Susie is defying the vets prognosis, August 2011 I was told that she had 4 to 6 months to live as she has a bad heart murmour, she now has congestive heart failure and is getting incontinent, she is coughing more and breathing heavily when getting up steps to bed, we have waterproof covers on the carpet everywhere.
She cannot walk far just a few yards to relieve herself (Poo)
She was 15 years old 1st October this year.
Everyone tells me she had had a good innings but it will still hurt when she leaves me, she and I have been through a lot together.
She has had 4 lovely puppies all of whom are now 13 and a half years themselves goodness doesn't time fly?
She was spayed at the same time as her puppies were born.
She is now on extra meds in the afternoon called fortekor, she is on a drug called vetmedin and frusemide for a duretic.
I have used first born nappies on her with a hole cut for her tail.cute but sad it has come to this.
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How long will she go on I wonder and when will I know is the time to end her suffering?
She has her happy times when she wants to play but even that makes her heave and couch bless her, her heart rate is very high I can feel it pumping filling her ribs so her heart must be huge bless!!!!and she sleeps a lot.
I cannot bathe her any more as she collapses and faints and I am afraid that she will stop breathing and die all because I want to keep her clean, I use the dry shampoo to help keep her clean.
I use a lot of baby wipes.
My question is how long do I leave her getting worse and worse and when will I know to make the dreaded decision to send her to doggie heaven......I cant even type the words?