Hi all,
This is my first post on here and I wish it was under better circumstances. I have a Pekinese/poodle mix who is quite up there in age. We can't quite remember how old she is but she is definitely past the age of 13. I believe she's about 15.
This last year or so she's gotten very tired and hardly plays anymore. She used to be super energetic with our cat but he succumbed to a bad infection last August and she hasn't been the same since then.
She pees all over the floor. There's times when she wakes up and asks for the door and we let her out and she pees on our wooden porch. She also wanders around the house as if she were lost.
Most of the time she's hiding behind the couch sleeping and will only come out to eat a little and drink.
She was my dad's dog but he passed away 8 years ago and my mom won't talk about possibly putting her down. She gets super defensive and tells me there's nothing wrong with her and that she still plays like a puppy. I think she's in denial about how bad Gizmo really is. The only time she barks is when our pitbull is allowed into the living room.
Her eyes are also glossed over but she can still see. It looks like she's having a hard time hearing as it takes a few tries to get her to respond. Today I was giving her a nice tub since her hips were hurting and I noticed this bump on her skin. It's white and is three little bumps real close to each other. I thought it was a pimple at first so I gave it a gentle squeeze but it's so hard. I think it may be cancer.
And lastly my mom won't let her go to the groomer in fear that they're going to say something about her hips and stuff. So she has longish hair that my mom cuts every few months. Her nails are also extremely long and have started to curl. She(the dog) won't let me cut them so I've been using the dog nail clippers to shave at the nails in a way so they break off on their own. None of them are going through her paws.
Sorry this is so long.
What can I do to get my mom to think about putting her down? She just looks so sad and won't play...
This is my first post on here and I wish it was under better circumstances. I have a Pekinese/poodle mix who is quite up there in age. We can't quite remember how old she is but she is definitely past the age of 13. I believe she's about 15.
This last year or so she's gotten very tired and hardly plays anymore. She used to be super energetic with our cat but he succumbed to a bad infection last August and she hasn't been the same since then.
She pees all over the floor. There's times when she wakes up and asks for the door and we let her out and she pees on our wooden porch. She also wanders around the house as if she were lost.
Most of the time she's hiding behind the couch sleeping and will only come out to eat a little and drink.
She was my dad's dog but he passed away 8 years ago and my mom won't talk about possibly putting her down. She gets super defensive and tells me there's nothing wrong with her and that she still plays like a puppy. I think she's in denial about how bad Gizmo really is. The only time she barks is when our pitbull is allowed into the living room.
Her eyes are also glossed over but she can still see. It looks like she's having a hard time hearing as it takes a few tries to get her to respond. Today I was giving her a nice tub since her hips were hurting and I noticed this bump on her skin. It's white and is three little bumps real close to each other. I thought it was a pimple at first so I gave it a gentle squeeze but it's so hard. I think it may be cancer.
And lastly my mom won't let her go to the groomer in fear that they're going to say something about her hips and stuff. So she has longish hair that my mom cuts every few months. Her nails are also extremely long and have started to curl. She(the dog) won't let me cut them so I've been using the dog nail clippers to shave at the nails in a way so they break off on their own. None of them are going through her paws.
Sorry this is so long.
What can I do to get my mom to think about putting her down? She just looks so sad and won't play...