OK Twix is 14 next week, blind in one eye and very little sight in the other, has arthritis but does not need any medication for it. She goes out for her walk with the hooligans once a day, she is on lead for most of it, only let off for about 15 minutes to have a donder, she goes down a bank has a paddle in the water and comes back when she wants (nothing new for her :roll: :roll: :roll: )
The last 4 days she has been toiling a bit, panting heavily not sure because of the heat ( it is not here the last few days) or laryngal paralysis :? She detests the vets and I dont want to take her if not absolutely necessary. She also does not appear to want to walk as far, but we stop and wait for her and I dont walk fast because of her. She is keen to go for walks and eating/peeing and pooing normally.
We are aware she will probably not have long left unfortunately but I am not sure if she is really struggling because her eyes dont give us that signal :? If she was really telling us that the time was here, we would do the right thing for her but I dont think she is (about 99% sure she is not)
She sleeps a lot of the day and sleeps away from the hooligans at night, so she does get peace. Maybe walking her for less of a distance would suit but she breaks her heart when she does not go with the young ones :roll:
Any ideas?
The last 4 days she has been toiling a bit, panting heavily not sure because of the heat ( it is not here the last few days) or laryngal paralysis :? She detests the vets and I dont want to take her if not absolutely necessary. She also does not appear to want to walk as far, but we stop and wait for her and I dont walk fast because of her. She is keen to go for walks and eating/peeing and pooing normally.
We are aware she will probably not have long left unfortunately but I am not sure if she is really struggling because her eyes dont give us that signal :? If she was really telling us that the time was here, we would do the right thing for her but I dont think she is (about 99% sure she is not)
She sleeps a lot of the day and sleeps away from the hooligans at night, so she does get peace. Maybe walking her for less of a distance would suit but she breaks her heart when she does not go with the young ones :roll:
Any ideas?