SO the last couple of days with Tyson has been interesting. He has peed his bed and I woke up this morning and he had pooped in the house twice. He was last let out around midnight. He even went into the bathroom to poop which is odd because he hates baths and avoids the bathroom like the plague. I can't even trick him in there with bacon! He has also started to do a few odd things like staring at the walls blankly. I wondering if he is becoming little senile. I don't mind the potty accidents ( I don't love them but we will manage) There is no way Tyson would ever consent to wearing a diaper. It is just way to undignified for him. In fact I tried one of Ruby's cloth diapers on him just for size guide purposes for another bully parent and he wouldn't "speak" to me for the rest of the day.
I am making an appointment with one of my 2 vets. I have 2, one locally for emergencies so I never have to us the er vet. The one I really trust who is a bulldog specialist who is an hour and a half away. It will probably be a week or so before I can get him there. I am really worried about what the vet will have to say because he is 8 which in bulldog terms is pretty old. Part of me doesn't want to take him because I don't want to hear bad news. I knew what I was getting in to when I adopted him, but that doesn't make this any easier. It may be a little macabre but I worry about him dying at least once a week. He doesn't seem to be in any pain and he is still generally happy . Just wondering if anyone else experienced this? How much longer did your bullies live after this ? Is there anything can do to help him besides diapers? I can't do that to him , it just feels wrong. I need to start thinking about the "end" or am I still ok?
I am making an appointment with one of my 2 vets. I have 2, one locally for emergencies so I never have to us the er vet. The one I really trust who is a bulldog specialist who is an hour and a half away. It will probably be a week or so before I can get him there. I am really worried about what the vet will have to say because he is 8 which in bulldog terms is pretty old. Part of me doesn't want to take him because I don't want to hear bad news. I knew what I was getting in to when I adopted him, but that doesn't make this any easier. It may be a little macabre but I worry about him dying at least once a week. He doesn't seem to be in any pain and he is still generally happy . Just wondering if anyone else experienced this? How much longer did your bullies live after this ? Is there anything can do to help him besides diapers? I can't do that to him , it just feels wrong. I need to start thinking about the "end" or am I still ok?