I was just wondering if this was a new problem, or if it's been going on since you got the dog.

The reason I'm asking is that Jake started waking us up to potty in the middle of the night a few months ago. We were mildly annoyed, but didn't think anything of it. We thought he was just getting older.

The vet said that was probably the first sign that he was very, very sick. She said the outcome wouldn't have been any different (he would have still passed away even if we'd brought him in earlier) but that you should never blow off more frequent urination.

I'm not trying to scare you or anything, but if this is a new thing rather than just a housetraining thing, you should get some blood work done.