older dog peeing in the house

[April2]

My dog peed in our house twice today. I was surprised because he'll usually bark at me and go to the door to go outside. I'm wondering if this is a sign of old age? They did think he might have Cushings awhile back but he's been acting so great since then I had wondered if they had misdiagnosed him. Could it be from the Cushings or old age? He's a maltese mix and he's 12.
I just don't get why he didn't "tell" me that he needed to go. I did clean the area well and sprayed the Nature's Miracle on the spots. But I just don't get it. He always lets me know when he needs to go outside. He whined at me real early this morning (4:45am) to go out and I let him out. He got a drink of water and then went back to bed with me. I figured he'd be good until 7am when I would get up but when I got up at 7am there was a wet spot right next to our bedroom door. It had only been 2 hours since he'd been out last. This evening he peed again in the dining room but never went to the door and barked. I'm just surprised by this. He's always been potty trained real well. I used to even work a few years ago and could leave him in the house all day and he woudn't have an accident. Why all of a sudden today? Any thoughts?

[Mariannnn]

We have Rosie a 15 year old rescue *****, possibly shitzu, tibetan terrier cross.
Is a lovely tempered, clean, pretty little girl.
Suddenly we come down every morning to a kitchen full of urine. Never done this before.
Sometimes poo also.

Fit as a fiddle, happy, lively, alert in all other ways.
We cant afford to spend a fortune on vets. had her checked 6 months ago whilst having booster injections and she was fine, Any suggestions??

[3DogNight804]

I've been battling a poo/peeing Cavalier King Charles' for two years and NOTHING worked--took him to the vet, no problems, cleaned with Nature's Miracle (and when I ran out of money for that white vinegar...which i highly recommend, actually), hired a dogwalker to get him out more frequently. No luck. Then the most recent salmonella scare happened and the owner of my local pet store (Fin & Feather in Ashland, I'm happy to give him a plug!) was out of Canidae. He suggested Verus Canine because it's made in Ohio to really high standards. Because I was totally out of Canidae and couldn't make a gradual change, he suggested I break up my dogs' feeding schedule so I fed them less more often. Now, I don't know if it's the fact that I'm now feeding them the Verus Advanced Opticoat or the fact that they're only getting 1/4 cup 4times a day instead of 1/2 cup twice a day, but we're going into week 3 of no poo, no pee and no puking! I've been afraid to "love out loud" about this, but it has totally changed my life.
The no pooping makes more sense as the result of less food at one time, but not the no peeing. I'm leaning toward believing the dog food made a difference with the marking...unless Canidae was stressing his kidneys? Anyway. You might try smaller meals first and if that doesn't work smaller meals with Verus! Good luck--I know how stressful this can be!

[kittyhawkgrl]

I have an 11 year Mastiff and she is peeing and pooping in the house...she has NO idea she is doing it. She weighs 150 so she pees a lot!!!! I just don't know what to do!!

[April2]

missparky, yes, I found out my dog had Cushings. He lost the battle and died almost one year ago next week.
It does sound like your dog has Cushings. I'd get him tested. My prayers are with you and Sparky.

[lindapalm]

Our dog had the same sypmtoms yours is having, and she was diagnosed with Cushings.  She was put on estrogen pills because she would pee on herself in her sleep, they helped a little, but she continued to have more symptoms.  They later diagnose her with Cushings.  I  would have your dog tested.

[misssparky]

I know this thread isn't active, but my dog Sparky is going through similar issues. I just wanted to know how your pup is doing. Sparky has diarrhea and pees himself every morning for the past 3 days. He's old and they recently (3 months ago) told me he had elevated toxins in his liver. I am giving him .9% Sodium Chloride via IV once a week to prevent further damage. But now he's peeing himself. Tons and tons of clear pee all over him when I get up to take him outside. And his stools aren't easy. He'll have diarrhea and try to poop again and again and again when he's outside.

The other issue is his legs. He can't get up by himself anymore. He had a TPLO last year, but it should be healed by now. And it's just worse. He's on a few pills, mostly arthritis and bone cartilage stuff, but I'm thinking he might need to get on something else.

Do you think he has Cushings?