Eisenhower
Mary Michelini3 d
Dog, Mixed15 yo15 years old
Reduced appetite and significant weight lossFrequent coughing and slowly worsening breathing changesMobility decline with sideways gait and leg weaknessBlack runny stools with occasional blood and indoor accidentsMore bad days than good with mild behavior and engagement changesvery thin; bones visibleno longer barkswalks sidewaysback right leg sticks out to the sideeating reduced (still eating a little)drinking reduced (still drinking a little)black runny stoolsindoor accidents with stoolsmall amounts of blood noticed some mornings in sleeping arealess clingy than usualI have asthma and have a hard time coughing up. He sounds just like me when he is trying to cough. He is coughing more and more lately.
Heartbreaking! I don't want to lose Ike.
I know what I should probably do but I am still grieving over my Truman who I lost 2 months ago. I am 71. I live alone and Ike is all I have left. If he goes naturally I will feel better. I just cannot put him to sleep. I just did that with Truman. How can I do that again so soon. I know I am being very selfish but if he goes naturally I will know it was his time and the decision was his. I can live with that.