aebeauregard
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- Aug 3, 2013
We have an appointment to put down our 15-18 yr (adopted between age 7-10)old yorkie-poo today. It's been really hard on me. He still follows me everywhere. He still eats and drinks and sleeps at night. I thought I would feel more confident that it was the right time. I keep talking myself in and out of it.
He has had a big decline in the last 6 months. He is not the same dog he was even a year ago. He can't see or hear anymore. This is making him very snippy and jumpy when anyone tries to pet him or help him up onto furniture. I have two young kids at home and he gets very spooked when they accidentally bump him or if they try to pet him. About 40% of the time he tumbles down steps or off the couch when trying to get up. At least 2x a week he throws up when I leave the house for even an hour. He has been having a lot more pooping accidents in the house too, even with people home.
The biggest thing for me was last weekend we were at the cabin which he used to love. He was struggling so much there. It's like he didn't know where he was at all. Kept bumping into walls and took a big tumble down about 12 stairs when he got half way up the staircase and walked right into the wall. We spend most the day outside and he was panicky the entire time we tried to let him out. He used to not need a leash but now he runs around in a panic trying to find me but he can't hear me call for him to help. I tried to chain him up but he was almost more panicked pulling as tight as possible to get off. At home he does ok but the reality is we are going to be on the go over the summer often and it seemed so hard on him.
He has a couple bumps and lumps on him now too that haven't been checked out yet. So maybe there is something more physically wrong with him we don't know about.
Telling others who have doggy sat for us recently nobody thinks we are doing it prematurely, they have all noticed a big change recently.
Another factor is that he is due for all him annual shots and check up. Discussing with my husband it just feels like before spending $300 on that stuff it might be time. We really can't see him lasting more than another year.
Sorry this is so long. I just thought knowing when it was the right time would be more obvious to me. Most of the blogs and things I read online of euthanizing have dogs who can't walk anymore or are having seizures. I also would rather have him go before he his suffering and confusion make him miserable.
I'm just looking for some encouragement or people who have made a similar decision.
He has had a big decline in the last 6 months. He is not the same dog he was even a year ago. He can't see or hear anymore. This is making him very snippy and jumpy when anyone tries to pet him or help him up onto furniture. I have two young kids at home and he gets very spooked when they accidentally bump him or if they try to pet him. About 40% of the time he tumbles down steps or off the couch when trying to get up. At least 2x a week he throws up when I leave the house for even an hour. He has been having a lot more pooping accidents in the house too, even with people home.
The biggest thing for me was last weekend we were at the cabin which he used to love. He was struggling so much there. It's like he didn't know where he was at all. Kept bumping into walls and took a big tumble down about 12 stairs when he got half way up the staircase and walked right into the wall. We spend most the day outside and he was panicky the entire time we tried to let him out. He used to not need a leash but now he runs around in a panic trying to find me but he can't hear me call for him to help. I tried to chain him up but he was almost more panicked pulling as tight as possible to get off. At home he does ok but the reality is we are going to be on the go over the summer often and it seemed so hard on him.
He has a couple bumps and lumps on him now too that haven't been checked out yet. So maybe there is something more physically wrong with him we don't know about.
Telling others who have doggy sat for us recently nobody thinks we are doing it prematurely, they have all noticed a big change recently.
Another factor is that he is due for all him annual shots and check up. Discussing with my husband it just feels like before spending $300 on that stuff it might be time. We really can't see him lasting more than another year.
Sorry this is so long. I just thought knowing when it was the right time would be more obvious to me. Most of the blogs and things I read online of euthanizing have dogs who can't walk anymore or are having seizures. I also would rather have him go before he his suffering and confusion make him miserable.
I'm just looking for some encouragement or people who have made a similar decision.