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Older Yorkies My 2 babies are getting older now, 9 and 11. Am I the only crazy one who wonders, what will I do when one of them "goes"? I treasure every moment I have with them both. The older one, Bentley, is having arthritis issues, but other than that, they both seem to be doing well. Does anyone else out there worry?:( |
I can asure you your not crazy for wondering. Myn are less than 5 years old and I'm already worried about looseing my babies because I know I will put live them and it scares me. |
I'm sure a lot of people worry... It's only natural. I do not know how I will go on when my two pass, but I try not to think about it. I try to enjoy the time I have with them now. I am always taking them to the park, on trips and to doing fun things because I want them to have the best life possible. I know I will look back and smile at the time we had together. |
I worry about them all the time. Daisy will be 10 on Friday and Teddy Bear will be 10 in Feb. I can see aging in their faces a little and they have slowed down. It makes me sad. But come to think of it I think I have worried about them from day 1. Lol |
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My Mini is 8.2 years old, but I've noticed she has slowed down a lot and unless your waving bacon or a carrot at her she doesn't go crazy for too much anymore! She has her playful spurts but seems as though she sleeps a lot more, wants to be princessed a lot more and she is my Puppymill baby so she has had many many many issues and will soon need her lp surgeries and to answer your question I can't imagine, not for a minute her being gone:confused::(:(:( Yes I do think about it... |
dog My Spud is 9. His dad, Teddy Peanut Bear left us at 10 yrs old. Spud is slowing down a bit but still gets his barks in when he can. I am not going to allow myself to worry about him. The Lord, his creator knows the number of his days. I pray I get to have him for a long time but if I have to hand him over I will with lots of tears. I love this ole dog even though he can be a stinker at times. Yorkies are precious no matter what! |
I have two furbabies, my yorkie is 13 yrs old and my cat is 14 yrs old. My cat I rescue as a stray 6 week old kitten and Brandi I got 7 yrs ago. I am starting to notice little things like how my cat is isolating a lot more. She was never really a social cat but she is definitely keeping to her self a lot more. I haven't noticed any changes in her physically. She seems as energetic as usual. Maybe it's just me being paranoid because i know she is getting up there in age. Brandi was recently diagnose with liver shunts but she seems to be doing fine. I often wonder what it will be like when both have passed on. In many ways, I depend on them for things such as comfort and laughter. For now I just cherished the time I have with them. Since they are not the best of friends, I doubt they would missed each other should one pass away. |
JJ just went in for his annual and the doc said he was the healthiest yorkie she has seen in many years, his teeth are good and his legs seeem great. he does not seem to have any problems with his legs(yet) cross my fingers. and he still seems to act like a young pup most times, he does take a lot of naps. keeping my fingers crossed he lasts a lot longer. |
forgot to put he is already 8 years 4 months |
I worry about it all the time even though morgan is only 2// he has definitely put his paw prints on my heart// when I got morgan, I already had to put 2 of my older dogs to sleep 9 months earlier so I never figured that I would love him as much as I loved my yellow lab but surprise, I do// I did the minute he was put in my arms:animal-pa |
I see that my baby girl's eyes are a little cloudy and she is getting more clingy. She likes to lie on the bathroom floor when the a/c clicks on and feel the cool air. She just started coming to get me to come into the bathroom and sit with her while she sleeps on the floor. It has me a little puzzled. |
It's pretty natural. As Minnie got up in age I had no idea how I would cope and knew it would just crush me when it eventually happened... and it ended up about 10x worse than I expected it to be when we lost her. I guess we need to count ourselves lucky that we have bonds strong enough to make losing them a living hell. My life was so much richer for the time I had with Minnie after we rescued her. I have to say getting a young yorkie after about 6 weeks of grieving ended up being the best thing for me though. Cookie just melts my heart and helps make me happy again after I felt like a zombie for a while after Minnie died. I know the love of a dog is just so good for one's mental and physical health, and the dogs need us too. |
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I know what you mean, my big dogs are both 12 years old which is the average lifespan. I got my two little guys to help me when the time comes, plus the puppies rejuvenate my older dogs. My senior dogs are more active now as the teach the pups manners, one has even lost ten pounds. I believe my little puppies have added on more time with my big guys ( my first dogs). Plus, they will make it easier on the one big dog who is left behind when their best friend goes and a little easier on me. |
I also have four cats of older years, youngest 8 and oldest 11, with one who passed away at 14 last year, these are all the first pets my husband and I got when we first got married. Our daughters are attached to all of them so we hope these young puppies will make it a bit easier when the time comes. |
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Lexie is 10 now and I've had her 4 1/2 years. She does seem to sleep a little more, but nothing excessive. She's got some 18 year-olds in her blood lines, so we should be so lucky! I'm not expecting that though. I love this dog like nothing I could ever imagine, and when she goes, I know I will be lost for awhile. All you can do is love em & give em the best life possible. I try not to think about the end, it's natural, but too depressing! |
I lost my dachshund Beanie, at 14 years old to congestive heart failure, 1 1/2 years ago). He was a great dog/companion. Now I look at Ginger our 12 year old dachshund and see the incont. issues starting, her 7 year old son Gus, and our beloved little Morkie Bailey and can't bear to think of not having them around. They all bring so much joy to our lives. |
I worry about it all the time with my older yorkie. He turned 10 in August and we have had a lot of vet trips in the last few months. I've been told I am being irrational by all of the money I've spent on vet bills on an older dog, but I don't have any kids and these are my babies...and I am sure I could have bought a few more dogs with the money I've spent(I hear that one constantly), but it wouldn't replace my little Prince. I keep seeing older dogs on Petfinder and I just don't get it. I just don't see how you can have a pet that's 14 or 15 years old and give it up. I tease my SO all the time, telling him I am going to open a doggie retirement home...and I would do it in a heartbeat if I could afford the vet bills for all of them:) |
I do think about it, but try not to so much; it is just too painful to contemplate. I have lost two animals in the last two years, one very young to cancer, a cat middle aged with cancer (a different type). My large breed dog is over seven years old, with an average life expectancy of 10yrs. One of his parents is still alive, and his grandparents lived 8 or 11 years old respectively. So yes I push those thoughts away. A whole lot. |
When Presley turned 10 - I began to fret. Every minor thing seemed major. He will be 17 on Saturday and he is still trucking along. His vision is gone (happened about 2 months ago), we are maintaining early stage of renal failure. He is still very playful. He doesn't jump around like he used too, and he is a bit more insistent than he used to be, but all these things I am happy to deal with. I hope and pray we will have another wonderful year together! |
I think as puppy parents we all worry about our little fur babies. I know we put our Black lab down in March and that about killed us and in the process of looking for another family member we came across our little girl Mysty. So, no you aren't crazy. |
I had Megan for 15 years to the month, we got her in the middle of May 1998, and she died on May 28 2013. Megan wasn't supposed to live out her first year, I never dwelled on that, I just loved her every day, the fact we got 14 extra years was great. The day I had to have her put down, hit me about as hard as he day my brother died 19 years ago. Just love and treasure them every day you have them, and be thankful for their love as well. I miss Megan every day, but I have a new Yorkie puppy Gina, and she is a blessing, and a little monster monkey butt. Hopefully you will have several more years with yours. Cheers Quad |
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I had a Yorkie who lived to be 17! I have one now that is 13 and is showing a few signs of slowing down but he is happy and healthy as he can be. |
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