Old yorkie crying early in morning

[Brittany29]

Oups sorry, I see my post reply now has come up 4 times, maybe it's got to do with the fact we are 6 hours difference in the time Zone, forgot you were all in the USA. Well maybe the moderators can tidy up a bit and dump the duplicates, sorry again and thanks matese for your encouragement

[matese]

lol don't fret about the multi postings, I see you have 13 posts, your replies should appear as soon as you click on submit, if not just give it a few more of your replies, click submit only ONE time, you may have clicked on submit several times, reason for multi dups. we were all new at one time and went through the "why are my replies not showing" lol.

[Brittany29]

Hi,
Here is a photo of the 3 on their main bed, they have a few, but this one is in the hall, Rex also has his own little niche just on the floor next to this one.
I'm going to give him his homéopathie treatment tonight, so maybe I need a few nights before seeing any results, will keep you posted, bye for now and thanks again for those trying to help me.
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[matese]

Oh my goodness lol, how sweet is that. Even tho he was trained from a puppy to sleep down stairs, he's getting older, getting confused, he has no voice to ask momma why can't I see well anymore. You are his source for everything, food, love, cuddles, protection, I believe he needs the security of knowing you are near him. I know what I went through with my senior, she passed at 17 y/o. For the last 1.5 of her life I slept in my home office so she could be closer to me, I can only offer my personal experience. Good luck, I hope the homéopathie works for you and your lil guy. Please do keep us up-dated.

[Yorkiemom1]

Originally Posted by matese

Oh my goodness lol, how sweet is that. Even tho he was trained from a puppy to sleep down stairs, he's getting older, getting confused, he has no voice to ask momma why can't I see well anymore. You are his source for everything, food, love, cuddles, protection, I believe he needs the security of knowing you are near him. I know what I went through with my senior, she passed at 17 y/o. For the last 1.5 of her life I slept in my home office so she could be closer to me, I can only offer my personal experience. Good luck, I hope the homéopathie works for you and your lil guy. Please do keep us up-dated.

Our seniors will break our hearts.....I think what is said here is right on target.....I have lived through this over the last several years, as my precious dogs age and then pass......it breaks my heart and I also sleep where ever I have to sleep, in order to accommodate the needs of this precious little dog that has devoted every fiber of it's being, to exist in my life, wanting nothing in return other than to be loved and nurtured and cared for by me. I have to admit, I have problems getting up and down on a make shift bed on the floor, "just to make a dog happy"(some of my family that do not know me as well as others, think I am crazy doing this "for a dog", but my close family knows and understand me and if I ever did NOT do things like this for my babies, these family members would look at ME for what was wrong with MY health!!).

I think this is what is happening to your precious little soul.....and as sight and hearing diminish, this little man is now dependent on YOU and your strength and devotion to him, to keep him safe and secure.....he needs YOU now, he is frightened by these changes in his own self, and I think his needs will graciously and lovingly be met by you.....what a lovely crew you have!! Best wishes to you and your crew....you are getting into the most difficult part of loving these precious souls.....remember his devotion and care and love he has had for YOU all these years, and now, it is your turn to reflect all that back onto him!

[Lizchloe]

My Yorkie Abby is 15, she has lost most of her hearing and also has cataracs, she also has to pee in the middle of the night. One year ago I had to go away for 2 days, I left her with my neice, she told me that she cried/whinned every night, Abby had not done this ever before. Next morning around 5-6 am Abby was doing it, and kept doing it every morning for months and months. It seemed like she was lonely or scared, like you I can't have her in bed overnight because she will fall off or pee in the bed. I put her bed next to mine, and when she was upset in the morning I would get up and take her out and then I would have a pee pad under her blanket on my bed and put her in with me until I was ready to get up, she still would cry abit but seemed to stop and then she would sleep for about another hour and a half. I know she was not crying because she had to go pee because sometimes she would have already gone pee on her pee pads, on the floor. She is still doing this abit, but it is much better since I put her in bed with me. I think with 2 of her senses, eyes and ears not being so great, she gets scared and needs some reasurrance we are there and everything is ok. If you can let me know how things are going.

