Ferguson..
My dog Fergie is slowly deteriorating. I just got of the phone with the Vet to find out exactly how much things are going to cost. I couldn't finish the conversation with him as I started to cry to hard.
It could be that she'll be ok on Medication for a few more months. It appears she has doggy alzheimers. The medication is only a 50/50% thing though. It works in every 50 of a 100 dogs and is quite expensive.
I'm torn. I don't want to give up on her - she's been in our lives for 14 years. She is a huge part of our family, but at the same time how she is now isn't a good thing for her. She's lost and confused all the time. She can no longer go up and down the stairs. She doesn't hear. She can barely see. She has forgotten all her house training so when I come home each day I've got to clean up messes constantly, and for that matter we'll keep her outside for a while each morning and as soon as she comes in, she pees. Shes just confused with her surroundings. At night all she does is constantly pace, and her legs are arthritic, I'm sure.
I don't know what to do. Regardless we have to make the appointment to see the Vet and ultimately the decision will be decided upon at that time. One thing though is we would like to have her ashes and spread them over the Georgian Bay in Killarney. Its one of the first places we took her too after we rescued her from the puppy pound. She loved it in Killarney, even jumping into the Bay and scaring the pants of us!
I need strength to face this, and courage to do what has to be done if that what it comes down to. I never imagined how hard it would be though.
It could be that she'll be ok on Medication for a few more months. It appears she has doggy alzheimers. The medication is only a 50/50% thing though. It works in every 50 of a 100 dogs and is quite expensive.
I'm torn. I don't want to give up on her - she's been in our lives for 14 years. She is a huge part of our family, but at the same time how she is now isn't a good thing for her. She's lost and confused all the time. She can no longer go up and down the stairs. She doesn't hear. She can barely see. She has forgotten all her house training so when I come home each day I've got to clean up messes constantly, and for that matter we'll keep her outside for a while each morning and as soon as she comes in, she pees. Shes just confused with her surroundings. At night all she does is constantly pace, and her legs are arthritic, I'm sure.
I don't know what to do. Regardless we have to make the appointment to see the Vet and ultimately the decision will be decided upon at that time. One thing though is we would like to have her ashes and spread them over the Georgian Bay in Killarney. Its one of the first places we took her too after we rescued her from the puppy pound. She loved it in Killarney, even jumping into the Bay and scaring the pants of us!
I need strength to face this, and courage to do what has to be done if that what it comes down to. I never imagined how hard it would be though.