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This will depend upon exactly what you mean by "can't control his bowels". I am presuming this means your dog is defecating in the house and either can't or won't hold the feces until he is in a designated defecation area (such as the yard).

A complete lack of control is typically neurologic - the nerves under conscious control for the anal sphincter don't work properly, so the sphincter is flaccid and weak, unable to control defecation.

A partial lack of control could be inflammatory, neoplastic or behavioral in nature. This would be when a dog sometimes makes it outside to defecate but other times defecates in the house.

A veterinarian would be able to examine your dog, discuss a complete history (including times, locations and visual descriptions of the defecations, both inside and outside the house) and work out a diagnostic plan with you.

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