[Brittany29]

Hi,
I didn't get back straight away, wanted to see if things had worked for me and thanks Lizchloe for your reply also, this has given me loads of help. Well what I have done, he is on some homeopathic treatment, I give him 3 little balls of Gelsemium 15ch, 3 of chamomilla vulgaris 9ch and 3 of ignatia amara. These dessolve in some water and he drinks this after his meal at night, 7pm. He already has some devils claw (plant) in powder form, half a cap 3 times a week, this is for his back. We then cut a hole in the door gate that prevents the dogs going up the stairs, lined the stairs with non slip material and put his little niche bed in our room so it's looking at me.
I have understood that because he is going deaf and blind,and dimentia, he is very insecure. Now for 3 nights he is as good as gold, he knows he has to stay in his little bed and we don't hear a peek out of him. The cats still go on the bed, no problem and now they can go downstairs and out again, as Rex isn't making this awful crying noise. This morning, he didn't get up until 7.45, had a little accident at the top of the stairs, think he left it too late to go down, but then went down very slowly and out to do his poo. He didn't come back up this morning as we were still in bed, but he can if he wants, he just went with the other two and didn't say a word. I have chosen the white on the stairs because when it's dark he can't see and tends to fall in the stairs, when they have this film growing over the eyes they can only see light images, also we have left the bathroom door open up stairs, so it's the natural light outside once the day comes showing through the window. The treatment he is on is calming him down generaly, he doesn't panic so much when I go outside with out him.
I have enclosed some photos so you can see what we have done. It was so sad to see him like he was and very upsetting, and in a reply to what was said also, a few friends of mine said if they came back in this life once gone, they would love to be a cat or dog in our home, so that must tell you that we really do our best for our animals. Well many thanks again, just wish I had thought about this forum before, but it's never too late, now my little Rex is happier and everyone in the house is able to wake up naturally. He is a very clean boy so will put some news paper at the top of the stairs in case he is too late again. Bye for now and will be in touch Thanks to those who have helped me. Brittany29

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[matese]

I am happy that you have taken him to your room, this is what he needed, to know you are near him. He may be starting to become incontinent so its good you put the pad out, but that does not mean he will always be able to reach the pad on time. My baby was not able to hop down the 4 inch ledge from my laundry room to the deck, her vision was so bad, she had no depth perception. I had ramps with side railing that went from the outside of the laundry room to the deck, then a ramp with side railing that went down the 3 steps to the yard for my sweet senior. She became incontinent and peed where ever she was. Dementia soon followed she would get under the kitchen table and due to chairs was unable to get out, so I removed all the kitchen chairs, she would end up in a corner and not be able to get out, I would find her there and pick her up and move her. It was heart wrenching to she her like this, but she was healthy, ate well and I loved her even more and cuddled her harder. I was told when you have a deaf dog bang on the floor, they will feel the vibration and face in that direction, this did not work for me, I always had to go fetch her for things like time to eat. Do what you need to do to keep your baby safe and as happy as he can be in his senior days, he is confused and needs your presence for his security blanket. Be careful of those steps, that's a lot of steps for a dog with a sight issue. You're a good pet mommy. Please do keep us up-dated. We are concerned for everyone's babies not just our own.

[Brittany29]

Hello,
Well this morning, he woke up at about 7.30, came out of his Niche towards our bed, I put my hand down to stroke him, he was pleased, then he lay down against my bed, I thought he would go downstairs to do his wee, but no he then went back into his Niche. I got up eventually at 8.45, started opening the curtain, thought he had gone down stairs, but no he was half sleeping still in his niche, I looked in the hall, he had not done a wee on the paper either. I then invited him to come out and down the stairs, which he did, wagging his little stump of a tail, he then went stright out with the other two dogs and did a big wee. It's as if I have got another yorky, it's obviously what was needed, just to be with me at night, he feels secure now if he wakes up knowing I'm just in view.
Well this is just how cute he is, this photo was taken of him when he was a young man, with my glasses on. Thanks again for the advice I have had from everyone. bye for now, Brittany29
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[matese]

Sweet boy, all he needed was you, so glad things have turned around. Good luck.

