I have a black lab that is 12 yrs old. She usually manages ok with a little help from me. She isn't too steady on her feet and needs help getting up the back stairs sometimes but the problem I am having is she is becoming incontinent with her urine. She pees all the time in the house even after she has been out. We wake up t pee and she will pee throughout the day. It is now everyday. I called the vet and he wants to do a full workup on her and rule things out. The problem with this is she isn't very tolerant of anyone but me. The vet hasn't treated her for a few years now. I would share the heart worm meds I got for the yellow lab with her and the vet was ok with this. She never leaves the house so she didn't really need anything. She has had all her vaccinations and stuff when she was younger. Anyway, now he wants to all of a sudden do this whole work up on a her.He all of a sudden wants to prescribe her non steriod anti inflammartories. he said he can give her a sedative to treat her?? I think just the exam will give her a heart attack. So do I try to have her examined? I think maybe this will just wind up costing a fortune and I will still be faced with the decision of whether or not to put her down. I have never had an old dog before. My other lab died from Swiffer wet jet solution poisoning when she was only 7. And the cherry on this s&*t sundae is all her peeing in the house is confusing the other dogs and they are having accidents. Thank god I dont have carpets down stairs and I rolled up the area rug in the Living room. Please tell me what to do, I am clueless.