Female leaking urine, ectopic ureter?

[Warren Johnson]

Young bitch constantly leaks urine...drip...drip...drip! Cleared of possible urinary infection or Herpes. Tried remedies for a weak sphincter muscle of the bladder. Next thing the vet wants to check is ectopic ureter. As I understand it, the ureter is connected to the urinary tract rather than the bladder which causes leaking. To rule out ectopic ureter she will have to be injected with a radioactive isotope and xrayed. If this is the diagnosis then it will require surgery to reconnect the ureter properly.

Any other ideas what could be the cause of this leaking problem? Anyone have any experience or helpful information about ectopic ureter? Is this a congenital defect?

Any helpful insight on this matter would be appreciated. Thanks in advance

[yogi53]

I am having the same problem with my 6 month old...she has an infection tho---still on the antibiotics but it does not seem to be getting better...next we try the incontinence meds...so it sounds like we are a couple of steps behind you...its so frustrating...she sleeps and drip, drip, drip...i will be interested in learning more about the ectopic ureter as well..

[MontanaRott]

We have a Boston who is a dripper. She has improved greatly with PPA, but is still a bit drippy. Her dripping increases with stress. We have discussed the dye and xray with our vet to see where her urine is being routed to, the vagina or her UT. But the success she has seen with the surgery is next to nil and complications to numerous. And that is using a specialist in our area. So we are continuing with PPA and exploring other options. She had a long term untreated UTI, when she came into the shelter, and is now being treated for the second time, we are all wondering if this has something to do with the drip as well. I would be very interested in what you find out.

[yogi53]

not trying to highjack...montana can you give me a brief run down of the PPA?