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04-07-2016, 08:31 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Uk
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| My old girl I need some advice please! my 15 year old Yorkie has dementia and is wobbly on her legs! She wanders round the house, wants to go out, wants to come in, falls for no reason, sleeps all the time! Been tested st the vets and her kidneys are in their way out! Do I just do the right thing for her and put her to sleep or soldier on? I'm torn and gutted 😥 She is deaf and partially blind too |
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04-07-2016, 08:52 AM | #2 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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| This is such a tough time in your baby's life, that you and she have arrived at. It breaks my heart......I have started to loose my seniors, and it is absolutely gut wrenching and heart breaking. You see these once bounding, playful, energetic, bright eyed precious little souls, age and slow down, as we ALL do, and I have seen over the years that how people treat their aging pets, is usually how they treat their aging HUMAN relationships. It is almost impossible for ME personally, to let go of those I love....I have carried several of my seniors around for the last few days of their lives, simply because when I put that baby down, she/he begged and cried for me to hold it close....so I did. I had one that really was emergent and could not breaqthe.....she was rushed to the vet and they put her down after xrays and testing....she was riddled with lung cancer and could not breathe...it absolutely KILLED me to loose my precous little Hailee.....I have lost 3 more since then, in my arms at home....this is something you have to decide for yourself.....I have always felt it was between you and your faithful,precious baby.....and it has been my experience you can usually read it in their eyes...they just look up at you and you can read it in their eyes they are ready....they are so tired of the fight, they just want to go.....I weep for you and your baby at this time in your relationship. This is sooooooo hard for you to let go....but it is something between you and your precious companion. You two will decide when the time is right.....my heart breaks for you....I hate this time in their lives.....and it does not get easier. My prayers are with you during this difficult time.... |
04-08-2016, 03:56 AM | #3 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Have you tried medication for the dementia yet, bc that can work miracles...? The med that seems to work wonders is Anipryl. As far as when is the right time....look at your baby kiddo and really look into your heart to assess the true quality of life...it will come to you. I know, it's SO very hard. I wish they'd live forever.
__________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann | Pfeiffer | Marcel Verdel Purcell | Wylie | Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° |
04-09-2016, 09:21 PM | #4 | |
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04-10-2016, 05:36 AM | #5 |
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| I am crying as I read your posts...... really.... It is good to know we can count with your friendship .................
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04-10-2016, 06:27 AM | #6 | |
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04-10-2016, 04:18 PM | #7 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Arkansas
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| I guess I'm one of the odd ducks who just didn't know it was time to let go. Poor Max had so many problems, congestive heart failure, collapsed trachea, arthritis....Then, he started getting night time dementia. It was awful. I can remember having to hold him and walk him around at night because he would roam the house crying, but I wouldn't let go. And his eyes big as saucers would just frantically look around trying to find some sort of comfort. We tried everything, but nothing really worked and I felt like I was being selfish because it was wearing me down walking him around all night every night. Finally, one morning I just looked at him and knew. But it wasn't sweet and he wasn't telling me he was ready. At least if he was, I wasn't hearing it. I just kind of thought that I couldn't remember the last peaceful time we'd had. So, I drove him that afternoon to the vet. On the way there, I thought of all the things that maybe the vet could do: another pill for CT, maybe something else to try to help him sleep at night. But there's not really a pill to turn back 16 years. When I got there my vet held my hand and said he was very sorry, not for Max, but for me because Max needed to cross and the vet could tell that I just wasn't ready. Holding Max in my arms that day was the hardest thing ever, not because Max was struggling, but because it was the first time in a very long time that he was peaceful, not scared, not struggling to breath, just peaceful. His big ole eyes closed, his breathing became slower and slower, and he went on over. I have guilt, but not over the choice that day. My guilt is because I didn't know sooner how hard it was for him. I pray for you that when the day comes that you will need to make the choice, that your heart will hear what mine couldn't. It's such a difficult decision to make, but in the end, our pups are counting on us to help them through that journey.
__________________ Becky...mommy to Barney, Anna (RIP), Willie Jack, and Zoe... RIP Max |
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