[Poochy7]

I am so glad every one is happy now. You did a good job! My girl Poochy is 12 years old and she sleeps in her own bed in the living room. Last year she did a lot of waking us up at night so we made her an other bed in my husbands bed room. She sleeps in there now and is very happy till his snoring gets on her nerves. As it does me. So now I put a bed in my room for her. Last night was the first time she used it. This is how it goes for Poochy. Six thirty while we are still watch movies she goings in to my husband room to her bed. Midnight she has had enough snoring so she goes in to the living room. Two hours later she is lonely so she scratches on her head board till I wake up and bring her in to her bed in my room. Quite a set up she has. She has never wanted to sleep in our beds. She was a puppy mill rescue so she never learned how to jump up on furniture. We have had her going on seven years and she has change our lives every much. Poochy is the queen of the house and that is how it should be. Why else get a dog if you aren't going to let them have as good a life as possible. That's all from me have a great week end. God Bless

[Brittany29]

Hi,
Hello everyone, sorry haven't been around, now just giving the up to date news about Rex. Everything into order now, by putting him up in our room at night in his little niche has solved the problem. We have now removed the white bits on the stairs and laid half moon carpet shapes, this way he doesn't slip at all, we have even put a child light in the stair way so that he can see if he wants to come down in the night, not only that, our cat has stopped pissing outside the cat litter, she now goes down the stairs, I think cats must loose the sight in their eyes, their night sight when they get older as well, the other 3 use the cat litter. He is still on his homeopathic treatment, this calms him down generally, he doesn't like it when I'm not around, but it's impossible to take him every where, so this helps. In fact he is so good, he doesn't even wee on the news paper I put down for him at the top of the stairs, he waits until we get up in the morning, then trots down the stairs very carefully and goes out side to to do his wee, he holds on for 8 hours, which is very good for an old gentleman. So I thank you all again for giving me your experiences, this has really helped me make my mind up to take him up stairs in our bedroom, and he is so good, so clean. My friend will be coming round on the 10th November with his brother, they will celebrate their 15th Birthday together, not only that he has no heart problem at all, since I took him of the pills he was on and changed vets, he is really doing well. These heart pills make the dogs wee all the time, and I'm so cross he was diagnosed with heart problems when he didn't have. so always get a second opinion !!!! Well long may he continue to be with us, for as long as possible, he is such a sweet love, and the other two big dogs adore him. Thanks again and speak to you again soon, no doubt on another subject.

[Poochy7]

Hi, So glad Rex is doing so well. I have very sad news my Poochy died Sept 15th at four in the morning. It was a shock and hit us very hard. My husband was with her and she was in her own bed. The shock was that just a few days before she had been at the vet and she had said how very healthy Poochy was. She was 12 years old. I could tell this last year she was getting old and was not always happy. We had rescued her from a puppy mill when she was 6. She had come a long way from the skinny sad girl we saved. Her last 6 years of life we did every thing with her. I think having your dog die at any age is the hardest thing to go thought. She also was very sweet. I am just so glad she is at peace with God. I have not been on the yorkie talk web site since she passed it is just to hard to read or talk about the sweet dogs. I just got your post on my e-mail so thought I should respond to you. Have fun with our pups they are all jewels. God Bless you. Kim

[matese]

Thank you for the update. So happy to hear little boy is more relaxed now that you have him in your room at bed time. These senior years are so important, they need us more now then when they were puppies, losing sight, hearing is scary to them, they need to know we are close to them.