My Kady lived to be 16 1/2 yrs. She had to have an eye removed at 10 yrs old due to retinal cancer and the other removed 2 yrs later due to severe glucoma. She very quickly learned to navigate the house remarkable well. We put steps next to the couch and she could get up and down them without falling. We put a baby gate up to keep her from getting up the steps. At 15 1/2 yrs old she started turning around and around in circles alot and acted confused. My vet said she had canine dementia and put her on Anipryl which helped some. She didn't act like she was in any pain so we just watched her closely. The day she left us I had taken her to the vet because the circling had gotten worse and she was pressing her head in the walls alot. I didn't know how I'd know when her time had come but when she started seizing that night I knew the time had come. We took her to the emergency vet where we decided to end her sweet little life. My vet thinks she had a brain tumor. I'm praying for you and your little baby and I hope if the vet puts him on medication that it will improve his confusion. I've lost 3 senior girls and they do let you know when they've had enough. |