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LindaLS · 04-11-2015, 03:02 PM

Well things seem to be going from bad to worse for my furbaby. First she is 15 1/2 years old and yeah I know I should not be surprised but I am and it is breaking my heart. Even the vet always said you would never know Hannas age because she is so lively and happy. That was till this last Sept, she does have some arthritis in her hips but not real bad. Last Sept I took her in for a check up and discovered she has developed a heart murmur and it will progress into congestive heart failure.

Well I'm dealing with that and I have made a few changes as to not walking her on real long trips and being careful with how active she is and for how long. But than we notice she has begun to act strangely and talked to the vet about this a few months ago and she said Hanna had developed dementia. Or a doggy form of it. Ok I will adapt and deal with this too. This is what Moms do, but when she has that confused look it is a bit sad.

This morning we get up and my husband let the dogs out and didn't watch them. The yard is fenced but I always watch them go down the steps because of her hips. Nothing happened that we know but when she came in she kept wandering around the house. Lay down, get up, wander, whine, lay down get up and continue to whine. I called the vet and got her in there thinking it was her arthritis.

This was the weekend vet not her regular one but was as sweet as he could be. He took an xray and came back with the results. Yes she has arthritis but that isn't the problem. It's her back. She has degenerative disc disease and two of her disc are pressing together plus they have spurs. And that is where her pain is coming from, vet said she may have just moved wrong and aggravated them.

Well now she is on two different pain meds and will be for the rest of her life. I've been told this may not be a great idea because of the liver so
I asked him how her heart was doing and he said it is at about the 2 1/2 stage so no meds for that yet. But she has begun the cough every now and again. I asked him what he thought could be her life span that is left, naturally he said he couldn't give an exact time but would guess 1 to maybe 2 years at the most. If that is all she has than she will have the meds and have all the relief I can afford.

With everything hitting her this year, one thing after the other, has me scared to death over this. My husband and I were gonna go on a trip this Aug to the longest yard sale in the world and than on up to NY for our 44 anniversary trip. We were gonna take the slide in camper but I told him today we had better not do that. I believe Hanna would get too stressed in that small camper for a week.

But we will take the big 5th wheel as that is like a second home to her and just skip the 3 days of yard sale. No big deal we can do it some other time. Well this had turned into a mini book and all I wanted to say is my baby is all of a sudden getting old and showing so many signs that it is scaring the pee out of me.

Guess I just needed to share my pain. I want to cry just thinking about not having her. Sorry for being so long and thanks for listening.

04-11-2015, 03:02 PM	#1
LindaLS Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 50	Had to take Hanna to the emergency room Well things seem to be going from bad to worse for my furbaby. First she is 15 1/2 years old and yeah I know I should not be surprised but I am and it is breaking my heart. Even the vet always said you would never know Hannas age because she is so lively and happy. That was till this last Sept, she does have some arthritis in her hips but not real bad. Last Sept I took her in for a check up and discovered she has developed a heart murmur and it will progress into congestive heart failure. Well I'm dealing with that and I have made a few changes as to not walking her on real long trips and being careful with how active she is and for how long. But than we notice she has begun to act strangely and talked to the vet about this a few months ago and she said Hanna had developed dementia. Or a doggy form of it. Ok I will adapt and deal with this too. This is what Moms do, but when she has that confused look it is a bit sad. This morning we get up and my husband let the dogs out and didn't watch them. The yard is fenced but I always watch them go down the steps because of her hips. Nothing happened that we know but when she came in she kept wandering around the house. Lay down, get up, wander, whine, lay down get up and continue to whine. I called the vet and got her in there thinking it was her arthritis. This was the weekend vet not her regular one but was as sweet as he could be. He took an xray and came back with the results. Yes she has arthritis but that isn't the problem. It's her back. She has degenerative disc disease and two of her disc are pressing together plus they have spurs. And that is where her pain is coming from, vet said she may have just moved wrong and aggravated them. Well now she is on two different pain meds and will be for the rest of her life. I've been told this may not be a great idea because of the liver so I asked him how her heart was doing and he said it is at about the 2 1/2 stage so no meds for that yet. But she has begun the cough every now and again. I asked him what he thought could be her life span that is left, naturally he said he couldn't give an exact time but would guess 1 to maybe 2 years at the most. If that is all she has than she will have the meds and have all the relief I can afford. With everything hitting her this year, one thing after the other, has me scared to death over this. My husband and I were gonna go on a trip this Aug to the longest yard sale in the world and than on up to NY for our 44 anniversary trip. We were gonna take the slide in camper but I told him today we had better not do that. I believe Hanna would get too stressed in that small camper for a week. But we will take the big 5th wheel as that is like a second home to her and just skip the 3 days of yard sale. No big deal we can do it some other time. Well this had turned into a mini book and all I wanted to say is my baby is all of a sudden getting old and showing so many signs that it is scaring the pee out of me. Guess I just needed to share my pain. I want to cry just thinking about not having her. Sorry for being so long and thanks for listening.