Not happy. 8-( [View all]

Male dog, 13 years old, is dying.

Been off his food, losing bladder and bowel control, staggering around.

Twice today he got himself jammed in unusual spots, once in the back yard and once in the room he is in now, got stuck and very confused, and howled somewhat demented.

Currently he is lying down and breathing shallow, slow breaths.
I check him every couple of minutes just in case.

Been coming on for a while, haven't taken him to the vet because our vet is predictable as far as putting down animals go.
Better to save him the stress of being put down, as opposed to dying peacefully in his sleep at home.

Sad time, but what can you do really.

To be honest, I'm typing this to make myself feel better.
It's not working.

Rudyard Kipling wrote a poem about this. 'Power of the dog'.
If you ever lost a pet, prepare to cry when you read it.