5 year staff suddenly started weeing at night

Hi all, this is my first post so hello.
we have have an adorable 5 year old staff who is generally a good and very happy dog, but recently she has started weeing at night and sometimes fouling. We could go to bed at midnight and up at 7am and we still come down to puddles, even though she has been out and done her business before she goes to bed. we have tried allsorts putting paper down which she just chews up and sprays to neutralise the smell. She doesnt do anything when we are out at work and as a result we are at our wits end any advice would be appreciated

Hay and welcome to the forum, I had trouble with mine, she had diareah most nights, would take her out last thing, as late as I could, but she still went overnight. I changed her diet and feeding times.

How long have you had her and is it a recent thing??

Welcome to the forums and I am sorry to hear of the troubles with your girl. Is she on any medications? My girl is on antibiotics right now and is peeing constantly!!

I'm not sure what is going on with your girl but If were my dog i would make sure to feed early, and not let her drink much water before bed.

Does she have free run of the downstairs?

Any changes in the household to cause her stress?

I always hate to bring up medical issues but of course if you are stumped for the reasons why she is doing this it could be urinary infection. If this continues I would take her in to the Vet for a check up. Good luck!

I'd drop by the vet and rule out a UTI first. Sometimes changing feeding rutines can help, especially if you feed kibble as this can make them very thirsty and "over drink". You might try feeding either earlier or later and see if it makes a difference. (Last thing before bedtime might be a good place to start. Giving it a few hours to pass through the system.)

I think getting checked for a UTI is a good idea, if you see her weeing, check to see if there is any blood or if she is straining.
It may not be a UTI, but a vet will be able to tell you for sure, if nothing has changed at home, it could be more medical than anything else, but have a think about what's happened around her in the past few weeks, it could be something so simple and minor that you can change back.