
- Diarrhea
- Defecating while walking or sleeping
- Dragging hind end on the rug or floor
- Bloating
- Gas
- Loss of muscle tone in the anal area
- Aggravation
- Inability to wag tail
- Non-nervous system-related anal sphincter incontinence can be from trauma, infection, or fistulas
- Nervous system-related anal sphincter incontinence includes involuntary dribbling when barking or coughing, loss of muscle contracture, lack of muscle tone, and paralysis
- Myasthenia gravis is a neuromuscular disorder that stops the muscles from contracting; the nerves that control the anal sphincter no longer are able to communicate with the brain, which causes incontinence
- Tumor of the spine can cause pain or paralysis
- Parasites such as cryptosporidium and trichomoniasis can cause muscular damage from prolonged diarrhea
- Anal fistula is a chronic lesion in the anal area
- Viruses like parvovirus that cause diarrhea
- Anal sac infection from previous injury or condition
- Paralysis
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- Muscle wasting (atrophy)
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