Incontinence issue (male) and wear Poise pads to work. How can I throw them away without being noticed?

Women have little trash cans in their stalls but men’s rooms don’t. This is a serious question…serious replies please.

Yeah, people don’t think of things like that. I know of the pads you’re talking of cos I work as a carer and you certainly can’t flush those down the toilet. What you can do, if you have a rubbish bin in the toilet, is wrap the pad up in some toilet tissue and put it in the bin that way. The other thing you can do is use a disabled toilet because they usually have bins in them for just that reason. However, it’s understandable if you’re embarrassed to do that. Hope this has been helpful for you.

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This is not a controlling pet overpopulation but about the individual dog. So forget for a moment that pet overpopulation is an issue.

I was reading this:

http://www.naiaonline.org/pdfs/LongTermHealthEffectsOfSpayNeuterInDogs.pdf

And it got me wondering if the benefits of spaying/neutering really do outweigh the risks.

This right here is enough to make me want to do more research or atleast hold out on spaying/neutering until my dog is older:

" The evidence shows that spay/neuter correlates with both positive AND adverse health effects in dogs. It also suggests how much we really do
not yet understand about this subject.
On balance, it appears that no compelling case can be made for neutering most male dogs, especially immature male dogs, in order to prevent future health problems. The number of health problems associated with neutering may exceed the associated health benefits in most cases.

On the positive side, neutering male dogs
• eliminates the small risk (probably <1%) of dying from testicular cancer
• reduces the risk of non-cancerous prostate disorders
• reduces the risk of perianal fistulas
• may possibly reduce the risk of diabetes (data inconclusive)
On the negative side, neutering male dogs
• if done before 1 year of age, significantly increases the risk of osteosarcoma (bone cancer); this is a common cancer in medium/large and larger breeds with a poor prognosis.
• increases the risk of cardiac hemangiosarcoma by a factor of 1.6
• triples the risk of hypothyroidism
• increases the risk of progressive geriatric cognitive impairment
• triples the risk of obesity, a common health problem in dogs with many associated health problems
• quadruples the small risk (<0.6%) of prostate cancer
• doubles the small risk (<1%) of urinary tract cancers
• increases the risk of orthopedic disorders
• increases the risk of adverse reactions to vaccinations

For female dogs, the situation is more complex. The number of health benefits associated with spaying may exceed the associated health problems in some (not all) cases. On balance, whether spaying improves the odds of overall good health or degrades them probably depends on the age of the female dog and the relative risk of various diseases in the different breeds.

On the positive side, spaying female dogs
• if done before 2.5 years of age, greatly reduces the risk of mammary tumors, the most common
malignant tumors in female dogs
• nearly eliminates the risk of pyometra, which otherwise would affect about 23% of intact female
dogs; pyometra kills about 1% of intact female dogs
• reduces the risk of perianal fistulas
• removes the very small risk (0.5%) from uterine, cervical, and ovarian tumors
On the negative side, spaying female dogs
• if done before 1 year of age, significantly increases the risk of osteosarcoma (bone cancer); this is a common cancer in larger breeds with a poor prognosis
• increases the risk of splenic hemangiosarcoma by a factor of 2.2 and cardiac hemangiosarcoma by
a factor of >5; this is a common cancer and major cause of death in some breeds
• triples the risk of hypothyroidism
• increases the risk of obesity by a factor of 1.6-2, a common health problem in dogs with many
associated health problems
• causes urinary “spay incontinence” in 4-20% of female dogs
• increases the risk of persistent or recurring urinary tract infections by a factor of 3-4
• increases the risk of recessed vulva, vaginal dermatitis, and vaginitis, especially for female dogs
spayed before puberty
• doubles the small risk (<1%) of urinary tract tumors
• increases the risk of orthopedic disorders
• increases the risk of adverse reactions to vaccinations."

So when do the benefits outweigh the risks and when do the risks outweigh the benefits?

How to know what the best decision for your individual dog is?
ADD: I’ve always had my dogs spayed/neutered by 6 months of age so this is an eye opening question for me

What is better for my dogs health is a bigger concern to me then pet overpopulation at the moment? (A responsible pet owner can keep an intact dog and not have any accidental litters)
All my dogs come from shelters so chances are I won’t face this because they usually come to me spayed/neutered

Good question. The truth is that spaying/neutering isn’t the healthiest thing for dogs. But the truth that tops that one is that about 98% of the population isn’t nearly responsible enough to prevent their intact dogs from breeding. That’s why people on here preach spaying and neutering. Hang out here for a while and read the dozens of questions daily by backyard breeders who haven’t a clue how to do anything breeding related, yet they blithely put their b1tch’s life at risk.

For a responsible dog owner, there’s no reason to spay/neuter. The only dogs I’ve ever owned who’ve been spayed/neutered have been rescues who came that way. I’ve also spayed older b1tches because it does cut down on the chances of cancer and pyometra.

I’ve never neutered any of my males and have also never had an accidental litter.

Why do I need to have a comfortably full bladder when I receive a radiation treatment?

Actually filling your bladder full of air would be a VERY bad idea. You don’t want to create a tissue/air interface like that in an area that’s being treated by radiation. You wouldn’t get good coverage which is what you want.

To answer your question. I’m assuming this is for prostate cancer. The prostate (or if it’s not that, other parts in that area) will move around some during treatment. For prostate cancer, the radiation is very localized on the cacerous tissue. You want it to be in the same place every day. Because there isn’t much of an indicator besides your initial CT, and you don’t get a CT every day (it doesn’t show up in the films they take) they have to try to have the conditions as close to the original conditions as possible.

Another consideration is surface area. If your bladder is full, less of the surface area of the bladder will be hit by the radiation during treatment – which will mean less complications for you down the road. Less of the bladder will be getting the full dose. I hope that helps, if you need further clarification you can email me or ask your doctor. I’m sure he/she would be happy to answer Or you can ask a therapist.

Also – your urologist will not be able to answer these questions. This is a question for your radiation oncologist.

We have a 13 year old male whippet who is incontinent and will pee and poop indoors even shortly after coming back from outside. We take him out often, so his accidents are definitely due to incontinence. He’s been to the vet and is on heart meds and diuretics, which make the incontinence worse, but he really needs them. We have tried regular doggie disposable diapers but he hates them and tears them off as quickly as we put it on him. Any suggestions? I’ve heard of people using toddler pull up diapers and cutting a hole for the tail? Has anyone ever tried that? We just feel very bad for the poor dog, we wake up everyday to a feces-smeared bed. He’s otherwise fine, he’s still a happy dog so euthanasia is not in our plans. Thanks for your helpful advice!

Has the vet confirmed incontinence or are you self diagnosing?

It may not actually be that, or there could be medication to improve his condition.
My female poodle has urinary incontinence and she is on a liquid medication that about 90% fixed the problem.

IF you really have been given the all clear by a vet then yes toddlers diapers with a hole cut for the tail work quite well. A friend of mine uses them on her shih tzu, she also had a male show dog who constantly pees in the house… she uses a wide elastic band and a womens sanitary pad over his penis.
They get used to it eventually it just takes time.