her shots.

[Jean in Newcastle]

I would guess stress. If she’s eating and drinking normally and has normal activity levels I personally would take a wait and see approach. 
 

You could give him some probiotics  it won’t hurt  

 

[Pawz4me]

19 minutes ago, Mrs Tiggywinkle said:

She is still going to the bathroom outside.  
It is regular poop.

She is also eating and drinking normally and acting like herself.  She is actually crated less than she was before the move because we now have acreage for the dogs to run around on. 
 

We have a vet appointment in two weeks for her shots.

Unless things get worse I'd feel perfectly comfortable watching and waiting. It seems likely to me that it's stress related and that she will acclimate, hopefully within a few more days.

[ktgrok]

Dogs get stress tummy issues REALLY easily. And when I'm stressed I have to pee more and I've seen it happen with dogs too.