Peeing problem (happened only twice)

Question
Hi,

I have a 1-year old spayed Pomeranian female. Last night, she was lying next to me and peed herself without even getting up, even though she is putty trained. She didn't even noticed she peed, though she was wet all over the place underneath, and didn't even get up. I only noticed that when I felt that my clothes are wet. This already happened twice in the period of 1 month.
Also, last night as she was lying on the floor, I noticed she's leeaking a few drops of pee/clear liquid every couple of minutes or so and then licks herself off. One moment it was quite a lot coming out without her noticing as she was lying on the floor, even though the putty pad was right next to her. There was a little puddle next to her private are. She was licking herself a lot that time. She peed on putty pad than (after all).

Please let me know what could that be, what is the cause of it and what can be done.

Thank you very much!
-Michael

Answer
In cases of involutary incontinence the best advice is always to go to a vet.  Some bitches have been shown to develop an incontinence problem within three years of speying for unknown reasons.  The percentage is very tiny but it does happen.  There are drug interventions that can help with the problem depending on what exactly is causing it but this needs to be determined by your vet.  The god news is that most dogs can be successfully treated as the problem is usually due to lack of nervous stimulation of the bladder wall and resulting lack of tension in the muscles to prevent involuntary peeing.  These nerves can be boosted by drugs acting on the nervous system.
Hope this helps.
Sarah