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Originally Posted by Sandyx7  I'm new here and I found this group out of desperation. My yorkie is a 14 1/2 year old girl,Yaffi. She's pretty small,between 4-5 lbs. we've had her since she was 8 wks old and there have always been issues. She's never been completely potty trained and while she slept with us for a number of years,but after waking up to find poop in our bed repeatedly,we finally stopped that and she sleeps in the kitchen with baby gates in the doorway so she won't pee and poop all over my house. We have a cavalier also and we keep him with her so she won't feel alone. I must admit that over time I've become less and less happy with her. The things I love about a dog I don't have with her. I can't sleep with her or give her the run of the house. If we're in the living room,she comes in but can only be in the sofa because she usually wouldn't go in that,but now she'll go. She's had a full senior screen bloodwork and X-rays. She has DDD(degenerative disc disease) and arthritis. She doesn't have most of her teeth;over the years we've had to have them pulled. She has cataracts,not too bad, and I think she's deaf.
The biggest thing is that she pees and poops constantly. Walking in my kitchen is like walking in a minefield. She's let out frequently,we have a deck going into a very large fenced yard. She goes outside and then comes in to pee or poop.
I can't stand it anymore. I can't crate her or "playpen" her because she's a diva and she screeches when confined. I think I want to put her down. My 22 yo son is not happy but he's not here to clean up usually.
Please give me feedback and thoughts but please no bashing or attacking. I feel badly already. |
My heart is touched by your
honest letter. Your Yorkie is very old and unhappy. You can help her by doing the kindest thing, let her go, yes, put her down. She has lived the best years of her life. Please put her out of her unhappy existence. It is a hard thing but the right thing. Dorian a Yorkie lover and honest person. That is what I would want for me if I were in her condition. OXOXOXO Dorian