- 1). Take note of unusual accidents. If your puppy is largely housetrained and abruptly suffers a major relapse, this may indicate a UTI. Particularly if it is constantly going all over the house even when it has access to the outdoors, this can indicate a problem.
- 2). Track your puppy's behavior to determine if it is urinating more frequently. If your puppy has to go out all of the time or is leaving little puddles everywhere, this can indicate a lack of control or even total unawareness of his "leakage." You will have to start taking him out more frequently so that he does not forget the housetraining that he has learned, but you also need to get him to a doctor.
- 3). Note the location of any accidents. Even pups that are not fully housetrained tend to have their "accidents" in the same spots most of the time. If the accidents no longer are predictable or start appearing everywhere, you may have a problem.
- 4). Note how much your dog is eating. A decrease in appetite--particularly in young dogs--is often a sign of something not feeling quite right. Puppies generally eat three meals a day, so if your puppy starts refusing food or declining treats, there may be a problem.
- 5). Work with a veterinarian to determine if your puppy has a problem. Take your puppy--and a stool and urine sample if possible--to the vet to have things checked out. If your puppy does have a UTI it is fairly easy to treat. Your biggest problem will likely be keeping it calm once it starts to feel better and not having a major housetraining relapse in the interim.
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